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The Next Generation of Black
and Hispanic Farmers Scholarship (NGBHF) Program application
deadline for the 2022-2023 academic year is May 15, 2022. In its
first year, the NGBHF Scholarship Program awarded 4 scholarships.
This year up to 10 scholarships will be awarded to eligible
graduating high school seniors who plan to enroll or are enrolled in
an agriculture program of study at the University of Nebraska -
Lincoln with a commitment to engage in the family farm operation post
college graduation.
Applicants must meet
all of the following criteria:
● Be Black, African
American or Hispanic high school student farmers with a verifiable
family farm operation by the USDA Farm Service Agency;
● Have a minimum high
school grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent);
● Meet academic and
admissions criteria for post-secondary education (refer to
application for specific criteria);
● Commit to farming on
the family farm upon college graduation.
Scholarship
Award Includes:
● Tuition provided for
up to 30 credit hours per academic year to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln;
● Campus-based housing
(traditional hall, double occupancy);
● All-access meal plan;
● Mandatory fees per
academic year;
● Up to $1,000 in
textbook funds per academic year.
Scholarship
Requirements:
● Be a full-time
student by the 6th day of classes each semester at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln;
● Enrolled in an
approved degree program in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural
Resources (Degree programs include: Agronomy, Animal
Science, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Applied Science,
Grassland Systems, Horticulture, Mechanized Systems
Management);
● Remain in good
standing academically (a cumulative GPA no lower than 2.5) during the
four-year course of study;
● Remain in good
standing administratively, with no student code of conduct and/or
legal sanctions during the program;
● Participate annually
in the Emerging Leaders in Ag and Diversity program.
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