This $247,500 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education - Multicultural Scholars Grant Program (CFDA 10.220) will support scholarships, mentoring, and experiential learning opportunities for underrepresented minority students pursuing STEM-focused bachelor's degrees in Oregon State University's (OSU) College of Agricultural Sciences. The program aims to increase the pipeline of diverse, highly skilled...
This five-year, $246,000 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program will support multidisciplinary training for six graduate students pursuing master's degrees in plant production sciences at Oregon State University's Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center. The grant aims to engage students in field-based and traditional campus learning environments across...
The Oregon State University was awarded a $238,500 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to support a new multidisciplinary plant disease management experiential graduate training program. The grant was awarded under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210) on September 15, 2022 and will run through September 14, 2027. The program will train master's and doctoral students for careers...
This five-year, $262,500 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program will support the recruitment and training of three Ph.D. fellows at North Carolina State University in the area of environmental justice and forest resources. The fellows will complete coursework and dissertation research for a Ph.D. in Forestry and Environmental Resources, and receive hands-on experience...
This five-year, $498,571 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will fund research and extension experiences for 50 undergraduate students per year at Oregon State University. The grant supports the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. Through this funding, Oregon State University will provide hands-on research experiences focused on digital manufacturing and wood science to undergraduate students....
This Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210), will fund a $259,000 program to recruit and train four outstanding new graduate students in climate-smart agriculture. The program aims to address the negative impacts of climate change on agricultural systems by immersing fellows in interdisciplinary research on...
This federal Project Grant award of $238,500 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210) supports a 5-year training program in meta-omics at Oklahoma State University. The program will fund 3 doctoral fellows, with a focus on recruiting from traditionally underrepresented groups, to develop expertise in cutting-edge meta-genomics, meta-proteomics, and metabolomics...
This Project Grant award of $262,500.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210). The grant will fund a program at Utah State University (USU) to recruit and train a cohort of master's and doctoral students in forest resources management. The program aims to address workforce needs by providing students with training in...
The University of Idaho received a $175,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program. The award will fund a graduate fellowship program from June 2021 through June 2026 to train two doctoral students in forest soil science and management. Key deliverables include coursework, research aligned with USDA Forest Service objectives, leadership and sustainability...
Oklahoma State University received a $241,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210) to recruit and train four graduate student fellows in the targeted area of plant production within plant sciences and horticulture. The goal of the program is to impart the experiences and skills needed for fellows to become leaders in sustainable urban...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210) will provide $262,500 to Oregon State University (OSU) over a 5-year period beginning December 1, 2023.
The grant will support a program to recruit and train three outstanding Ph.D. fellows, with a focus on attracting underrepresented minority candidates, in the area of forest resources utilization. The fellows will receive comprehensive research, leadership, and professional development training through OSU, international university partnerships, and industry internships. This program aims to enhance OSU's capacity to produce highly skilled graduates ready to address critical expertise shortages in the forest resources sector and contribute to a more diverse workforce in this domain.