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SARE (the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program) is a competitive USDA CSREES grants program funded by Congress. The Graduate Student Grant Program provides funds to students enrolled in graduate programs or in veterinary medicine residence programs at accredited colleges or universities in the North Central region who are exploring some aspect of sustainable agriculture as part of their educational program. The North Central region (NCR) includes: Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

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The Division of International Studies is pleased to announce a competition for graduate student international field research awards. These awards would enable Ph.D. students to conduct exploratory research abroad in order to develop their dissertation topics and be more competitive for extramural fellowships. (more…)

The NCR-SARE’s call for graduate student proposals is out. The call for proposals is available on the NCR-SARE website. If you have trouble accessing the call via the web, contact the NCR-SARE office in St Paul, Minn. at ncrsare@umn.edu or 612-626-3113 and ask to have the information mailed or sent as an email attachment. (more…)

A new call for applications for the Erasmus Mundus Master’s Programme “European Master in Animal Breeding and Genetics” is open. This program offers great scholarship opportunities for non-EU students (21,000 EUR/year). The European Master in Animal Breeding and Genetics (EM-ABG) offers high quality training, both in terms of scientific knowledge and didactic skills, provided by six excellent university groups within the EU. The EM-ABG is a response to the need for highly qualified graduates in the internationally operating area of animal breeding and genetics. See http://www.emabg.eu/ for details. Please pass on this information to interested students.

CALS Farm and Industry Short Course is currently accepting applications for housefellows for the Short Course Dorms (Humphrey and Jorns Hall) for 2008-2009 school year and the 2008 summer session. Students must be at least junior standing with a minimum 2.50 cumulative grade point average in 2008-09 and meet the remaining eligibility requirements as listed in the application materials. Deadline for application is December 21, 2007. Return application to Room 116 Agriculture Hall. (more…)

African Studies is administering a program of graduate fellowships for the 2008-09 academic year study of Xhosa I, II (depending on enrollment numbers), Twi/Akan I, II (depending on enrollment numbers), and elementary to advanced levels for Arabic (Africa-not Middle East), Swahili, and Yoruba. Academic year and summer 2008 applications are available at http://africa.wisc.edu/. (more…)

The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) is pleased to announce that it will award up to two doctoral research assistantships for spring semester 2008. (more…)

The UW Sea Grant Institute is accepting applications from graduate students statewide for the National Sea Grant College Program’s (NSGCP) 2009 Sea Grant Intern Program (working title: Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program). (more…)

NSF’s Office of International Science and Engineering program offering opportunities for international research and education for early career stages of scientists and engineers, i.e., as undergraduates and graduate students. Information is available online describing support for the Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects. Proposals for DDEP projects may be submitted at any time. (more…)

NSF’s Office of International Science and Engineering program is offering opportunities for international research and education for early career stages of scientists and engineers, i.e., as undergraduates and graduate students. Information is available online describing support for International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) at the undergraduate and graduate level. Deadline for this opportunity is Feb. 15, 2008. (more…)