Học bổng Borlaug được thành lập năm 2004 để vinh danh Norman E. Borlaug, nhà nông học, nhân đạo người Mỹ, và người đoạt giải Nobel được gọi là "cha đẻ của cuộc cách mạng xanh". Học bổng cung cấp các nhà kinh tế nông nghiệp đang bắt đầu sự nghiệp cho đến giữa sự nghiệp, các nhà nghiên cứu, giảng viên và các nhà hoạch định chính sách với các cơ hội đào tạo trực tiếp tại một trường đại học hoặc viện nghiên cứu ở Hoa Kỳ về các chủ đề cụ thể. Hạn nộp đơn là ngày 31 tháng 12 năm 2018.
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is pleased to announce the 2019 Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program (Borlaug Fellowship Program) for Vietnam.
The Borlaug Fellowship Program promotes agricultural productivity, food security, and economic growth through collaborative research. The program offers training for agricultural research, leadership, and agricultural policy to university faculty, researchers, and government officials in Vietnam. Competitively selected Fellows will work one-on-one with a U.S. mentor who will coordinate the training program. After completion of the 10-12 week fellowship, the mentor will visit the Fellow's home institution to continue collaboration on the research topic. USDA will select U.S. host institutions and mentors for each fellow.
The 2019 Borlaug Fellowship Program is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
Length of Fellowships
Fellowships last between 10-12 weeks. All program proposals must include goals that are achievable within that timeframe. Fellowships can begin as early as August 2019 or as late as the summer of 2020. After completing the U.S.-based portion of the fellowship, the mentor will visit the Fellow’s home institution approximately one year after the U.S. portion of the training.
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates will be evaluated, interviewed, and selected based on the following criteria:
Eligible candidates must submit an application using the Fluid Review application website no later than December 31, 2018: https://borlaug.fluidreview.com. Applicants must submit the following documents to complete an application:
Contact Information
For questions related to the application process please contact:
USDA-FAS Hanoi United States Embassy: aghanoi@fas.usda.gov
Borlaug Fellowship Program: BorlaugFellowships@fas.usda.gov
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USDA Borlaug Fellowship Program for Vietnam
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is pleased to announce the 2019 Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program (Borlaug Fellowship Program) for Vietnam.
The Borlaug Fellowship Program promotes agricultural productivity, food security, and economic growth through collaborative research. The program offers training for agricultural research, leadership, and agricultural policy to university faculty, researchers, and government officials in Vietnam. Competitively selected Fellows will work one-on-one with a U.S. mentor who will coordinate the training program. After completion of the 10-12 week fellowship, the mentor will visit the Fellow's home institution to continue collaboration on the research topic. USDA will select U.S. host institutions and mentors for each fellow.
The 2019 Borlaug Fellowship Program is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
The application deadline for the 2019 Borlaug Fellowship Program for Vietnam is December 31, 2018.
Objectives
- Provide early to mid-career agricultural economists, research scientists, faculty, and policymakers with one-on-one training opportunities in the fields of agricultural policy and research (see acceptable research areas below).
- Provide agricultural economists, research scientists, faculty, and policymakers with practical experience and exposure to novel perspectives and/or new technologies that can be applied in their home institutions.
- Foster collaboration and networking to improve agricultural productivity and trade.
- Facilitate the transfer of new economic, scientific, and agricultural technologies to strengthen agricultural practices.
- Address obstacles to the adoption of technology such as ineffectual policies and regulations.
- Animal Health: Provide training and support research on nutritional quality, processing, and utilization of sorghum for swine.
- Animal Health: Identifying the linkages between early nutrition, long-term health, and lifetime performance of dairy cattle.
- Animal Health: Control of disease in aquaculture/fish farming.
Length of Fellowships
Fellowships last between 10-12 weeks. All program proposals must include goals that are achievable within that timeframe. Fellowships can begin as early as August 2019 or as late as the summer of 2020. After completing the U.S.-based portion of the fellowship, the mentor will visit the Fellow’s home institution approximately one year after the U.S. portion of the training.
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates will be evaluated, interviewed, and selected based on the following criteria:
- Citizen of Vietnam
- Proficient reading, writing, and speaking skills in English language
- Master’s degree or higher with at least two years of practical experience (minimum)
- Currently employed by a university, government ministry, research institution, or other scientific institution
- Intention to continue working in the home country for a minimum of two years following the return from the United States
- Early/mid-stage of professional career (2-10 years of experience preferred; candidates with more than 15 years of experience are weakly competitive; candidates with 20 years or more experience will not be considered)
- Proposal must be directly related to one of the approved research areas listed. USDA will not consider proposals submitted on unapproved topics.
Eligible candidates must submit an application using the Fluid Review application website no later than December 31, 2018: https://borlaug.fluidreview.com. Applicants must submit the following documents to complete an application:
- Application form (using Fluid Review website). Proposals submitted by email will not be considered
- Program proposal and research action plan
- Signed approval from applicant's home institution
- Two letters of recommendation (academic and professional preferred)
- Copies of diploma(s) for college/university degree(s) received or transcripts
- Copy of passport identification page
Contact Information
For questions related to the application process please contact:
USDA-FAS Hanoi United States Embassy: aghanoi@fas.usda.gov
Borlaug Fellowship Program: BorlaugFellowships@fas.usda.gov
Additional information is available on the website: http://bit.ly/BorlaugFY19
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