The Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in
Agriculture Program (Borlaug LEAP) awards fellowships to outstanding graduate
students who show strong promise as leaders in the field of agriculture and
related disciplines.
The program honors Dr. Norman Borlaug whose
distinguished career epitomized the qualities of leadership, scholarship,
scientific achievement, international cooperation, mentoring and passion.
Eligibility
An eligible candidate for a Borlaug LEAP
fellowship must be
- a
citizen of a USAID-assisted country. Currently we are only
accepting applications from citizens of USAID-assisted countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Applicants cannot hold citizenship or permanent
residency in the US and/or any non-USAID assisted country. This includes
applicants with dual citizenship.
- currently
enrolled as an MS or PhD student at a US or developing country university.
- fluent
in reading, writing and speaking English (with a TOEFL score 500 or
above). Applicants currently enrolled in an English-speaking university
are not required to take the TOEFL.
In addition, eligible candidates will have
- completed
at least one year of graduate level course work in the graduate program
the applicant is currently enrolled in with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- a
thesis-topic related to agricultural development and related fields. Title
XII legislation broadly defines agriculture as:
"...the science and practice of activity
related to food, feed, and fiber production, processing, marketing,
distribution, utilization, and trade, and also includes family and consumer
sciences, nutrition, food science and engineering, agricultural economics and
other social sciences, forestry, wildlife, fisheries, aquaculture,
floriculture, veterinary medicine, and other environmental and natural
resources sciences."
Successful candidates must:
- agree
to return to their country of citizenship for a minimum of two years
following graduation.
- remain
enrolled as an MS or PhD student and have student status at their
university for the duration of their fellowship.
Fellowship application deadline is 1st December
2013.
