The USAIN Professional Development Committee is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2023 USAIN Research Fellows Award. We look forward to hearing from you!

A total of $4,000 in funding will be available to one or more USAIN members for financial support for conducting research on agricultural information. Examples of costs that could be covered by the award include (but are not limited to): transcription, travel to an institution for research, student worker support, etc. Funding requests may include up to 50% to be used towards the dissemination of USAIN Fellow research findings via conference fees or open access publishing. 

To apply, please complete the attached application to:

·  outline your proposed research or project 

·  describe what support is needed 

·  provide a research support justification demonstrating how this award will benefit your research objectives (and possibly USAIN and the profession)

·  give preliminary ideas of where you plan to disseminate the outcome or results of your project

Applications will be judged on the applicability of research to the USAIN mission, and adherence to application guidelines (see the rubric that is also attached).

Deadline is Friday, April 14, 2023.

Award recipients will be notified in June.

Send the completed application via email to: usain-research-fellows-g@vt.edu

Questions can be directed to Brad Brazzeal (bbrazzeal@library.msstate.edu), Andrea Kepsel (akepsel@msu.edu), Kristen Mastel (meye0539@umn.edu), or Kelly Weigand (kaj0050@auburn.edu).

Thank you for your interest in the USAIN Research Fellows Award!

Research_Fellows_Rubric_for_Award_2023.docx (1) (1).pdf

USAIN_Fellows_Application_2023 (002).docx