International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program

Established in 2018, the International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program provides fellowships to eligible U.S. citizens to assist developing countries in establishing school-based agricultural education and youth extension programs.

The program aims to:

Develop globally minded United States agriculturists with experience living abroad;
Help meet the food and fiber needs of the domestic population of eligible countries; and
Strengthen and enhance trade linkages between eligible countries and the United States agricultural industry.

Candidates must hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in an agriculture-related field and must understand U.S. school-based agricultural education and youth extension programs.

How to Apply

Application Deadline: Jun 19, 2023

Status: Open

FAS is accepting applications from eligible organizations and institutions for the International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program Cycle. The notice of funding opportunities are available through grants.gov or at the following links:

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Reimbursable Agreement

The due date for this solicitation is June 19, 2023.

Resources

Program Notices

FY23 International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program Cost Reimbursable Agreement

FY23 International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program Cooperative Agreement

FY 2022 Northern Triangle Funding Opportunity – Cost Reimbursable Agreement

FY 2022 Northern Triangle Funding Opportunity – Cooperative Agreement

FY 2021 Funding Opportunity - Non-Profit Organizations (grants.gov)

FY 2021 Funding Opportunity - Institutions of Higher Education (grants.gov)

Testimony by USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding $1.5 million to Texas A&M University and the University of Missouri to establish school-based programs in Ghana, Guatemala, and Mexico through the International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program.

Programs in Action

In honor of World Teachers’ Day, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service is celebrating some of our fellowship recipients who are teaching agricultural education in Ghana and helping shape the minds of tomorrow’s agricultural producers, entrepreneurs, and global leaders.

Fellow Sherrie Ray introduces her students to 4-H and shares stories with them about her 4-H leadership experiences in high school.

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International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program

How to Apply

Resources

News and Features

Testimony by USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

USDA Announces $1.5 Million for Educational Fellowship Programs in Ghana, Guatemala, and Mexico

Testimony by FAS Administrator Daniel Whitley to House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture

Programs in Action

USDA Program Brings Ag Educators to Ghanaian Classrooms

USDA Climate Hubs Go Global

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