OAK BROOK, Ill. — The call for nominations for the 2025 Farm Foundation Agricultural Economics Fellowship is now open. The 2025 fellowship is focused on the bioeconomy and related fields of applied economic research. Nominations will be accepted through November 18, 2024.
Now in its fifth year, the Farm Foundation Agricultural Economics Fellow program is designed to nurture a promising leader in the field and provides a post-Ph.D. agricultural economist with expertise in the bioeconomy field to connect with researchers in the USDA and other agencies, publish their research, network across the industry, and attend conferences and events.
This Fellow will work with diverse stakeholders on integrated systems approaches to develop a greater understanding of how the bioeconomy affects U.S. and global food and agricultural markets. The Ag Econ Fellow may focus work on connecting regulatory, legal, and institutional frameworks to conduct economic research and communicate findings related to renewable energy and the bioeconomy, including, but not limited to circular economy themes, sustainable aviation fuel, biofuel feedstocks, biogas, and bioenergy from biomass.
“The bioeconomy provides access to new markets for American farmers, such as in biofuel feedstocks,” says Tim Brennan, vice president of programs and strategic impact at Farm Foundation. “Helping to nurture thought leadership on new opportunities for the food and ag sector is core to Farm Foundation’s mission.”
Nominations from faculty or other professional references, as well as self-nominations, will be accepted. The nomination form and more information on the Agricultural Economics Fellowship are available on the Farm Foundation website at farmfoundation.org/ag-
–Farm Foundation
