“As a result, Florida A&M University may not have an incoming class of USDA 1890 Scholars for the 2025 academic year,” FAMU Dean Wesson said.

The USDA reopened applications for the 1890 Scholars Program. It aims to train new Black farmers, food workers and helps HBCU students pay for school.

A decades-old federal scholarship program available to students at 19 historically black colleges and universities has been restored.

After briefly suspending its 1890 National Scholars Program last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reopened it and is accepting applications for student participation through March 15.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reopened applications to the 1890 Scholars Program, which provides federal scholarships to agriculture students at historically Black land-grant ...

USDA reopens applications for federal scholarship supporting agriculture studies at historically Black universities after outcry from lawmakers.

The USDA 1890 National Scholars Program was established in 1992 as part of the partnership between the USDA and the 1890 land-grant universities.

What is the 1890 Scholars Program? The 1890 land-grant institutions are HBCUs that were established with federal land grants under the Second Morrill Act of 1890, which required states to ...

The 1890 National Scholars Program was set up to help more under-served students get agriculture degrees, including a Lexington student.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reopened its 1890 Scholars Program to students at 19 historically black colleges and universities. This includes North Carolina A&T State University.