At a glance
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service is funding the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program for FY2026. It funds applied research, extension, and education collaborations between U.S. researchers and foreign counterparts from selected emerging market economies, with participants placed at U.S. research institutions for up to 12 weeks. Eligible applicants are State cooperative institutions and other U.S. colleges and universities, and all applicants must be registered in SAM.gov. The agency expects to make 6 awards totaling $2,625,000, with up to $750,000 per award, and cost sharing is not required but encouraged. For nonprofit cooperative agreements, indirect costs may not exceed 10% of direct costs, and the program is restricted to the research topics and country groupings listed in the announcement.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Fellowship Programs, announces this funding opportunity to support the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program by issuing a new award. This opportunity is available to State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined at 7 U.S.C. § 3103. This program is intended to support applied research, extension, and education collaborations between U.S. researchers and their foreign counterparts from selected emerging market economies. Benefits to the United States: This program makes America more prosperous by strengthening trade and expanding and developing new markets with current and potential trading partners.
Who can apply
- Others