2019 Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowships

2019 Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowships

December 11, 2018

Deadline: December 31, 2018.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2019 Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowships. Fellows will work with a mentor at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service or a U.S. university for up to 12 weeks on resilient agricultural research. The U.S. mentor will later visit the fellow’s home institution to continue collaboration.

ELIGIBILITY

To be considered for the Borlaug Fellowship Program, candidates must:

Be citizens of an eligible country
Be fluent in English
Have completed a Master’s or higher degree
Be in the early or middle stage of their career, with at least two (but not more than 10) years of practical experience
Be employed by a university, government agency or research entity in their home country
Demonstrate their intention to continue working in their home country after completing the fellowship
Eligible Countries: Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Ghana, Honduras, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

USDA selects candidates based on their academic and professional research interests and achievements, level of scientific competence, aptitude for scientific research, leadership potential, likelihood of bringing back new ideas to their home institution, and flexibility and aptitude for success in a cross-cultural environment. Consideration is also given to the relevance of the applicant’s research area to the research topics highlighted in the application announcement and to global food security and trade.

Targeted Research Areas:

Developing Tools for Greenhouse Gas and Carbon Sequestration Assessments
- Develop easily used methods for measuring or estimating greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural settings
- Develop easily used methods for measuring or estimating carbon sequestration in agricultural soils
- Develop and field test user-friendly software for quantifying and reporting emissions
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity in Crop Production Systems
- Identify agricultural management strategies leading to reduced net greenhouse gas emissions per unit of commodity produced in agronomic (including rice), horticultural, or agro-forestry crop systems
- Develop models for application of experimental data in decision support tools for different crop or agro-forestry systems in different countries
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity in Livestock Production Systems
- Identify agricultural management strategies leading to reduced net greenhouse gas emissions per unit of commodity produced in grazing or confined animal production systems
- Develop models for application of experimental data in decision support tools for livestock production systems in different countries
Developing Databases and Strategies for Synthesis, Integration and Decision Support to Manage Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Systems
- Develop databases assembled from different research teams working on identifying methods to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration
- Develop process models as a foundation for projecting emissions and sequestration in different agricultural systems and for decision support tools