Deadline: 31 October 2014
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites scientists, researchers and policymakers from developing and middle-income countries to apply for the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. This is a training and collaborative research opportunity promoting food security and economic growth.
Eligible countries and research priorities
- Algeria – Natural Resource Management, Economics, Climate Change
- Bangladesh – Animal Health & Nutrition, Natural Resource Management
- Burkino Faso – Food Safety, Biotechnology, Processing
- Colombia – Genetics and Breeding
- Costa Rica – Biotechnology, Climate Change
- Egypt – Animal Health
- Ethiopia – Biotechnology, Post-harvest techniques
- Ghana – Poultry Science, Pest Management and Food Nutrition
- Guatemala – Plant Health, Climate Change
- Honduras – Plant Health, Climate Change
- India – Animal Health and Nutrition, Biofuels, Natural Resource Management
- Indonesia – Animal Health, Biotechnology, Genetics and Breeding
- Jordan – Natural Resource Management, Animal Health/Biotechnology, Climate Change
- Kazakhstan – Animal Health, Extension/Agricultural Education
- Kenya – Food Safety, postharvest techniques, animal health
- Malawi – food safety, post-harvest techniques, animal health
- Mali – food sefetyt, biotechnology and processing
- Malaysia – post-harvest techniques
- Mexico – Extension/Agricultural education, processing, post-harvest techniques
- Morocco – plant health, water management, climate change
- Mozambique – biotechnology, natural resource management
- Nicaragua – genetics and breeding
- Panama – biotechnology, climate change
- Philippines – biotechnology, pest management, animal breeding and genetics
- Rwanda – food safety, post-harvest techniques, animal health
- Senegal – food safety, biotechnology, processing
- South Africa – biotechnology, genetics and breeding, food safety
- Tanzania – food safety, post-harvest techniques, animal health
- Tunisia – natural resource management, plant health
- Turkey – biotechnology
- Uganda – food safety, post-harvest techniques, animal health
- Ukraine – agricultural economics, production agriculture, veterinary science and food safety
- Vietnam – animal health, biotechnology, food safety
- Zambia – Biotechnology, natural resource management
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be citizens of eligible country applying for specific research priorities for their own country.
- Applicants must have completed a Master’s or higher degree and be fluent in English.
- Applicants must be in the early or middle stage of their career, with at least two years of practical experience.
- Applicants must be employed by a university, government agency or research entity in their home country.
- Applicants must demonstrate their intention to continue working in their home country after completing the fellowship.
Complete application includes – completed application form, program proposal and action plan, signed approval from applicant’s home institution, two letters of recommendation, official copy of transcript for college/university degree(s) received, copy of passport identification page.
For more information, please visit Apply for Borlaug Fellowship Program.
I work at Social Health Education Development Board ( SHED Board). I want funding for my NGO. Please help me.
Being developing country pakistan may be included for scholarships
Is Somalia or Somaliland eligible for the food security and economic growth grants? I could not find the country in the list above.
Hello Max,
Countries that are not in the list can’t apply.
Why Pakistan is not eligibe for food security and economic growth.
Can any one answer this. A lot of work yet remaining to do on food security and economic growth in Pakistan.
Quite a Serious question, why Pakistan is not considered among the list? Pakistan needs it and now after the devastating floods, we need more focus on the sustainable food security.