Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: NIFA Fellowships Grant Program
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: NIFA Fellowships Grant Program: The AFRI NIFA Fellowship RFA focuses on developing the next generation of scientists who will lead agriculture into the future by solving current and future challenges facing our society. The AFRI NIFA Fellowships Grant Program targets talented, highly-motivated doctoral candidates and postdoctoral trainees that demonstrate remarkable promise and the ability to increase the number of gifted agricultural scientists in the United States. The NIFA Fellows are individuals who have the potential for remarkable accomplishments in agricultural science. The Program seeks to develop the technical and academic competence of doctoral candidates and the research independence and teaching credentials of postdoctoral scientists in the food, forestry and agricultural sciences that are within NIFAs challenge areas through well-developed and highly interactive mentoring and training activities. Project types supported by AFRI within this RFA include single-function Research, Education, and Extension Projects and multi-function Integrated Research, Education, and/or Extension Projects.
Federal Grant Title: | Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: NIFA Fellowships Grant Program |
Federal Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
Grant Categories: | Agriculture Education Environment Natural Resources |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-AFRI-003538 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 10.310 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) |
Current Application Deadline: | Jan 19, 2012 |
Original Application Deadline: | Jan 19, 2012 |
Posted Date: | Sep 21, 2011 |
Creation Date: | Sep 21, 2011 |
Archive Date: | Feb 18, 2012 |
Total Program Funding: | |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $130,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | |
Expected Number of Awards: | |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - Individuals - For profit organizations other than small businesses - Small businesses - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- NIFA Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants will support research, education, extension, or integrated activities that address one of the Challenge Areas or Foundational Program Areas, as submitted by eligible (i) students pursuing a doctorate degree and who have successfully completed their preliminary, qualifying, or general exams (oral and/or written, as per institutional requirements) prior to the application deadline; and (ii) individuals seeking postdoctoral opportunities who have received their doctoral degree no earlier than January 1, 2009 and not later than July 19, 2012. Applicants must respond to the Program Area Priorities and deadlines found in the FY 2012 RFA. Applications submitted by non-United States organizations will not be considered for support. However, U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents applying for Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships may do all or part of the proposed work at a non-United States organization.Eligible applicants for the program implemented under this subpart include: (1) State Agricultural Experiment Stations; (2) colleges and universities (including junior colleges offering associate degrees or higher); (3) university research foundations; (4) other research institutions and organizations; (5) Federal agencies, (6) national laboratories; (7) private organizations or corporations; (8) individuals who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents; and (9) any group consisting of two or more entities identified in (1) through (8). Eligible institutions do not include foreign and international organizations.
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