Deadline: 12 October 2015
The Agriculture & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) has issued call for applications for the Anthony Grano Scholarship award. The Anthony Grano Scholarship is supported by the Anthony Grano Special Purpose Fund of the AAEA Trust.
The Fund has been established to provide an opportunity for outstanding agricultural economics students to observe and learn the role of economics in developing agricultural policy. The scholarship will support recipients to travel to Washington, DC to meet with senior staff from USDA, Congressional offices, and agricultural trade associations and commodity organizations.
The AAEA mission is to enhance the skills, knowledge, and professional contributions of economists who help society solve agricultural, development, environmental, food and consumer, natural resource, regional, rural, and associated applied economics and business problems.
Award Information
Two scholarships of $1,500 will be awarded to academically successful, highly motivated students in agricultural economics or a closely related discipline with an interest in agricultural policy and the policy formation process.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants will be graduate students in either agricultural economics or economics with an agricultural emphasis in any U.S. university are eligible for this award.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit their applications at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit Grano Scholarship Award.
