Scholarships
USDA/1890 Scholars Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture/1890 liaison counsels students on employment opportunities in USDA agencies and oversees the USDA/1890 Scholars’ application process. The USDA/1890 Scholars Program is open to entering sophomores or juniors exhibiting leadership and community service and junior college or second-year college students transferring to a four-year institution. Students selected as Scholars receive tuition, room and board, fees and books.
The 2024 application cycle will open in December 2023. For more information about the application process, visit https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/1890NationalScholars.
Contact Us
Belinda Demmings Bell
USDA 1890 Program Liaison
870-575-7241
belindad.bell@usda.gov
USDA Liaison Office
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
1200 North University Drive
Mail Slot 4806
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
UAPB-SAFHS 1890 Scholarships Program
The 1890 Scholarships Program offers scholarships to U.S. citizens who are seeking a bachelor’s degree at UAPB in one of the degree areas in the School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences (SAFHS). Scholarships awarded are for first-time entering freshman students to UAPB who have not completed a bachelor’s degree program. Additional scholarship funding is for students transferring from a junior college with an associate degree. Incoming freshmen and transfer students may be offered a scholarship based upon their cumulative grade point average.
Contact Us
Dr. Tomekia White
Interim 1890 Scholarship Coordinator
(870) 575-8139
whitets@uapb.edu
1200 N. University Drive
Mail Slot 4990
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Arkansas Game and Fish Scholarships are available statewide for high school seniors and college undergraduates pursuing careers in natural resources conservation and/or wildlife law enforcement. The scholarships are $1,000 per semester for freshman and sophomore students; $1,500 per semester for junior and senior students; and $2,000 per semester for graduate students.
The Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries offers five $1,000 Trinity Scholarships each academic year for undergraduates pursuing B.S. degree in fisheries biology. Preference is given to students who have excelled academically and have financial need.
The Catfish Farmers of Arkansas Scholarship provides two $1,000 scholarships each academic year to undergraduate students interested in pursuing a career in aquaculture.
The Sunday School of New Hope A.M.E Church Scholarship in Sherrill, Arkansas offers one scholarship per academic year to a fisheries biology student who demonstrates financial need.
