The 2024 Scientific Exchanges Program for “Women Leadership and Empowerment in Food Systems and Climate Change” will focus on advancing women’s leadership in food systems transformation efforts.
Donor Name: Foreign Agricultural Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/25/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Scientific Exchange Program (SEP) leverages the latest developments in cross-cutting agricultural priorities, research, and technologies to educate a new generation of agricultural scientist to promote trade, trade policy, trade capacity building, and food security. The collaborative nature of the SEP leadership training and research programs improves agricultural productivity, systems, and processes in partnering emerging market economies through the transfer of new science and agricultural technologies. SEP focuses on a cohort of Fellows who spend up to 12 weeks at the U.S. academic institution (host institution) and work directly with U.S. scientists in their fields. For fiscal year 2024, USDA/FAS is seeking proposals that (1) promote the mentorship and leadership role of women researchers and scientists in food systems and, (2) that strengthen the science and evidence-base for the role and needs of women in food systems, including as it relates to climate change.
SEP focuses on a cohort of Fellows who spend up to 12 weeks at the U.S. academic institution (host institution) and work directly with U.S. scientists in their fields. SEP Fellow(s) hold a minimum of a Master’s-level degree, are in the middle stage of their career, and represent a university, government agency, or research entity in their home country. Mentors coordinate the training program in the United States. Upon the Fellow’s return home, the Mentor travels to the Fellow’s country to follow-up. SEP is administered by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service, Global Programs, Fellowship Programs.
Funding Information
- Total Available Federal Funding: Up to $1,500,000 total, up to $300,000 per award Subject to the availability of funding
- Projected Period of Performance Start: August 1, 2024
- Projected Period of Performance End: July 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States.
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