About the Fellowships: Sponsoring
Societies
Society Name:
American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)
Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Contact Information:
Ellen Bergfeld
677 South Segoe Road, Madison, WI 53711
Phone: 608-268-4979
Fax: 608-273-2021
E-mail: Ebergfeld@agronomy.org
Washington, DC Contact:
Karl Glasener
Phone: 202-408-5382
E-mail: Karlglasener@cs.com
Website: https://www.agronomy.org/awards/award/detail/?a=14
Application/Candidate/Citizenship Requirements:
Applicants are required to have their PhD at the
time they start the fellowship, though may apply
while finishing their doctoral program if they anticipate
completing their degree within the year of application.
The program is aimed at highly qualified and interested
persons in early or mid-career who have exceptional
competence in some area of the agronomic, crop,
soil, or related fields of science and education.
Applicants must be cognizant of a broad range of
matters outside the Fellow's particular area, and
have a strong interest in working on a range of
public policy issues. Upon receiving the fellowship,
it is expected that applicants will be ASA, CSSA
and/or SSSA members. U.S. citizenship is a requirement.
Number of Fellows Selected:
One
Type(s) of Fellowship Offered:
Congressional
Year Fellowship was Established/Number of Alumni:
1986/27
How to apply:
Application consists of: a Cover Letter describing
why you are interested in the fellowship. (Character
Limit: 3000). Include full name, mailing address,
phone number, e-mail address, and membership number;
Resume which includes education, work experience,
areas of special interest, and a listing of most
recent publications. (Character Limit: 6000); and
Statement describing your qualifications and career
goals; why the fellowship is desired, why you are
qualified; what policy and legislative issues are
of particular interest; what role you envision as
a Congressional Science Fellow; and, what outcome
is desired from this experience relative to your
career goals. (Character Limit: 3000).
 Deadline: 1 March
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