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FFAR & AAVMC Open Applications for 2024 FFAR Vet Fellows 

Dr. Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra Awarded the 2024 NAS Prize in Food & Agriculture Sciences 

Year Awarded  2024

Total award amount   $1,000,000

Location   Washington, D.C.

Matching Funders   National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

Grantee Institution   University of California Davis

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is awarding Dr. Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra of the University of California, Davis the 2024 NAS Prize in Food & Agriculture Sciences for pioneering studies on the evolutionary genetics of maize, a key crop species for global food production, to advance our understanding of the evolution of all crops.

Dr. Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra Awarded the 2024 NAS Prize in Food & Agriculture Sciences 

FFAR Seeks Nominations for 2024 New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award 

Masterclass | Challenge accepted: Imagining a nature-based future for Bangladesh 

Informational Session Virtual

River delta surrounded by farmland and homes.

Protecting the Vidalia Onion 

Portrait of Padel in an onion field.

Sujan Paudel

FFAR Fellow

FFAR Fellows Program 2023 Cohort 

Year Awarded  2023

Location   Raleigh, NC

Matching Funders   North Carolina State University

A unique three-year fellowship that prepares up to 48 graduate students to be the next generation of food and agriculture scientists by using an interdisciplinary approach to career readiness. Fellows work with university and industry representatives, as well as their peers, to conduct urgent research and engage in professional development.

FFAR and North Carolina State University Announce 2023 FFAR Fellows 

Kirchner Food Fellowship HBCU 2023-2024 Cohort 

Year Awarded  2023

Location   Jacksonville, FL & Washington, D.C.

Matching Funders   Kirchner Group, the Burroughs-Wellcome Fund and individual donors.

The Kirchner Fellowship HBCU cohort is part of a $1 million five-year collaboration between the Kirchner Impact Foundation and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research to increase diversity within the venture capital industry by training HBCU students to become agriculture technology venture capitalists. Kirchner HBCU fellows invest capital in early-stage food and agriculture companies applying ground-breaking technologies to provide sustainable solutions to address global food challenges.

Kirchner Fellowship HBCU 2023-24 Cohort Announced