DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR USDA'S 1890 NATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM

                                  Linda Oliphant (202) 720-6662
                                        linda.oliphant@usda.gov


DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR USDA'S 1890 NATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM

     WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 , 1999 The deadline for applications to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's 1890 National Scholars Program for the 1999 school year has been extended to
Feb. 19, 1999.  The program is aimed at undergraduate students studying agriculture or related
subjects at the seventeen historically black 1890 land-grant universities, with the goal of placing
successful graduates into career positions at USDA.
               
     USDA provides students in the program with full tuition, fees, books, use of a personal
computer, software, employment, and employee benefits for each of the four years they are
pursuing a bachelor's degree.  The institutions provide the scholarship recipients with room and
board for each year.  Students must sign a service agreement to work one year at USDA for each
year of the scholarship.

     For more information about the USDA/1890 National Scholars Program, contact Linda
W. Oliphant, USDA, (202) 720-6662.

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