Sustainable Agriculture Graduate Student Research Grant Questions Answered - Northeast SARE Part 3

The third question and answer session in our 2024 Graduate Student Research Q&A series features Grand Administrator Kaitlyn Sirna answering a wide range of questions from potential applicants.

Northeast SARE's Graduate Student Research grant program provides up to $15,000 in funding for graduate student projects that will have a positive impact on sustainable agriculture in the Northeast US.

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This grant program is open to any graduate student enrolled at an accredited college, university, or veterinary school who is proposing to conduct research in the Northeast region. Proposals are limited to one per graduate student per year. An individual student may receive only one Northeast SARE Graduate Student Grant over the course of their studies.

Northeast SARE encourages projects submitted from or in collaboration with the LGBTQ+ community and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC). Additionally, we encourage projects submitted from or in collaboration with Minority Serving Institutions (including 1890 land grant institutions and other historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and tribal colleges and universities) and other organizations in the Northeast that work with historically underrepresented communities.

Proposals must be written by the graduate student applicant, in support of their individual research effort and not that of a group project or team of researchers. While collaboration is encouraged, the graduate student applicant will be the manager and contact for the project, if funded. As such, they are expected to lead all aspects of the application and subsequently to make sure the proposed work is completed, and project reports are filed in a timely fashion.

If the project is part of a larger project or thesis, the portion of work proposed for SARE funding must be clearly identified.

The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program offers grants and education to farmers, educators, service providers, researchers and others to address key issues affecting the sustainability of agriculture throughout our region.

The program serves Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

The program is administered by Northeast SARE's host institution, the University of Vermont.

The guiding principles behind Northeast SARE are captured in our Outcome Statement as the long-term vision for our region:

Northeast agricultural communities honor the holistic connection among land, water, air, and all living beings. Agriculture in the Northeast is accessible, sustainable, and just, addressing historic and current inequities so all farmers and farm employees can steward resources to ensure sustainability, resilience, economic viability, and a high quality of life.