Food & Agriculture Research Fellows program – Feb 22

Posted by Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research on January 21, 2025

Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research invites applications for 2025-2028 FFAR Fellows program

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research invites applications for the 2025-28 FFAR Fellows program.

The fellowship program offers leadership and professional development training to PhD students studying food and agriculture-related sciences in the United States and Canada. North Carolina State University leads the initiative, which provides fellows with training, networking opportunities, and peer support. Over the three-year period, members of each cohort of 30 fellows will attend four in-person meetings plus monthly virtual sessions, create and execute annual professional development plans, and network and establish mentor-mentee relationships with industry scientists and others outside of academia.

The February 22, 2025, deadline is for the Stipend + Professional Development category. Fellows within this category will receive $49,500 each year to cover tuition, fees, stipend, and related costs. Students applying to this category should already have a defined research project and an industry or analogous sponsor. The sponsor(s) will commit $32,500 per year to the fellowship, matched equally by FFAR. The total of $65,000/annually is distributed as follows: $49,500 for student stipend tuition, fees, etc., $5,500 for university overhead, and $10,000 retained by the FFAR Fellowship Program lead institution, North Carolina State University, for program management and costs of the professional development training.

Applicants must have at least 50 percent of the sponsorship pledged by a non-academic entity (e.g., company, commodity organization, foundation, state government) to be considered. The remaining funds can be from departmental or university accounts as long as the source is non-federal (examples of federal funds not accepted: USDA, NIH, or NSF grant funds).

To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled or accepted by a PhD program at a U.S. or Canadian university.

For complete program guidelines, application instructions, and information about previous fellows, see the FFAR Fellows website.

Deadline: February 22, 2025