Texas A&M University International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program (IAEFP)
Big News: We are Going to Guatemala
The International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program (IAEFP) has successfully operated in Ghana for the past year. We are excited to announce our next year of fellowships will be over the 2023 school year (beginning in January) in Guatemala. Why Guatemala? Our funding source, the USDA-FAS, is aligning with the Administration’s priorities for addressing the root causes of migration from the Northern Triangle region of Central America. To be congruent with the Guatemalan school year, the fellowship will begin/deploy in January 2023 for 11 months.
What is the IAEFP?
About the Program:
The International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program (IAEFP) is founded in partnership with AgriCorps, and hosted at the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and Development. IAEFP is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS).
IAEFP trains and supports Fellows to become teachers abroad during the Ghana and Guatemala school year. These Fellows work in agriculture, and with students in their communities. These communities are selected as prime placement locations by IAEFP and our in-country partner, Humanitas Global. Fellows are trained thoroughly before and during their experience using AgriCorps established training programs.
Follow the program on Instagram and Facebook to keep up with us and the 2021-2022 class of fellows!
Requirements to be eligible for the 2023 Guatemala Fellowship are:
- US Citizenship
- Ability to speak fluent Spanish
- A completed bachelor’s degree from an accredited university on or before January 2023
- Ability to pass a physical exam by a licensed physician
- Ability to hold a passport and travel internationally
- Have experience with 4-H, FFA, or develop a plan to acquire the experience
- A degree in agriculture or extensive coursework in agriculture
Application requirements:
The IAEFP application cycle for the 2023 program in Guatemala is now open. Please email Sherrie Ray at sherrie.ray@ag.tamu.edu and keep up with us on social media if you are interested in future application cycles. Applications are due Sept. 23, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. CT.
○ Completed application form
○ Official transcript of undergraduate and/or graduate degree (Submit in the form)
○ Essay on the following prompts (Submit in the form):
- How your experiences, past employment, education and life goals will make you the ideal Fellow
- How you will enhance the IAEFP’s mission
- How this Fellowship will benefit your success, post-experience
○ Resume or CV (Submit in the form)
○ Two letters of reference including reference contact information (Submit in the form)
Please name files with the following format: Lastname.Resume, Lastname.LOR1, Lasname.CV, Lastname.PersonalStatement, etc.
Applications are due Sept. 23, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. CT.