U.S. flagAn official website of the United States government
                    Here's how you know **Official websites use .gov**
                            
                            A **.gov** website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
 **Secure .gov websites use HTTPS**
                            
                            A **lock** (                            
                              A locked padlock                                                      
                            
                            ) or **https://** means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.


Menu Agricultural Research Service
						
                    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 close



Research
                Research Home
                            National Programs
                            Research Projects
                            Scientific Manuscripts
                            International Engagement
                            Scientific Software/Models
                            Databases and Datasets
                            Office of Scientific Quality Review
            Media
                News & Features
                            Multimedia
                            Briefing Room
                            Down on the Farm
                            Press Room
                            Science in Your Shopping Cart
                            Scientific Discoveries
                            Tellus
                            Under the Microscope
            About ARS
                About ARS Home
                            Staff Directory
                            Labs and Research Centers (Map)
                            Headquarter Offices
                            Organizational Chart
                            Employee Services (REE Employees Only)
                            Office of Outreach, Diversity, and Equal Opportunity
            Work With Us
                Work With Us Home
                            ARS Vacancies at USAJOBS
                            Careers at ARS Information
                            Scientific Collaborations
                            Extramural Agreements
                            1890 Faculty Research Sabbatical ProgramSearch small
                    Search
            
            ARS Home
                                About ARS
                                Contact Us




ARS Home News & Events News Articles Research News 2023





- ARS@Work
- Blog
- Down on the Farm
- Image Gallery
- News Archive
- Podcasts
- Press Room
- Science in Your Shopping Cart
- Scientific Discoveries
- Tellus
- Under the Microscope
- YouTube Channel

USDA Announces 2023 Awardees of 1890 Faculty Research Sabbatical Program, Accepting Applications for 2024 Contact: Nirav ShahEmail: Nirav Shah **WASHINGTON, September 13, 2023 –**Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announced its 2023 awardees for the 1890 Faculty Research Sabbatical Program and is now accepting applications for the 2024 program. ARS established this program in 2015 to honor the 125th anniversary of 1890 Land-grant Universities. Since then, the program has provided 34 tenure and research track faculty at historically black Land-grant Universities opportunities to collaborate with ARS laboratories nationwide. "For the past eight years, this program is a win-win opportunity to strengthen our research partnerships across the 1890 Land-grant University system," said ARS Administrator Dr. Simon Liu. “As a result of these collaboration experiences, faculty scientists and USDA scientists gain meaningful knowledge in their research. The faculty scientists utilize the knowledge learned to expand research at their universities and the USDA scientist gain partnerships that further support the facilitation of research opportunities." The 2023 awardees are: Dr. Emmanuel Asiamah from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff who will collaborate with Dr. Joan Burke at the ARS Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center in Booneville, AR.
Dr. Satish Ponniah from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff who will collaborate with Dr. Yulin Jia at the ARS Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center in Stuttgart, AR.
Dr. Gregory Bernard from Tuskegee University who will collaborate with Dr. Elizabeth Ainsworth at the ARS Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Center in Urbana, IL. Each year, ARS invests up to $500,000 in the program to support expenses such as salary, housing, personal living, fee, travel and research. The six to 12-month research sabbatical program expands to two years and funds awardees up to $125,000 to cover supplies, equipment and other related costs. The summer research sabbatical program funds awardees up to $75,000. Those interested in applying for the 2024 program should email 1890frsp@usda.gov no later than March 1, 2024, and visit the ARS website for more information. *The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting America. Each dollar invested in U.S. agricultural research results in $20 of economic impact.*


Return to top


Research
                            Media
                            About ARS
                            Work With Us


Connect with ARS Sign up


ARS Home
                            USDA.gov
                            Plain Writing
                            Policies & Links
                            Civil Rights Statements
                            FOIA
                            Accessibility Statement
                            Privacy Policy
                            Non-Discrimination Statement
                            Quality of Information
                            USA.gov
                            WhiteHouse.gov