Internships
International
Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
Conduct research on
world food production as a summer
Intern in International
Crop Research Laboratories
For over a
half century, the scientific and humanitarian
achievements of Dr. Norman
Borlaug (Nobel Peace Prize winner
and Medal Of Freedom Winner) has
kept starvation at bay for millions of people in third world countries.
(Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation)
David Schladt, ISU senior. First Borlaug Intern, summer 2002.
Conducted food production
research at CIMMYT, Mexico.
Iowa State University
The Borlaug Internship Program is
intended to provide undergraduate students exciting research, community or field experiences in an international
setting – experiencing first hand some of the many factors and issues involved in international
development and food production.
Internships will be
offered to undergraduate students at Iowa State University who have
demonstrated superior
academic ability and who have course work, professional or personal
experience, and career
interests related to international food production. The Borlaug Internship Program will be administered through the Global Agriculture Programs
Office in the College of Agriculture at Iowa State University.
Application deadlines each year will be January 20. For more details contact: Shelley Taylor, Agriculture Study Abroad
Program, College of Agriculture, 111 Curtiss Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 (Tel: 515-294-5393; Email:
sztaylor@iastate.edu)
Global Agriculture
Programs
Borlaug Internships