The prestigious Wallace-Carver Fellowship offers exceptional college and graduate students the opportunity to collaborate with world-renowned scientists and policymakers through paid fellowships at leading USDA research centers and offices across the United States.
Donor Name: World Food Prize Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 11/05/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $30,000
Grant Duration: 4 months
Details:
Fellows take part in ground-breaking field and laboratory-based research, analyze agriculture and economic policy; and assist in the management of food, nutrition and rural development programs.
Project Period
The Wallace-Carver Fellowship will take place May – August 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
Any student who has participated in a World Food Prize Youth Program, is a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident, at least 18 years old, and a registered full-time college student (undergraduate or graduate) in Fall 2024.
Fellowship Expectations
- This is a full-time paid fellowship (40 hours per week) and requires an 8-week minimum work commitment. Wallace-Carver Fellows are hired as federal employees of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and are paid on the federal government’s General Schedule. Fellows are responsible for any relocation and housing costs associated with working in-person at their fellowship site.
- Wallace-Carver Fellows are expected to participate in, and present at, the World Food Prize Foundation Global Youth Institute and International Borlaug Dialogue in October 2024 as a core component of the experience.
For more information, visit World Food Prize Foundation.
