Monday, November 21, 2022

AFA Leader Institutes: Applications Open!

 

The Agriculture Future of America Leader Institutes provide undergraduate college students specialized professional development opportunities that focus on professional and peer networking, exclusive company tours, and panels and discussions on relevant industry topics. 


AFA currently offers six Institute experiences and competitively selects students for each program. Every Institute provides professional development training and direct exposure to industry professionals and key environments within the given specialty sector.


Once selected to attend an Institute, the only cost to the student is travel. AFA and its partners cover hotel, meals and event material costs. More information on eligibility can be found here


For more information on each institute, please see below:


Applications Due 

December 1, 2022

Applications Due 

February 21, 2023

Applications Due

March 31, 2023

Sustainability Institute

February 12-14, 2023

New Orleans, LA

Animal Institute

April 23-25, 2023

Kansas City, MO

Crop Science Institute

July 23-25, 2023

Raleigh, NC

Technology Institute

March 9-11, 2023

Orlando, FL

Food Institute

May 21-23, 2023

Chicago, IL

Policy Institute

September 10-12, 2023

Washington, DC


Previous UMD participants have described their experiences with the AFA Leader Institutes as extremely valuable in terms of connections made and industry knowledge learned. 


If you have questions or would like to know more about what the experience at an AFA Leader Institute would be like, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Casey Miller, caseymil@umd.edu


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