[on hold] North Central Region SARE (NCR-SARE): Graduate Student Grant Program

Summary: 

Up to $20,000 scholarship to support projects by graduate students that address sustainable agriculture issues and are part of the student’s degree program. 

Application Deadline Date: 
Thursday, April 18, 2024
# Awards: 
at least 15
Upper Limit Amount ($): 
15,000
Academic Area: 

Sustainable agriculture 

Description: 

NCR-SARE’s Graduate Student Grant Program is a competitive grant program to fund graduate student projects that address sustainable agriculture issues. A candidate may only receive one NCR-SARE Graduate Student award during her or his graduate student career. Generally:

  • Graduate Student Grant awards can be up to $20,000.
  • Projects may last up to 36 months.
  • About 20 projects are funded each year. In 2023, NCR-SARE received 58 proposals and selected 22 proposals for funding.
Award Purpose: 
Research
Year In School: 
Masters
PhD
Eligibility Requirement - Gender: 
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship: 

Any

Eligibility Requirement - Residency: 

Any

Eligibility Requirement - Other: 

The student must be officially registered as a graduate student or resident (according to their institution’s requirements) at the time the project begins.
A student is allowed to receive only one NCR-SARE Graduate Student grant during their student career.

Proposals must be written by the student who will coordinate and conduct the project, with input from their major adviser. The project must primarily benefit the North Central Region.

Specializations: 
Business and the Environment
Climate Change Science and Solutions
Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Policy Analysis
Forestry
People, Equity, and the Environment
Water Resource Science & Management
Urban
Date Updated: 
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Recurring: 
Annual - April
Eligibility - Citizenship: 
US Citizens/Permanent Residents
Foreign Nationals
DACA
Amount: 
20000