Empowering the future leaders of Rwanda's agricultural sector. Since 2015, nearly 200 students from Rwanda have been selected ... to participate in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resource’s Undergraduate Scholars Program (CUSP). CUSP scholars receive scholarship funding through CASNR’s partnership with a private foundation. Students selected to participate in the CASNR Undergraduate Scholarship Program (CUSP) pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Integrated Science that is focused on conservation agriculture, entrepreneurship, and leadership. The academic program is aligned with the areas of need as identified by the Rwandan Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources. Throughout their studies, students have the opportunity to explore other areas of agriculture including: food production – animal, plant and food systems; soils, water quantity and availability, energy and environmental stewardship; nutrition, food safety, food engineering and processing; business, communication, public service and extension education; ecology, conservation biology and climate; and engineering, irrigation, mechanization and technology. read more