At the University of Vermont, we are embarking on a new educational initiative that links undergraduate students from across the country to UVM extension projects through a summer research fellowship opportunity. This work builds on a related effort to engage undergraduates in co-learning through Participatory Action Research. Please see the details that follow, or click here, and help us spread the word!

 

The Agroecology Extension (AX) Summer Research Fellowship is a fully paid research and outreach experience open to undergraduates from across the U.S. It is collaboration between UVM Extension and the Plant and Soil Science Department, and coordinated by the Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative on UVM’s main campus in Burlington, VT. 

  

The AX Fellowship is designed for students who seek to deepen their knowledge of sustainable agricultural approaches and to develop transdisciplinary research and outreach skills. It will match students with UVM faculty working directly with farmers on extension research projects to develop innovative agroecological approaches in support of farmer livelihoods.  

  

Program logistics: 

The AX Fellowship starts May 31, 2022, and runs for 10 weeks, M-F 9am-5pm. 

   

Applications will be accepted through the UVM Office of Fellowships, Opportunities, and Undergraduate Research (FOUR) Internal Research Funding website.  

  

The application deadline is March 4, 2022.  

  

For questions about AX? Contact Scott Lewins ([log in to unmask]) 

Questions about the application? Contact FOUR ([log in to unmask]) 

  

Many thanks for your support, and all the best! 

  

Scott Lewins (Project Director) 

Vic Izzo (Academic Director and Primary Mentor) 

Karen Nordstrom (Evaluation Director)

 

 

 

 

Victor Izzo, Ph.D.

Lecturer & Educational Coordinator 
Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative

Department of Plant and Soil Science & Environmental Studies

University of Vermont

http://www.uvm.edu/agroecology/vic-izzo-ph-d/

 

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