NCR-SARE Graduate Student Grant

A competitive grant program for graduate students to fund sustainable agriculture projects as part of their educational programs. Individual proposals may request up to $20,000 for projects lasting up to 36 months. In 2026, about $400,000 will be available to fund roughly 20 projects. The program is administered by the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) program.

Grant funding up to $20,000 per project; projects may be funded for up to 36 months; part of a pooled $400,000 for 2026 to support ~20 projects.

Graduate students enrolled at colleges or universities in the North Central region may submit proposals.

Submit a proposal using NCR-SARE's online submission system by the stated deadline; a webinar about applying is offered (registration via provided Zoom link).