Allawards have been distributed for 2009 and we are not acceptingapplications at this time. Future Requests for Applications andapplication forms will be posted at a later date in 2010.
Who is eligible to apply?
An eligible candidate for a Borlaug LEAP grant must be
- a citizen of a USAID-assisted country
- currently enrolled as an MS or PhD student at a U.S. or developing country university
- fluent in reading, writing and speaking English (with a TOEFL score 500 or above)
In addition, eligible candidates will have
- completed at least one year of graduate level course work in the graduate program the applicant is currently enrolled in with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
- a thesis-topic related to agricultural development and related fields. Title XII legislation broadly defines agriculture as:
"...the science and practice of activity related to food, feed, and fiber production, processing, marketing, distribution, utilization, and trade, and also includes family and consumer sciences, nutrition, food science and engineering, agricultural economics and other social sciences, forestry, wildlife, fisheries, aquaculture, floriculture, veterinary medicine, and other environmental and natural resources sciences."
What are the additional eligibility requirements for the limited release RFA?
An eligible candidate for the Borlaug LEAP/Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) Fellowship must be
- affiliated with a CRSP project
- a citizen of any USAID-assisted country
What are the additional eligibility requirements for the current ongoing RFA?
An eligible candidate must be a citizen of a USAID-assisted country in sub-Saharan Africa. Applications are welcome throughout the year.
