VIPP is proud to support MSU colleges and departments in the administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Programs. This fellowship promotes food security and economic growth by providing training and collaborative research opportunities to fellows from developing and middle-income countries. Learn more about the Borlaug Fellowship on the USDA’s website.
VIPP is committed to assisting MSU faculty who wish to host a Borlaug fellow. VIPP plays various roles in these competitive programs such as proposal and budget development, departmental liaison, logistical support, and program delivery. VIPP has collaborated with many colleges and departments at MSU including the College of Veterinary Medicine; the Departments of Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences; the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR); and the School of Journalism from the College of Communication Arts and Sciences (ComArtSci).
If you are an MSU faculty member interested in hosting a Borlaug fellow and want to learn more about how VIPP can provide support, or if you are a scholar interested in becoming a Borlaug fellow at MSU, please contact VIPP.