Embark Carolina Funding Finder | Carolina Global Food Program Summer Scholarship

Friday, February 2, 2018

Application Details

Deadline(s) Sunday, March 4, 2018 Current Year Deadline Past, Check Website

Good For Education Interests, Financial Need, First-Generation College Students, First-Time Travelers, Health-Related Interests, STEM Majors or Interests, Transfer Students

Award Amount up to $5,000

Can be used for

Activity Type Research, Self-Designed Projects, Service/Volunteer

Location Abroad, Domestic

Region Africa (sub-Saharan), Canada/U.S., East & Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe & Eurasia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East & North Africa, Oceania, South & Central Asia, South Asia, Western Europe

Timeframe Summer

Minimum Length No data, check website

Eligibility

Citizenship Requirement Permanent Resident, U.S. Citizen

Degree Level Junior, Sophomore

Minimum GPA None

Other Restrictions

There is not minimum or maximum length, but the goal is for the project to last the duration of the summer.

Description

The Carolina Global Food Program, an initiative within the Global Research Institute, offers an annual competitive scholarship program for the summer. Carolina Global Food Program “Summer Scholars” will be awarded up to $5,000 each to support food related summer research projects. Each awardee will explore a food topic relating to food or agriculture, broadly conceived. The topic may have an academic or policy focus or an emphasis on public service.

Projects can be archivally based or involve field work or engagement experiences. Preference will be given to projects that are responsive to the goals of the university theme “Food for All” and the long-term advancement of food studies at UNC.

NOTE: Application details and instructions can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wvwZqp3956DeP8XtIS-t_pYiv1rXZOu1/view

Sponsor

Organization or Department
Global Research Institute

Contact
Samantha Buckner Terhune
carolinaglobalfoodprogram@gmail.com

Last Updated Monday, February 5, 2018

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