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Subject: FW: USDA Scholarship
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USDA ACCEPTING 1890 NATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2006
ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR 
  
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2005- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is
accepting USDA/1890 National Scholars Program applications for the 2006
academic school year. 
The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program is a partnership initiative
between USDA and the 1890 Land Grant Institutions and Tuskegee
University. Through this initiative, USDA seeks to expand its diversity
by recruiting talented students into public service in agriculture and
related fields, including food sciences, natural resource sciences and
agricultural sciences. Through this partnership, USDA hires graduates
into career positions at USDA. Since the inception of the National
Scholars Program in 1992, USDA has funded a total of approximately 400
national scholars. 
The application form is available on the national scholars web site at
http://1890scholars.program.usda.gov
<http://1890scholars.program.usda.gov/> . The application form can
either be printed blank or completed on-line and must be submitted by
January 15, 2006. 
USDA/1890 scholarship recipients receive full tuition, fees, books, use
of laptop computers and printers, software, employment and employee
benefits for each of the four years they pursue a bachelor's degree. For
each year of the scholarship, students receive room and board provided
by the partnering institutions. Students are required to work one year
at USDA for each year of their scholarship. 
The 1890 Land Grant Institutions include: Alabama A&M University, Alcorn
State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University,
Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Langston
University, Lincoln University, North Carolina A&T University, Prairie
View A&M University, South Carolina State University, Southern
University, Tennessee State University, Tuskegee University, University
of Arkansas Pine Bluff, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Virginia
State University and West Virginia State University. 
All 2006 application materials must be postmarked no later than January
15, 2006, and sent to the USDA liaison officer at the institution of the
applicant's choice. For more information about the USDA/1890 National
Scholars Program, contact Carl T. Butler, USDA/1890 National Scholars
Program Manager, by phone at (202) 205-5692, or by e-mail at mail to:
[log in to unmask] . Additional information about this program is
available on http://1890scholars.program.usda.gov
<http://1890scholars.program.usda.gov/> 
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Thanking you in advance for your cooperation. 
Carl T. Butler 
Program Manager 
USDA/1890 National Scholars Program 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW 
Room 3038-F, South Building 
Mail Stop 9478 
Washington, DC 20250 
Office: 202.205.2693; Fax: 202.690.0258 
E-mail: [log in to unmask] 
www.1890scholarsprogram.usda.gov 
1890 Initiative... "A partnership between 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture and 
the Eighteen Historical Black Land-Grant Institutions" 
 

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