OpportunityTitle: AFRI Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Education and Literacy Initiative
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Please review Part III, A for more specific eligibility requirements.
Description: The AFRI Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Education and Literacy Initiative (AFRI ELI) focuses on developing the following:&#149; opportunities for undergraduate students at colleges and universities, including those from underrepresented ethnicities and economically disadvantaged groups at minority-serving institutions, community colleges, and other universities to obtain hands-on experience at land-grant and non-land-grant universities and USDA laboratories and obtain training to join the agricultural workforce or pursue graduate studies in food, agriculture, natural resources and the human sciences.&#149; technical and functional competence for predoctoral students; and the research independence and teaching credentials of postdoctoral students.
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GrantorContactText: NIFA Help Desk  &lt;br/&gt;Phone: 202-401-5048  &lt;br/&gt;Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays  &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Applications for programs within the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program &#150; Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Education and Literacy Initiative must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 11, 2015 (for the Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships Program) and May 6, 2015 (for the Undergraduate Research and Extension Experiential Learning Fellowships Program). Applicants are encouraged to submit a &#147;Letter of Intent to Submit an Application&#148; for the Undergraduate Research and Extension Experiential Learning Fellowships by the Letter of Intent due date specified in the RFA.