2019 Future Leaders Forum Application

​The Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD) administers a competitive fellowship program to nurture and provide partial financial support to students attending both: 1) the AIARD Annual Conference, and 2) the annual Future Leaders Forum in Washington, DC. In addition to conference support, one student from the yearly cohort of Fellows will be selected for the AIARD Graduate Research Fellowship Grant. The AIARD Future Leader Fellowships (FLF) are awarded on a competitive basis to students who have a sincere interest in international agriculture and rural development issues and their solutions. The fellowship program has the following objectives:

  • Identify and bring together an interdisciplinary yearly cohort of promising students who demonstrate interest and/or experience in devoting their careers to international agriculture and rural development.
  • Provide Fellows with the opportunity to develop long-term relationships with other Fellows, key agencies and international partners.
  • Support the career and research objectives of the Fellows through long-term relationships with AIARD and the Future Leader Fellow alumni group.
  • Enhance the Fellow's understanding and appreciation of issues and opportunities in international agriculture and rural development.
 
To be eligible for the AIARD Future Leader Fellow’s Program, a student must:
  • Demonstrate a commitment to the mission and objectives of AIARD in addressing challenges and prospects for global food security, international agriculture and rural development.
  • Be enrolled in a U.S. university;
  • Be in good academic standing;
  • Show interest in research, coursework and a career related to international agriculture and rural development. 
All application materials are due on March 29, 2019. Final announcements of Fellows will be made on April 15, 2019 and honored at the June 2019 yearly AIARD conference.

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Susan Karimiha and Rita Abi Ghanem.