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Who May Apply?

 

Any migrant or seasonally employed agricultural worker or his/her children, spouse or other immediate family member* who meets all three (3) qualifications:

  1. The student has a high school diploma or GED
  2. The student is a U.S. Citizen or a permanent resident
  3. The student or a family member within the household is considered Migrant or

           Seasonal, by either:

    •  Having been enrolled in a Migrant Education Program at any point up until they graduated high school.

                     OR

    • Having participated in the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Program-167.

                     OR

    • Having worked a minimum of 75 days in qualifying farm work within the last 24 months

Jobs that qualify:


Types of qualifying farm work must be:
  • Seasonal or migrant
  • Cultivation or harvesting (pick, plant, maintain, or slaughter)
  • Work directly involved with the plant or animal
Specific examples of work that normally qualifies as seasonal or migrant:
  • Planting or harvesting (i.e. beans, corn, etc.)
  • Farm (or ranch) irrigation, etc.
  • Orchards
  • Packing of eggs, fruits, vegetables, etc.
  • Dairy Farms
  • Animal Farming/Ranching
  • Slaughterhouse
  • Transportation of livestock
  • Plant nurseries/sod farms
  • Fish farms
Specific jobs that do not qualify as seasonal or migrant:
  • Meatpacking
  • Landscaping