AREC is a world-class department focused on agricultural economics and policy, environmental and natural resource economics, and economic development. The faculty are renowned for their scholarship and research, policy experience, and professional service. Our top-ranked Ph.D. program has a diverse and high-quality student body from the U.S. and countries around the world. Our undergraduate concentrations in agricultural and resource economics, agribusiness, and environmental and resource economics, as well as the global poverty minor, allow students to learn from leading scholars in small classes. Policy and public education programs address issues of importance to stakeholders at local, state, national and international levels.
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Scholarships
Through the generosity of alumni, industry partners, and friends of the college, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) offers scholarships to talented undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled in one of our academic majors. AGNR scholarships, as well as department-based scholarships, are awarded based on merit, scholarship application materials, and a variety of other factors. Please review the following sections to determine which scholarships you are eligible to apply for. If you have any questions, please contact our Coordinator for Recruitment, April Brohawn at abrohawn@umd.edu.
News
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AREC professors Newburn and Lichtenberg Receive Hughes Center Grant to Assess Incentive Programs for Riparian Buffer Adoption to Enhance Water Quality and Carbon Sequestration Benefits
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AREC Student Juan C. Angulo receives the Richard F. Davis Scholarship from the College of Agricultural and Natural Resources
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Curious about studying abroad? Join AREC in Kenya or Vietnam this summer.
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AREC's professor Leonard and Alumni Bakhtiar Publish a Working Paper: Women's Empowerment and the Intrinsic Demand for Agency