Native Agriculture and Food Systems College Scholarship Program

Cetan Christensen
cchristensen@firstnations.org
720.669.4523

The Native Agriculture and Food Systems College Scholarship Program awards scholarships to encourage Native American college students to enter careers in agriculture and agriculture-related fields, with the ultimate goal of increasing food production, improving health and nutrition, and eliminating food insecurity in rural and reservation-based communities while also promoting entrepreneurship and economic development.

Fields include, but are not limited to:

• Agribusiness management
• Agri-science technologies
• Agronomy
• Animal husbandry
• Aquaponics
• Environmental studies
• Fisheries and wildlife
• Food systems
• Food production and safety
• Food-related policy and legislation
• Food science and technology
• Horticulture
• Irrigation science
• Sustainable agriculture

Applicants must:

• Be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student majoring in agriculture or an agricultural-related field, or be able to demonstrate how the degree program relates to native food systems
• Be able to provide documentation of tribal affiliation
• Have at least a 2.75 GPA
• Demonstrate a commitment to helping communities reclaim local food system control

Award range: $1,000 - $1,500
Estimated number of awards: 20-25

Links to application instructions and the online application portal are available on the program website.