Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Limited Submission Opportunity: Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research.


Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research: New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research Award
This award will fund new faculty and their teams of graduate students and post-doctoral scholars to conduct innovative research with potential to expand the availability of food and facilitate the global practice of sustainable agriculture as the world’s population grows to more than 9 billion people by the year 2050. The program is intended to shine a spotlight on food and agriculture sciences and elevate the field in the scientific arena. 


Faculty members with the creative ideas, skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research program as Principal Investigator are invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Faculty member must have been hired on or after September 1, 2012 for his or her tenure-track or equivalent position and may work in any discipline or any department within the organization. Limit: 1 per institutionInternal due date:  **Notification of interest: 1/13/16**Agency due date: Nomination1/20/16Application: 3/8/16