Nominations open for Farm Foundation Cultivators Program (US)

The Farm Foundation selects up to eight university students to attend each Farm Foundation Round Table meeting. Cultivators, who may be undergraduate or graduate students, are selected from a competitive pool of applicants from accredited North American colleges or universities.

Each Cultivator is connected with a Farm Foundation Round Table Fellow who acts as a mentor for the meeting, letting students know what to expect and making sure they are interacting with other attendees. Cultivators are expected to participate in all aspects of the meeting and present a poster representing a key aspect of their studies.

Theme

• The program for the January 2025 meeting will focus on “Getting the Next Green Revolution Right.”

Program Specifications

• Students are expected to attend each Round Table session. They are expected to actively engage with Round Table participants throughout the meeting.
• Importantly, Cultivators will be required to prepare a brief (approximately 5-8 minute) presentation to be shared during the meeting and prepare a related poster to be displayed throughout the meeting. During select meeting networking breaks, students will have the opportunity to discuss their posters and research with fellow attendees. Posters should be 36”x48”. They will be affixed to a hard backing.

Eligibility Criteria

• Only a dean, director, or department chair from a participating institution can nominate a student for the Cultivator program. Farm Foundation encourages the sponsoring institution to choose students who have a direct interest in the subject on which the Round Table meeting program will be focused.

For more information, visit Farm Foundation.