<div dir="ltr"><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(16,26,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For the seventh time since 2017, the </span><a href="http://saafon.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Southeastern African American Farmers’ Organic Network (SAAFON)</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(16,26,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> and NSAC have partnered together to offer a scholarship in memory of </span><a href="http://saafon.org/about-us/our-co-founder-2/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Cynthia Hayes</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(16,26,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, co-founder and former director of SAAFON. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:9pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span id="m_4213000149884333996gmail-docs-internal-guid-0fccf4cb-7fff-60d0-7195-ef56e544ef0a"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(16,26,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Cynthia was a founding member of several other non-profit organizations and programs that worked to build power among Black growers. Her impact and leadership were honored with several prestigious awards including the 2013 James Beard Award and the 2013 Southern Foodways Alliance John Egerton Award. Cynthia was an inspirational force in the development of NSAC’s equity platform and initiatives that followed. Her legacy lives on in the work that continues, and we hope to honor her vision with this scholarship empowering younger generations to continue this work.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:9pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(16,26,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This year, three students (one graduate and two undergraduate students) will receive $5,000 scholarship awards each, along with opportunities to engage with sustainable agriculture advocates and practitioners. </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(16,26,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Applications open on March 27, 2025, and close on May 1 2025.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:9pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(16,26,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Scholarship eligibility requirements:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:9pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(16,26,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This scholarship is open to students who self-identify as Black and/or Indigenous</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(16,26,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Students should have an interest in grassroots organizing, movement building, or agricultural policy and a commitment to promoting racial equity in our food and farm system</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(16,26,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">You must be a student in good standing (2.5 minimum GPA)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(16,26,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">PhD students are not eligible to apply</span></p></li></ul><b>Eligible students are encouraged to <a href="https://nationalsustainableagriculturecoalition.recruitee.com/o/2025-cynthia-hayes-memorial-scholarship-2?source=Blast%20Email" target="_blank">apply on our website</a>, and we encourage you to share this o</b><b>pportunity with your networks. </b></div><div><b><br></b></div>Cheers, <br>- Stef<div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><table style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:84pt"><td style="border-right:0.742187pt dotted rgb(135,127,116);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 11pt 5pt 5pt"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#888888"><img width="91" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zVKlr4XT7TRjUOZvQXAr2wSndJpdnFu72KnDPj51Vm604useet-myMRBgoVeq39S3bc8ZsasVxihYj"><br></font></div></td><td style="border-left:0.742187pt dotted rgb(135,127,116);vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 11pt"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b style="color:rgb(56,118,29)"><font size="2">Stef Funk</font> </b><i style="font-size:small"><font color="#444444">(she/hers)</font></i><font color="#000000" style="font-size:small"> | <b> Grassroots Co-Director</b></font></font></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><span>National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)<b> </b></span></font></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif" color="#666666"><span>110 Maryland Ave. NE, Suite 209</span></font></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif" color="#666666"><span>Washington, D.C. 20002</span></font></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif" color="#666666"><span><a href="mailto:stef@sustainableagriculture.net" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">stef@sustainableagriculture.net</a>
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