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USDA Borlaug
Fellowship
Program
The Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology
Fellowship Program aims to promote food security and economic growth
by increasing scientific knowledge and collaborative research to improve
agricultural productivity. It accomplishes this by:
• Providing training opportunities for early and mid-career researchers and
policymakers from developing and middle-income countries;
• Fostering collaborative research to improve agricultural productivity;
• Facilitating the transfer of new science and agricultural technologies to
strengthen agricultural practices
• Addressing obstacles to the adoption of technology, such as ineffectual
policies and regulations.
The program is administered by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service.
Priority Research Areas
Areas of training and research can be in any agriculture-related field including
plant pathology, entomology, veterinary sciences, microbiology, agricultural
economics, food safety, sanitary and phytosanitary topics, natural resources
management, agricultural biotechnology, global climate change, and
agricultural policy. Allowable training topics vary by country and year and can
be found in the country-specific application announcements posted on the
website.
Eligibility for the Borlaug Fellowship Program:
• Citizens of country in which the Borlaug Fellowship Program is offered
• Early to middle stage of their professional career
• Good working knowledge of the English language
• Minimum of a Master’s degree
• Two or more years of practical work experience and currently employed in
an university, government, non-profit, or private agricultural research entity
in the recipient country.
• Demonstrate intention to continue working in the home country after
completing their Borlaug fellowship in the U.S
For more details refer to the Borlaug Website:
Or email: