Sustainable farming scholarships exist to help you become a sustainable farmer.
If you are looking to go to college to study sustainable agriculture, there are private company, foundation and government scholarships available to help you pay for the costs of your degree. Also, some states and agricultural universities and colleges offer students sustainable agriculture scholarships through their schools. You may also want to check out regular farming, agricultural and crop science scholarships and adapt them to your goals in sustainable farming.
Annie's Sustainable Agriculture Scholarships
Annie's offers scholarships for sustainable agriculture students.
Yes, the organic mac' n cheese maker makes $50,000 of sustainable agriculture scholarships available annually. The scholarships support students seeking degrees in various sustainable agriculture, soil and crop sciences and more. Winners are announced in March.
Annie's
564 Gateway Dr.
Napa CA 94558
800-288-1089
http://www.annies.com/sustainable_agriculture_scholarship
Garden Club of America
The Garden Club of America offers green agriculture scholarships.
The Garden Club of America offers numerous scholarships and fellowships to support students pursuing studies in sustainable agriculture and horticulture. Among them are the Mary T. Carothers Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship for freshman, sophomore, or junior year students pursuing environmental studies during the summer and doing classwork, field work or research. The $2,000 scholarship is offered to one student annually. It also offers the Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships to several students annually. The $3,000 scholarships are awarded annually to juniors, seniors or graduate students pursuing horticultural studies. Other opportunities are available through the website as well.
Mary T. Carothers Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship:
The Garden Club of America
Ms. Judy Smith
14 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022-1002
212-753-8287
Grosscup Scholarship Committee
Cleveland Botanical Garden
11030 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106
No phone calls
USDA Sustainable Agriculture Education Opportunities
Good sustainable farming scholarships will help you get here.
The USDA's Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) offers links to state-specific and college and university specific scholarships, training and apprenticeships for sustainable agriculture and for "alternative farming systems that strive to maintain agricultural productivity and profitability, while protecting natural resources."
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Ave., Room 132
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-504-6559
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