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Agriculture Scholarships for Hispanics

Expert Author: Evelyn Saunders | Submitted: 2008-02-22 | Word Count: 380 words | Views: 56 view(s) [View Summary]
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants to see more Hispanic students coming to work for them. With a degree in agriculture, the USDA hopes underrepresented communities will have a chance to find higher paying jobs.

The Hispanic-Serving Institutions National Program (HSINP), which promotes the continued growth of Hispanic enrollment in Higher Education, has been working with the USDA with this program. Partnering with colleges and universities across the country, the HSINP is hoping to put emphasis on providing more fellowships, scholarships and internship opportunities for Hispanic students so that future leaders can be made and inspired.

The program, started in 1986, now offers full-tuition scholarships, paid internships (minimum 640 hours) leading to permanent employment, and employee benefits such as mentoring, career development, leadership training, and use of a personal computer.

Recipients of a Public Service Leaders Scholarship enter into an agreement with the USDA to receive full-tuition scholarships for the indicated number of years. In addition, recipients intern at the USDA for a minimum of 640 hours prior to graduation. The internships are paid in addition to the scholarship funds. Students may be required to work during the upcoming summer. Recipients are required to work for the USDA for one year for every year of sponsorship upon graduation.

The targeted majors the USDA is seeking is students wanting a doctoral level in economics and undergraduate students studying Civil Engineering, Agriculture, Soils, Statistics, Business, Plant and Crop Sciences.

The scholarship recipients, upon graduation, then become permanent employees of the USDA and must be prepared to work for USDA for one year for each year of educational assistance received. Not a bad deal.

What is the USDA looking for? Students who are committed to public service, leaders in their community, and students who are intellectually curious.

For those students who are just seeking an internship, there are programs that offer on-the-job training and experience, allowing students to work while completing their education. USDA provides undergraduate and graduate students with paid internships to serve as assistants to scientific, professional, administrative, and technical employees. Once you have your foot in the door, the USDA makes an effort to help students stay with their job and work their way up.

So whether you apply for their scholarship program or internship, opportunity knocks for those seeking careers with the Department of Agriculture.

Evelyn Saunders, a retired teacher, is the editor for student-loans.net, a provider of private student loans and information on student loans and consolidation. For more information, please visit www.student-loans.net

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