NAPB Borlaug Graduate Scholars

 

NAPB LogoThe Borlaug Scholars program for graduate students was established by the National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) and funded through the Agronomic Science Foundation (ASF). Our aim is to develop the next generation of plant breeding leaders. Students attending U.S. universities looking to enter the workforce in less than two years are encouraged to apply. Self-nominations are encouraged. Borlaug Scholars will be paired with volunteer mentors who are professional NAPB members committeed to the professional development of the recipients. Each recipient will receive financial support for travel, lodging, and meals to participate in the NAPB Annual Meeting (or similar, if virtual meetings). Gratis meeting registration and student membership in NAPB, for non-members, is included.

Eligibility

  • Former recipients of this Scholarship (either grad or undergrad awards) are not eligible.

  • Nominee will be an graduate student during the dates of the conference, May 18-22, 2025.

  • Students may apply for both the NAPB Borlaug Scholarship and the George Washington Carver Scholarship, but may not receive both awards during the same year.

References

  • One reference letter is required (max characters 6000).
  • Members of this NAPB Borlaug Scholar Committee and the NAPB Board of Directors are not eligible to be a reference on nominations.
  • The application must include the name and a valid email address for the reference submitting your reference letter.
  • An email will be sent from awards@sciencesocieties.org containing instructions to submit the letter of support.
  • If the reference letter writer's email address is not in our system, they will receive instructions to create a username/password.
  • Once the reference letter is submitted, an email is sent to the applicant, who can return online for final application submission.

Nominations Open: October 31, 2024
Nominations Close: January 7, 2025

NAPB Membership is not required to apply. 


Eligibility

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Nominee

  1. Former recipients of this Scholarship are not eligible.

Reference

  1. Members of this Scholarship Committee and the NAPB Board of Directors are not eligible to be a reference for this award.

Qualifications

Nominee

  1. Current school where you are pursuing a graduate program.
    Must be a U.S. based institution
  2. What degree are you currently pursuing: Masters, PhD, Other?
  3. Your mailing address.
  4. Your email address.
    (Character Limit, including spaces: 500)
  5. Highest degree completed.
  6. What field was your degree in?
  7. Current advisor and their email address.
  8. Degree program and Major fields of specialization
    (eg. Plant Breeding, Phenomics, Analytics, etc.)
  9. Expected graduation date
    (mm/dd/yyyy)
  10. Credit hours completed in current degree
    Please include credit hours currently in progress.
  11. Graduate GPA
    Indicate scale if not based on 4.0.
  12. Honors, awards, and scholarships received:
    Bullet points. (Character Limit, including spaces: 1000)
  13. Research, internships and employment experience:
    Bullet points.
  14. Leadership roles:
    including community, campus, and professional society activities (bullet point). (Character Limit, including spaces: 1000)
  15. Publications:
    Bullet points 1. Indicate Refereed or Non-refereed 2. Include citation and the DOI if possible 3. Bold your name in the citation (Character Limit, including spaces: 1000)
  16. Oral and poster presentations:
    Bullet points. 1. Include event/conference name 2. Include title of presentation 3. Indicate oral presentation or poster 4. Indicate if Invited (Character Limit, including spaces: 1000)
  17. Grants received
    Bullet points. Please specify those grants in which you were the primary or secondary PI for the grant, not including grants written by your PI that fund your project that you did not contribute to authorship. (Character Limit, including spaces: 1000)
  18. Additional information we should know about you.
    This is a space to highlight any information about you that is not specifically inquired but relevant to why you are an outstanding student. Did you write a book chapter or develop your own software or app? Design a new technical protocol? What are we missing about you that you’d really like to shine about?
  19. Career Goals
    Outline the possible career(s) you wish to pursue and what types of careers interest you. (Character Limit, including spaces: 1000)
  20. Professional Development
    List previous “professional development” activities in which you have participated or had leadership role. (Character Limit, including spaces: 1000)
  21. How do you think your unique perspective or background can contribute to a more inclusive and equitable environment within our scholarship program?
    (Character Limit, including spaces: 500)
  22. Why do you want to be a Borlaug Scholar?
    (Character Limit, including spaces: 500)
  23. What are your primary reasons for seeking a mentor, and how do you see your mentor helping you?
    (Character Limit, including spaces: 500)
  24. Describe your ideal mentor?
    This and the following fields will not be considered when choosing scholars - only after scholars have been selected. This information will be shared with potential mentors as well and the mentor selection committee. Try to share the kind of information that would help your ideal mentor to see that you would be a good fit for each other. (Character Limit, including spaces: 500)

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