Off-Campus Opportunities
Borlaug Scholars
The National Association of Plant Breeders Borlaug Scholars Program strengthens the plant breeding profession by helping support attendance of future leaders at the NAPB Annual Meeting. We seek upper level undergraduate and advanced graduate students attending school in the United States. Each Borlaug Scholar will be paired with mentors who are members of NAPB and are committed to your professional development. Each recipient will receive financial support for travel, lodging, and registration expenses for the NAPB Annual Meeting.
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
The National Science Foundation GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions. The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support including an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the institution.
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USDA - AFRI Predoctoral Fellowships
The Predoctoral Fellowships program area of NIFA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative helps to develop new scientists and professionals to enter research, education, and/or extension fields within the food and agricultural sciences within the private sector, government, or academia
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Rockey FFAR Fellows Program
Rockey FFAR Fellows Program funds up to 48 graduate students over three years using an interdisciplinary approach to career readiness. Fellows work with university and industry representatives as well as their peers to conduct urgent research and engage in professional development.
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Plantae Fellows Program
The role of the Fellows is to help nurture and grow the Plantae community. For example, Fellows contribute to the Plant Science Research Weekly series, share ideas for resources that are relevant to early career plant scientists, create and grow networks and create topical content for the Plantae community. Plantae Fellows also receive an inside view on the technology roadmap for the Plantae platform and provide feedback and direction as needed. Fellows are selected for their interest in and enthusiasm for growing the plant science community, for their science communication and content curation skills, and for their ability to represent the perspectives of plant scientists in various fields and globally across many countries.
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Scientists Engaging and Educating Decision-makers (SEED) Ambassador Program
The Scientists Engaging and Educating Decision-makers (SEED) Ambassador leadership program is a year-long, immersive advocacy training program with the goal of developing trusted relationships between Society members and Members of Congress. Each year the SEED Ambassador program will develop a class of Society Ambassadors that can influence decision-makers through their established connections.
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