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This two-week learning program is for graduate students who are interested in developing a holistic understanding of the conceptual challenges around global food security with a focus on cross-disciplinary problem solving of real-world development challenges. Deadline is February 15, 2017.

By Noreen Balos, Funding Peer
Thursday, December 15th, 2016 - 3:47pm


The U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security Program will hold its sixth annual Summer Institute on Global Food Security on Sunday, June 4, through Saturday, June 17, 2017, on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. This two-week learning program is for graduate students who are interested in developing a holistic understanding of the conceptual challenges around global food security with a focus on cross-disciplinary problem solving of real-world development challenges. Applicants must have completed at least one semester of graduate study and be enrolled in a U.S. institution at the time of application. U.S. citizenship is not required. Additional information and applications are available on the program website.

Application Deadline: Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Program Dates: Sunday, June 4 - Saturday, June 17, 2017

Citizenship Status: Not required