AGNR Experiential Learning Fund

Thank you for your interest in applying for the AGNR Student Experiential Learning Fund.
This fund was established to provide support for students pursuing opportunities beyond the classroom to connect their academic pursuits to the real world and equip them to be career-ready professionals. Our priority funding areas include helping to cover costs of attending professional conferences or institutes, supporting students who are working unpaid internships, and creating access to other career and leadership development experiences.

The Experiential Learning Fund is open year-round with applications being reviewed at the first of each month. Students may apply for up to $500 each semester. Students are eligible to apply providing they meet the following criteria:

Students must be enrolled in a major within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources --
- ENSP students with a declared concentration housed in BSOS or CMNS are unfortunately not eligible
- Preference is given to undergraduate students pursuing their first bachelor's degree or a Certificate in Applied Agriculture
Students must apply individually, not as a group or club
Students must currently be, and remain, in good academic standing and be making progress towards their degree
Students must have at least one academic semester remaining prior to graduation to receive support

Please complete all information below to the best of your ability. Note that you must upload a PDF copy of your resume and a simple budget for your experience for the application to be considered complete. Sample budgets can be found here.

If you have any questions, please contact April Brohawn at agnrscholarships@umd.edu or abrohawn@umd.edu.

Please complete the information below

First Name

Last Name

UID Number

Email Address

Address (Permanent)

City

State

Zip Code

County (only for Maryland Residents)

UMD Academic Information

Current Major(s)

UMD GPA:

Anticipated # of credits completed by end of this semester

Semester started at UMD

Anticipated UMD Graduation Date

Name of Academic Advisor

How much are you requesting from the Experiential Learning Fund?

Please categorize the experience for which you are applying for funds:

Professional Conference
Educational Institute (ex: AFA Institute)
Unpaid Internship
Education Abroad
Undergraduate Research
Other

Please describe the experience for which you are applying. What is the purpose? What are your goals by participating?

Please describe what benefit this experience will have on your education and future goals:

Have you participated in other experiential learning experiences while at UMD? If so, what?

Please describe your financial need-- how will this funding benefit you?

Please upload a PDF copy of a simple budget for this experience. Please include anticipated costs and indicate the area of need that funding would be used to support. An example can be found at THIS LINK.

Please upload PDF copy of your resume.

Any Additional Information you would like us to know:

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