To apply, download and complete a copy of the CAES Scholarship Application.
USDA 1890 National Scholars Program: This program, providing free tuition and other benefits, is aimed at students studying agriculture or related subjects at N.C. A&T and other historically black 1890 land-grant universities, with the goal of placing successful graduates into career positions at USDA.
Syngenta Scholars Program: This program was established in 2001 by Syngenta for students majoring in agribusiness. This scholarship provides educational expenses for full-time students majoring in Agribusiness with a GPA of at least 3.0. Application Process:
- Letter of Interest addressed to the Department Chair
- Documentation of GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Documentation of leadership activities and participation in extra-curricular activities
- Letter of recommendation from a faculty or high school teacher
- A 500-word essay outlining how the scholarship will enhance the applicant’s future career opportunities.
The Department reviews the applications and selects eight applications, which are then submitted to Syngenta who will select two students from these applications.
Amount of Scholarship: $1,000 per semester per student.
Deadline: None
Total number of recipients for each scholarship: Two per semester.
Downloadable Application
Smith-Allen Scholarship: This scholarship was established by two former graduates in agricultural economics (Joyce Allen and Kelvin Smith) to support an incoming freshman or a continuing student in agricultural economics who has at least a 3.0 grade point average.
Application Process: The Department Chairperson selects the recipient from the eligible undergraduate students in agricultural economics.
Amount of Scholarship: $500 per year.
Deadline: None
Total number of recipients for each scholarship: One per year.
A.P. Bell Scholarship Fund: This scholarship was established by Dr. Calvin Arthur Bell in honor of his father, Dr. Arthur P. Bell, for his many years of distinguished and dedicated services to N.C. A&T State University. The purpose of this scholarship fund is to further enhance the Agricultural Education Program at N.C. A&T by providing financial assistance to promising and needy students who enroll in Agricultural Education.
Criteria:
- The students shall be citizens of the United States.
- The recipients may be incoming freshmen majoring in Agricultural Education or students currently enrolled in the University as Agricultural Education majors.
- The scholarship shall be awarded on the basis of financial need and academic performance or promise. Regarding the last criterion, any freshmen or first-year student who meets the requirements for admission to the University is eligible as well as sophomores, juniors or seniors who have at least a grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
Application Process: The Department Chairperson selects the recipient from the eligible undergraduate students in agricultural economics.
Amount of Scholarship: $1500 per year (to be awarded from interest)
2 students will be awarded $750 each
Deadline: None
Total number of recipients for each scholarship: One per year
Edna J. and Mae Cynthia Lee Education Fund: This is a need-based scholarship to support a student of high moral character as substantiated by three letters of recommendation including one’s pastor, former teacher and a community leader. Further, the student must be committed to the furtherance of high standards in the teaching profession while enrolled in a teacher preparation program. The student recipient should be of junior or senior standing with an overall GPA of 3.0 or above, and provide other indicators that point to the student becoming an effective licensed teacher in the public schools.
Application Process: The Department Chairperson selects the recipient from the eligible undergraduate students in agricultural economics.
Amount of Scholarship: $500 per year
Deadline: None
Total number of recipients for each scholarship: One per year
American Cyanamid Scholarship: This scholarship was established by the American Cyanamid Company to support student scholarships and other student activities in the Department of Agricultural Education, Economics and Rural Sociology. Students majoring in agricultural economics or agricultural education are eligible recipients.
Application Process: The Department Chairperson, in consultation with the Human Resources Department at American Cyanamid, selects the recipient from the eligible undergraduate students in agricultural economics or agricultural education.
Amount of Scholarship: Variable
Deadline: None
Total number of recipients for each scholarship: One per year.
National Agri-Marketing Association Scholarship: This scholarship was established by the Carolinas-Virginia Professional Chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) to support scholarships among students majoring in agricultural economics, agribusiness and marketing. To receive this scholarship, students must also maintain membership in the N.C. A&T student chapter of NAMA.
Application Process: The state chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association selects the recipient undergraduate students in agricultural economics, agribusiness or marketing.
Amount of Scholarship: $600 per year.
Deadline: Spring Semester
Total number of recipients for each scholarship: One per year.
