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BOREL GLOBAL FELLOWS PROGRAM AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY’S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES.

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Application Deadline: January 15, 2026

LOCATION: USA

The Borel Global Fellows Program supports students committed to enhancing African food security, agricultural development, and/or poverty alleviation to pursue graduate studies at Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The program seeks to help eradicate food and nutrition insecurity while promoting wealth and health for subsistence farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa by educating scientists at Iowa State University who will become knowledge leaders that reside and work in Sub-Saharan Africa.

ELIGIBILITY:

All faculty members with a majority appointment in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University may submit an application for partial graduate student funding. To be considered for the Borel Global Fellows Program, the student must:

be admitted into a graduate program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

commit to completing graduate studies as a means for preparation of a career contributing to food security in Sub-Saharan Africa

complete the majority of their graduate research in Sub-Saharan Africa

demonstrate an intention to work and live in Sub-Saharan Africa after completing their graduate studies

A completed application will include a cover letter from the major professor, a CV of the student, and a copy of the student’s goal statement. Due date each year: January 15. Cover letters will address the commitment of the major professor to provide the remaining required funding (typically tuition, fees and research costs) and his/her commitment to support the student’s research in Sub-Saharan Africa. Applications are not accepted directly from graduate students. Applications may only be submitted by Iowa State University professors to request support for graduate students who have already been accepted into a graduate program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 

Iowa State University faculty interested in submitting an application can contact the Office for Global Engagement staff. 

BENEFIT:

Up to $25,000 per year per student of funding is available to support graduate student stipends (or a combination of a partial stipend and research funding) for up to 30 months for MS students and up to 42 months for PhD students. Funding for travel by the student to and from Africa for research purposes also is available.

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LAND IS LIFE OPEN CALL: INDIGENOUS WOMEN’S PROGRAM FELLOWSHIP 2026

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Application Deadline:  November 5, 2025

LOCATION: USA

Land is Life invites Indigenous women leaders who are driving change in their communities to apply. They welcome proposals with clear and achievable goals that demonstrate a strong commitment to advancing Indigenous Peoples’ rights, gender equality, and community well-being.

ELIGIBILITY:

Designed and led by Indigenous women, the program supports Indigenous women and their organisations in Africa, Asia, and throughout the Americas in effectively asserting their individual and collective rights to access, use, and control land and natural resources; to improve their livelihoods; and to promote and protect their peoples’ entitlements.

Under our Indigenous Women’s Program, the year-long fellowship nurtures the next generation of Indigenous women leaders by supporting those who are taking innovative steps that contribute to gender equality, the well-being of their communities, and the recognition of their land and resource rights.

Indigenous women between 18 and 35 years old

The applicant should not have been a former Land is Life fellow.

Design and implement a community project to be completed within 10 months.

Support their communities in advancing the promotion and protection of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, with particular attention to the rights of Indigenous women and girls.

Actively participate in monthly training sessions and peer-learning activities.

Fill out the application form.

Develop a community project that promotes the rights of Indigenous Peoples, with particular attention to the rights of Indigenous women and girls. The project can address a range of key issues, including capacity building, biodiversity conservation, climate action, participation in decision-making, improved livelihoods, governance, and leadership development.

In case you are unable to complete the form, please apply by video. Here’s how to do it:

Review the questions in the application form and clearly answer each of them in the video.

Record a video of up to 15 minutes in English, French, or Spanish.

Make sure to answer all questions in the application form.

At the end of your video, provide your oral acceptance of the terms and conditions, since we cannot obtain your written signature.

Save your video preferably in mp3/mp4 format and send it to us info@landislife.org

BENEFIT:

Personalized mentoring from Indigenous women leaders with proven experience advancing Indigenous Peoples’ rights.

Funding and technical support (up to $3,000 USD) to design and implement a community-level project.

A stipend of $3,600 USD to support your participation throughout the program.

Knowledge sharing through monthly trainings on key topics related to Indigenous Peoples’ rights.

Leadership development to strengthen Indigenous women’s voices and decision-making power.

Networking opportunities to build or strengthen alliances with local, regional, and global partners and allies.

Advocacy support to participate in national and international decision-making spaces.

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