Announcement-Higher
Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) (USDA-NIFA-HEMS-007333); June 29,
2020
Agency
US
Department of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
(NIFA)
Description
The
purpose of the Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) is to
provide scholarships to support recruiting, engaging, retaining, mentoring, and
training committed multicultural scholars, resulting in either baccalaureate
degrees within the Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Human (FANH)
disciplines or Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) degrees. The scholarships
are intended to encourage outstanding students from groups that are historically
underrepresented and underserved to pursue and complete baccalaureate degrees
in FANH Sciences, or achieve a D.V.M., that would lead to a diverse and highly
skilled work force. Applicants
may only submit proposals for Single-function Education Projects.
Single-function Education Projects develop human capital relevant to overall
program goals for U.S. agriculture. Projects must focus on developing skills
necessary for entry- and mid-level technical employment or for entering graduate
programs in FANH sciences. Single-function Education Projects must show
direct alignment with one of the following:
i.
Increasing
the number of graduates with the necessary technical skills for entry-level
positions in FANH sciences;
ii.
Improving
the technical competencies needed for the workforce to ensure that U.S.
agriculture remains globally competitive; or
iii.
Enhancing
the diversity of the workforce in food, agriculture, natural resources and
human sciences.
Student
Eligibility as Scholars
Awards
to Scholars are made by eligible institutions (grantees) receiving funds under
this program. Scholars must:
1.
Be
citizens, national, or permanent residents of the United States as determined in
accordance with Federal law;
2.
Have
been accepted for enrollment, or be enrolled, at an institution that was awarded
a project grant under this program, or at a two-year institution which has
entered into an articulation agreement, bridging agreement, or other type of
collaborative arrangement with a baccalaureate-level institution that has been
awarded a project grant under this program;
3.
Be
enrolled as a full-time student, as defined by the institution, in a program of
study in the FANH sciences leading to an undergraduate degree or D.V.M. during
each semester or quarter that he/she receives MSP support.
Announcement
Number:
USDA-NIFA-HEMS-007333
Closing
Date:
June
29, 2020
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=327190
Contact
Information
Ray
A. Ali
816-926-1453