International
Agriculture Fellowship
Announced by Eisenhower Fellowships
PHILADELPHIA – October
4, 2006-- Eisenhower Fellowships is pleased to announce that it is accepting
applications for its 2007-2008 agriculture fellowship programs. Priority will be given to applications in one
of the following focus areas: Energy, Trade, Water and Agriculture, and Food Safety
and Security. One individual will travel
abroad in 2007, and another in 2008, to meet with small and commercial farmers,
farm organizations, companies, national government representatives, and
university researchers on the selected topic.
The program is for
farmers and ranchers aged 32-45 with an established leadership track record and
long term commitment to agriculture sector leadership. Fellows travel abroad for 4 to 8 weeks, with
an individually-tailored itinerary of meetings with counterparts and key
professionals in the selected country. The fellowship covers all international
and domestic travel, hotel accommodations, and meals for Fellow and spouse.
Eisenhower
Fellowships is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization seeking to
foster dialogue and leadership through the exchange of information, ideas, and
perspectives among emerging leaders throughout the world.
Established in 1953 as a birthday tribute to President Dwight D.
Eisenhower, the organization has sponsored some 1700 Fellows from more than 100
countries. The chairman of Eisenhower
Fellowships is General Colin L. Powell,
For
more information and to download an application please visit www.eisenhowerfellowships.org
or contact
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