Sponsor Name:
USDA-NIFA-AFRI
Sponsor/Solicitation URL:
Amount:
$24,100,000.00
Description of the Award:
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development (EWD) (formerly the Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Education and Literacy Initiative, or ELI) focuses on developing the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences. In FY 2018, EWD invites applications in four areas: professional development opportunities for K-14 teachers and education professionals; training of undergraduate students in research and extension; fellowships for predoctoral candidates; and fellowships for postdoctoral scholars.
Limit (Number of applicants permitted per institution):
3
Sponsor Final Deadline:
Jun 28, 2018
To be considered as a Penn State institutional nominee, please submit a notice of intent by the date provided directly below.
Penn State OSVPR NOI Deadline:
Friday, May 11, 2018 - 4:00pm
This limited submission is in downselect:
Penn State may only submit a specific number of proposals to this funding opportunity. The number of NOIs received require that an internal competition take place, thus, a downselect process has commenced. No Penn State researchers may apply to this opportunity outside of this downselect process. To apply for this limited submission, please use this link:
Notes:
REEU:Chiles, Robert (Ag Econ,Soc&Edu); Kumar, Chaudhary (Ag Econ,Soc&Edu); McNellis, Timothy (Plant Path & Environ Microbiology); PD-STEP: Curry, Kevin (Ag Econ,Soc&Edu); Hill, Kathleen (Ctr for Sci. & Schools); Kumar, Chaudhary (Ag Econ, Soc&Edu) 5/11/18