{"id":2075,"date":"2024-09-19T16:13:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T20:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wvstateu.edu\/research-extension\/?page_id=2075"},"modified":"2024-09-19T16:52:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T20:52:31","slug":"nextgen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wvstateu.edu\/research-extension\/extension\/agriculture-and-natural-resources\/nextgen\/","title":{"rendered":"NextGen Scholarship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Food and Agriculture Professionals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The NextGen program aims to support and encourage the development of the next generation of agriculture professionals in West Virginia by providing scholarships to students pursuing a career with the USDA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Through partnerships between West Virginia State University (WVSU)<\/a>, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA)<\/a>, and the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE)<\/a>, the NextGen program focuses on fostering the growth of the future workforce in food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences (FANH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The program has three primary goals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. To develop and release a comprehensive WV Agriculture Education Completer curriculum for WV Agriculture Education Teachers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. To offer scholarships to students enrolling in FAHN majors at West Virginia State University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. To provide immersive FAHN internships throughout students\u2019 post-secondary education, giving them practical experience in their chosen field of study.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Benefits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n