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Posted: 1/7/2026
New Roots Institute is a nonprofit organization empowering the next generation with knowledge and training to end factory farming. New Roots has announced that their Fellowship application is now live for 2026 for both fellows and for mentors to nominate students!
- Fellowship Application Link: Apply to the New Roots Institute Fellowship
- Link for Mentors to Nominate Students: Nominate A Student
Apply by February 25th, 2026 for guaranteed consideration.
Applications close May 13th, 2026, or when all spots are filled.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Posted: 1/5/2026
The Congressional Hunger Center is now accepting applications for its Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows program.
During the 11-month fellowship, Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows develop a deep understanding of effective solutions to hunger and poverty, and their own roles in achieving Zero Hunger in the United States.
Following orientation and field training in Washington, D.C., Emerson Fellows spend five months with community-based organizations throughout the United States. In mid-February fellows return to Washington for a second placement with organizations and government agencies focused on national anti-hunger and anti-poverty policy. Throughout the fellowship, fellows hone essential skills and form a strong professional cohort through in-person trainings, retreats, and professional development sessions.
Applications due: January 30, 2026.
Posted: 1/5/2026
American Hort has announced its HortScholar program for 2026. Recipients gain real-world insights into career pathways, supply chain, and industry opportunities through professional development sessions, networking, and mentorships.â¯
â¯As a scholarship recipient, students will:
- Build professional skills, career confidence, and industry connections
- Attend educational and hands-on learning opportunities
- Receive an All-Access Pass to Cultivate, the horticultural industry’s premiere event, including lodging and meals
- Work with AmericanHort staff and volunteers to participate in Cultivate set-up and experience how the industry’s premiere trade show and conference is conducted
- Engage in team building opportunities and networking during Cultivate
- Showcase expertise by presenting to industry leaders and peers
- Connect with industry mentors
- Enjoy a one-year AmericanHort Student membership
Applications due: January 30, 2026.
Posted: 12/11/2025
One Young World, a London-based charity, has launched a funding opportunity called The Generation Regen Challenge with BMO. The awards are intended to support young leaders leading solutions that strengthen farming practices and improve productivity, sustainability and climate resilience.
One Young World is the global community for young leaders. They develop young leaders who are taking action to solve the world’s big challenges.
The Generation Regen Challenge aims to accelerate the development and adoption of regenerative and sustainable agriculture across Canada and the U.S. By funding innovative social enterprises and non-profits, the challenge supports solutions that restore ecosystems, sequester carbon, and rebuild resilient local food systems. The Challenge aims to help innovators lead a global transition toward agriculture that nourishes the land while feeding its people equitably and sustainably. The Generation Regen Challenge will provide funding to accelerate non-profits or social enterprises in Canada and the U.S. working to protect and restore:
Local Farming: Strengthen farming practices, improve productivity, sustainability and climate resilience.
Soil health: Projects that increase lands’ capacity to sequester carbon, hold and filter water and improve other elements of soil functionality.
Animal welfare: Enhancing the welfare of farmed livestock and influenced wildlife.
Biodiversity: Protecting, restoring and enhancing biodiversity on farms.
Water: Enhancing water stewardship on farms towards a healthier watershed.
Crop Rotation and Diversity: Rotating crops and using diverse plant species to improve soil fertility and reduce pest pressure.
Indigenous and cultural practices: Supporting First Nations, Inuit and Métis / Native American food and agricultural practices, including increasing understanding, awareness and broadening adoption.
Food Security Systems: Improving access to safe, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for underserved or at-risk communities.
Selected scholars will receive:
A scholarship place at the One Young World Summit Cape Town, 2026, inclusive of return flights and accommodation
A lifelong membership of the One Young World Ambassador Community
Four Challenge winners will receive grants of $20,000 to support their projects
Two Challenge winners will receive grants of $60,000 to support their projects
Applications due: February 23, 2026.
Posted: 12/10/2025
Iowa Valley RC&D is launching the New Century Farm Fellowship (NCFF), a two-year training program that equips beginning farmers with hands-on experience and professional connections needed to establish successful farm businesses.
Beginning in March 2026, four fellows will join the first cohort and spend one year as full-time IVRCD staff within the Grow: Johnson County program, gaining practical field experience and weekly business classroom instruction.
In the second year, participants will transition to partner farms that align with their career goals, allowing them to deepen skills, refine production systems, and strengthen industry networks. The fellowship offers opportunities to explore multiple enterprises—including vegetables, legumes, cut flowers, and culinary herbs—and will continue to expand its curriculum to reflect emerging farmer needs and regional market opportunities.
Key Program Features:
Full-time paid fellowship year with comprehensive business training and field experience
Weekly instruction on business planning, crop management, food safety, and equipment operation
Second-year placement on regional farms tailored to each fellow’s goals
Opportunity to trial production enterprises
Applications due: January 15, 2026.
Posted: 12/9/2025
Do you know high school or college students eager to join the fight against factory farming? Applications are now open for the New Roots Institute Fellowship!
The Fellowship equips students with knowledge, skills and networks they need to challenge industrial animal agriculture on their campuses and in their communities. Students begin with our six-week virtual summer Leadership Academy, and many continue into the Academic Year Fellowship, where they launch and lead high-impact campaigns and are eligible for $2500.
If you know ambitious students eager to create real change:
* share the application with your networks
Priority deadline: February 25, 2026.
Posted: 12/1/2025
The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) Agroecology Scholars Program in Research and Extension (ASPIRE) Internship is recruiting undergraduate students interested in sustainable agriculture and food systems.
The ASPIRE Internship prepares students with technical skills to meet complex food system challenges such as global climate change, food insecurity, and environmental concerns. Interns receive a $5,000 stipend, lodging, travel stipend, mentorship, access to hands-on cutting-edge research, professional development training, and an understanding of the impacts of agriculture on the environment and communities. Apply now for summer 2026!
Deadline to apply: January 30, 2026.
Posted: 11/10/2025
Applications are open for the 2026–2029 Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellows cohort.
Since 2018, the FFAR Fellows program has trained over 200 PhD students from 45 universities across 35 states and 3 Canadian provinces, equipping the next generation of agricultural leaders with essential professional and leadership skills.
Deadlines:
Feb 22, 2026: Stipend + Professional Development Category
Apr 15, 2026: Professional Development Category
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