FFAR Fellows

The FFAR Fellows is a three-year, cohort-based fellowship program supporting PhD students working on food and agricultural research. The program offers a Stipend + Professional Development category that provides annual student support and a Professional Development category that provides program participation without direct student payments; a limited number of Rockey FFAR Fellow scholarships waive the sponsor requirement. Fellows participate in professional development activities administered by the program lead institution, North Carolina State University, and receive matched sponsorship from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and non-federal sponsors.

$49,500 per year for Stipend + Professional Development Fellows to cover tuition, fees, stipend and related costs; professional development training for all fellows; cohort membership and networking; university overhead and program management funding as described.

Applicants must be enrolled or accepted in a PhD program at a U.S. or Canadian university. Students must have committed match sponsor(s) to submit a full application, except applicants for the Rockey FFAR Fellow scholarships who are exempt from the sponsor requirement.

Applicants apply via the program application portal and must secure committed non-federal match sponsor(s) for a full application (except Rockey scholarship applicants).