Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowships
- Award ceiling
- $78,000 – $705,000
- Closes
- Oct 15, 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-18
Awards $78,000 – $705,000 per recipient for others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Oct 15, 2026.
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agriculture
In one sentence
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowships awards $78,000 – $705,000 per recipient, open to others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Oct 15, 2026.
Record fields
- Program pool (total)
- $14,000,000Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- Award ceiling (per project)
- $705,000
- Award floor
- $78,000
- Typical award
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Oct 15, 2026
- Deadline type
- Fixed date
- Opens
- Aug 13, 2026
- Status
- Closed
- Eligible entities
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Geography
- Not stated
- Matching funds
- No
- Disbursement
- Advance(s)
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Use of funds
- graduate student training and completion of degree programs · graduate studies at the master's, DVM, or doctoral levels within the food and agricultural sciences
- Currency
- USD
How much money is available?
Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.
Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
$14,000,000Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$705,000Who can apply?
level
Derived from the source that published this record
entity
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Source field: entity typesindustry
Source field: industries
demographic
citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States, full-time students
Source field: demographicsuse
graduate student training and completion of degree programs, graduate studies at the master's, DVM, or doctoral levels within the food and agricultural sciences
Source field: use of fundssize limit
Not confirmed
Source field: applicant size limitclause text
Applicants for the NNF program must meet all the requirements discussed in this NOFO. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or preclude NIFA from making an award.…
We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.When does it close?
Oct 15, 2026ClosedDeadline type Fixed date
Successful applicants must select and identify fellows and award fellowships within 18 months of the start date of the award.
What can the money be used for?
2 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
graduate student training and completion of degree programsgraduate studies at the master's, DVM, or doctoral levels within the food and agricultural sciences
These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.
How hard is the application?
2 fieldsEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Disbursement
- Advance(s)
- Matching funds
- No
Who has received this funding?
113 awardsAwards on file for this programme, counted rather than modelled.
113 prior awards on file for this programme, largest first. Every row comes from the funder's own award listing; nothing here is estimated.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $971,531 | 2019 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $262,500 | 2022 |
| NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $262,500 | 2024 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $262,500 | 2024 |
| TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $262,500 | 2024 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $262,500 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | Not stated | $262,500 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE | Not stated | $262,500 | 2022 |
| UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $262,500 | 2025 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $262,344 | 2021 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | Not stated | $261,961 | 2020 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | Not stated | $261,889 | 2021 |
| AUBURN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $261,500 | 2025 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $261,381 | 2020 |
| NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $260,500 | 2022 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $260,321 | 2021 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $259,976 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM | Not stated | $259,000 | 2025 |
| IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $250,332 | 2017 |
| CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $246,000 | 2024 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $246,000 | 2021 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $246,000 | 2022 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $246,000 | 2024 |
| SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $246,000 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | Not stated | $246,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Not stated | $246,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE | Not stated | $246,000 | 2024 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $245,504 | 2020 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY | Not stated | $245,281 | 2017 |
| OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $243,500 | 2025 |
| AUBURN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $243,128 | 2017 |
| CAL POLY CORPORATION | Not stated | $242,902 | 2017 |
| KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $241,000 | 2025 |
| KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $241,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE | Not stated | $241,000 | 2025 |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $241,000 | 2022 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $240,920 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $240,477 | 2020 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $240,324 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | Not stated | $240,053 | 2021 |
| CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,866 | 2021 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,500 | 2023 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,500 | 2024 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,500 | 2023 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,500 | 2024 |
| OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,500 | 2024 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,500 | 2022 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,500 | 2025 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,500 | 2024 |
| TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE | Not stated | $238,500 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $238,500 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM | Not stated | $238,500 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $238,500 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $238,500 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND | Not stated | $238,500 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $238,500 | 2025 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,500 | 2025 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,500 | 2024 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,468 | 2021 |
| FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,464 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $238,453 | 2017 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,323 | 2020 |
| CLEMSON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,303 | 2021 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,203 | 2017 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,140 | 2019 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $237,801 | 2019 |
| OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $237,004 | 2021 |
| AUBURN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $236,849 | 2017 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $236,625 | 2019 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $235,726 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | Not stated | $233,544 | 2017 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $231,327 | 2021 |
| TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE | Not stated | $229,789 | 2019 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $228,674 | 2019 |
| TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE | Not stated | $226,902 | 2020 |
| AUBURN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $222,964 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | Not stated | $222,500 | 2023 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $217,188 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | Not stated | $216,493 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE | Not stated | $212,187 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM | Not stated | $211,343 | 2019 |
| OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $208,968 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $208,701 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $207,805 | 2019 |
| UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $207,372 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | Not stated | $205,000 | 2025 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $191,792 | 2020 |
| ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $156,976 | 2020 |
| LINCOLN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $136,519 | 2021 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $131,681 | 2020 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $122,600 | 2021 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $115,587 | 2020 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $87,508 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $82,000 | 2025 |
| NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $81,333 | 2019 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $77,660 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA | Not stated | $68,035 | 2019 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $49,770 | 2019 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $43,744 | 2023 |
| TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $15,777 | 2017 |
Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.
What comparable notices state
62 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.
Among open records stored under Agriculture, 62 of 76 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:
- 25th percentile$300,000
- Median$1,000,000
- 75th percentile$2,000,000
A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.
Who has won this programme before?
113 awardsAwards under the same assistance listing, not under this notice.
113 federal awards on file under assistance listing 10.210, the programme this notice is published under. These are not awards made under this notice — a listing covers every year the programme runs, and awards under an open notice do not exist yet.
- $971,531VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYVA · FY2019
- $262,500UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEETN · FY2022
- $262,500MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYMI · FY2022
- $262,500UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUTCT · FY2022
- $262,500OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYOR · FY2024
Common questions
8 questionsEvery answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
- How much can one applicant receive?
- $78,000 – $705,000 per recipient.
- How much funding is available in total?
- $14,000,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- When is the application deadline?
- Oct 15, 2026. Successful applicants must select and identify fellows and award fellowships within 18 months of the start date of the award.
- Who is eligible to apply?
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification).
- What can the funding be used for?
- graduate student training and completion of degree programs, graduate studies at the master's, DVM, or doctoral levels within the food and agricultural sciences, as classified by the source.
- Is matching funding required?
- No. The source states that no matching funds are required.
- Is the money paid up front or reimbursed?
- Paid in advance rather than as a reimbursement.
- Has this programme funded anyone before?
- 113 prior awards are on file for this programme, made by National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Recipients, amounts and fiscal years are listed on this page.
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Provenance
Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-10-18
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-09-03
Assistance listing10.210
The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.