(Washington, D.C., December 15, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Place of work of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE) currently announced they’re accepting applications to the 2021 Lincoln Leaders Program, which involves fellowship alternatives to connect USDA sources with college and crew at Hispanic-Serving Institutions, 1994 Tribal Colleges, and Universities, and 1890 Land-Grant Universities.
“We launched the Lincoln Leaders Program final year to invent off the higher than two decades of success of the E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship,” acknowledged OPPE Director Mike Beatty. “On the present time, the comprise to empower college and crew from our accomplice establishments to manufacture the next generation of agriculture is extra crucial than ever and we leer these three fellowships as a must comprise substances of this work.”
The reason for these fellowships is to connect contributors to USDA and diverse federal sources that would possibly give a enhance to their educated data. Fellows will win pick up admission to to long-term collaboration alternatives, after which share what they learned with students and colleagues at their dwelling establishments.
The E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program is for college or crew at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) or Hispanic-serving college districts. HSIs are authorised faculties and universities with a minimal of 25 p.c Hispanic pupil enrollment. For the time being, there are higher than 500 HSIs in 21 states and Puerto Rico, serving higher than 2 million students. Survey the 2021 E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program utility (PDF, 1.6 MB) for crucial substances.
The Terra Preta plot Indio Tribal Fellowship advantages college and crew from 1994 Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) and secondary education superintendents, principals, agricultural and/or district level academics working for Bureau of Indian Education designated high faculties. Survey the 2021 Terra Preta plot Indio Tribal Fellowship utility (PDF, 658 KB) for crucial substances.
The Booker T. Washington Fellowship reaches college and crew at authorised 1890 Land-Grant Universities and secondary education superintendents, principals, agricultural and/or district level academics working for 1890 Land-Grant University feeder high faculties. Survey the 2021 Booker T. Washington Fellowship utility (PDF, 895 KB) for crucial substances.
Each program gives alternatives for education fellows and science fellows. Education fellows participate in per week-long program in Washington, D.C. scheduled to originate June 21 and stay on June 25, 2021. Science fellows participate in a two-week program, consisting of 1 week in Washington, D.C. and a second week at a USDA study role, ending on July 2, 2021.
The utility cut-off date for all fellowship alternatives is 11: 59 p.m. on March 1, 2021. Study extra about USDA partnerships with minority-serving higher education establishments.
Referring to the USDA Place of work of Partnerships and Public Engagement
USDA’s Place of work of Partnerships and Public Engagement develops and maintains partnerships centered on solutions to challenges going by rural and underserved communities in the US, and connects these communities to the education, instruments, and sources on hand to them by USDA applications and initiatives.
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