Fellowship Program Supports Graduate Research in Food Security

April 9, 2012

The U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security fellowship grant program supports exceptional graduate students who are interested in devel­oping a component of their graduate research in a developing country setting, in collaboration with a mentor from an International Agricultural Research Center or a national-level agriculture institution within the host country. Graduate students from a range of disciplines oriented to improve food security are invited to apply. An illustrative list includes:

• Crop and Livestock Production
• Food Storage and Processing
• Sustainable Natural Resources Management (Soils, Forestry, Water)
• Civil Engineering (Water Systems, Rural Infrastructure)
• Climate Change
• GIS
• Policy
• Marketing and Entrepreneurship

U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security is a Feed the Future 21st Century Borlaug Leadership Program managed by the Purdue Center for Global Food Security. For more information, please visit www.purdue.edu/borlaugfellows or send questions to borlaugfellows@purdue.edu.