(FOA)-USDA/NIFA
- Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate
Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program (USDA-NIFA-HEP-006673); January 23, 2019
Agency
US
Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Description
The
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA) announced the “Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs
Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program”, opportunity
USDA-NIFA-HEP-006673. This grant program supports:
(1)
training
students for master's and doctoral degrees in food, agricultural and natural
resource sciences; and
(2)
Special
International Study or Thesis/Dissertation Research Travel Allowances (IRTA)
for eligible USDA NNF beneficiaries.
Awards
are specifically intended to support traineeship programs that engage
outstanding students to pursue and complete their degrees in USDA mission
areas. Post-doctoral Fellowships will not be awarded under this grant
announcement. Applicants provide clarity about the philosophy of their graduate
training, and relevance to USDA mission sciences, NIFA priorities and national
science education policies and statistics. Applications are being solicited
from institutions that confer a graduate degree in at least one of the
following Targeted Expertise Shortage Areas:
1)
animal
and plant production;
2)
forest
resources;
3)
agricultural
educators and communicators;
4)
agricultural
management and economics;
5)
food
science and human nutrition;
6)
sciences
for agricultural biosecurity; and
7)
training in integrative
biosciences for sustainable food and agricultural systems.
All
NNF projects are required to provide leadership skills opportunities. The
development of leadership skills, knowledge and qualities are necessary for
preparing students for agricultural related careers in the private sector,
industry, government and academia. Projects must demonstrably incorporate a
leadership development component to ensure that students are equipped with both
technical and leadership abilities. Specific activities may
include:
•
Developing
practical applications to increase understanding of leadership roles, including
critical thinking, problem solving, communication, ethics, professionalism, and
working in teams;
•
Connecting
the academic classroom experience with daily leadership roles and
organizational activities;
•
Providing
opportunities for mentoring and shadowing; and
•
Organizing
leadership academies, workshops, trainings, etc.
Announcement
Number
USDA-NIFA-HEP-006673
Closing
Date
January
23, 2019
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=310500
Contact
Information
Ray
A. Ali
(202)
720-2727