The Horticulture Innovation Lab has a program referred to as the Trellis Fund<http://horticulture.ucdavis.edu/main/trellis.html>, which connects organizations in developing countries with U.S. graduate students who contribute their agricultural expertise to address horticultural challenges faced by local farmers.
NOW ACCEPTING: Graduate student applications The Horticulture Innovation Lab invites graduate students to participate in new Trellis Fund projects led by organizations in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Cambodia and Nepal. Selected students will work remotely with an organization as consultants on projects for a minimum of 100 hours, and also travel for approximately 2 weeks of in-country work. Students will be provided a $2,000 grant; air travel; reimbursement for lodging, visas and vaccines; and a $300 fellowship upon completion. Work will begin in 2017. A U.S. graduate student with related expertise will be matched to each project, to provide agricultural knowledge and support for local goals.
Only students from the Horticulture Innovation Lab's four partner institutions are eligible to apply:
UC Davis
North Carolina State University
University of Florida
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Application basics: Students submit a CV and a 300-word statement of interest for each Trellis Fund project they are interested in for up to two projects maximum. Email applications to TrellisFund@ucdavis.edu<mailto:TrellisFund@ucdavis.edu> by Nov. 4, 2016. Please see complete directions and desired qualifications for each project:
• Student Application Directions and Project Qualifications<http://horticulture.ucdavis.edu/main/trellis/2016-application-directions.pdf> (PDF)
Read the whole article about the new Trellis Fund projects and organizations: http://bit.ly/2cL6LDS Read the whole article about student applications and qualifications: http://bit.ly/2d6s9Wx
