BGRI 2021 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career Award

Applications are open for the Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career Award 2021. This award, established in 2010, provides professional development opportunities for women working in wheat during the early stages of their career.?

The award is named after Jeanie Borlaug Laube, mentor to many, and daughter of Nobel Laureate Dr.? Norman E.? Borlaug.? Jeanie Borlaug Laube has served as Chair of the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative since October 2009.? Recipients of the Jeanie Borlaug Laube WIT Early Career award will be supported to participate in the International Wheat Congress in 2022 in China.

• Table of Content
• About Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI)
• BGRI Jeanie Borlaug Laube
• Aim and Benefits of BGRI Jeanie Borlaug Laube
• Requirements for BGRI Jeanie Borlaug Laube Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI)

The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) is an international community of thousands of hunger fighters from hundreds of institutions working together to: reduce the world’s vulnerability to threats to wheat, particularly from disease and climate change; enhance world productivity to withstand global threats to wheat security. facilitate sustainable international partnerships to contain these threats; engage with farmers for a wheat-secure world; train the next generation of hunger fighters. The BGRI was initiated by Norman E. Borlaug in 2005. Founding institutions wer... continue reading

BGRI Jeanie Borlaug Laube

Aim and Benefits of BGRI Jeanie Borlaug Laube

The Early Career Award 2021 provides professional development assistance to early-career women in wheat.

Requirements for BGRI Jeanie Borlaug Laube Qualification

• The award is made only to women.
• There is no age limit, but the award is intended for early career scientists ranging from advanced undergraduates to recent PhD graduates and postdoctoral fellows.?
• Priority is given to women at the pre-professoriate level.?

Selection Criteria

Nominees will be judged on:

• Strength of scientific abstract submitted to the BGRI annual technical workshop
• Commitment to and passion for agricultural development
• Leadership potential
• Quality of written statement of intent

Application Deadline

How to Apply

To apply, complete the Application Form and submit along with a letter of recommendation from a supervisor, professor, or mentor that speaks to the applicant’s leadership potential. The application period is open until October 31, 2021.

For more details, visit BGRI website.