Lincoln University has been awarded more than $2.2 million from the United States Department of Agriculture to provide scholarships for students who intend to cultivate an agriculture-related career.
LU recently announced in a news release its College of Agriculture, Environmental and Human Sciences had been awarded $2.225 million from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to “provide scholarships to eligible students starting the fall of 2020 through June 2024.”
To qualify for an 1890 Agricultural Scholarship, an incoming student must be a U.S. citizen who will live on campus, who’s enrolled full-time in an agriculture or agriculture-related major, and who intends to work in an agriculture-related field after graduation.
The scholarships will “help to defray the cost of tuition, fees and room and board,” according to LU, and eligible students will also be assigned a mentor and have professional opportunities for meetings, internships, supervised lab research, presenting research at conferences and being part of a living-learning environment.
Students are also expected to complete the milestones on the 4-Year Academic and Career Pathway provided by LU’s agriculture college.
