The prestigious Wallace-Carver Fellowship offers exceptional college students the opportunity to collaborate with world-renowned scientists and policymakers through paid fellowships at leading USDA research centers and offices across the United States.
The fellows also participate in a high-level week-long Wallace-Carver Leadership Symposium at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington DC, hosted by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
The United States Department of Agriculture and the World Food Prize Foundation partnered to create the Wallace-Carver Fellowship to inspire the next generation of American scientific and humanitarian leaders.
Named for Henry A. Wallace and George Washington 
Carver, two of the great American leaders in agricultural science and policy who made significant strides toward ending hunger in the 20th Century, the Wallace-Carver Fellowship seeks to educate, inspire and train the next generation of agricultural leaders, who will lead us in the 21st century.
In the Summer of 2019, thirty fellows are stationed at USDA research centers and field offices across the country to analyze agricultural and economic policy; assist in the management of food, nutrition and rural development programs; and take part in groundbreaking field and laboratory-based research.
Since the creation of the Fellowship, 240 students from 102 universities and colleges in 37 states and the District of Columbia have been employed by the program.
Over 97% of the Fellows have pursued degrees in related disciplines and 88% are employed in critical fields relevant to science, agriculture, nutrition, economics and policy.
“The Wallace-Carver Fellowship exposes the best young minds in agriculture to the wide variety of opportunities available to them through civil service. Their experiences as Fellows will prepare these exceptional young leaders to carry out the vital research and innovation we will need to address the challenge of feeding a growing global population.”
- Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack
For more information, contact The World Food Prize Global Programs & Partnerships Director, Keegan Kautzky at kkautzky@worldfoodprize.org or 515-343-7162.
ANDREIA BELEAIR
Broward College
Placement: Auburn, AL
Agricultural Research Service
Aquatic Animal Health Research Unit
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NICK BOWSER
Purdue University
Placement: Washington, DC
Foreign Agricultural Service
Office of Capacity Building & Development
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MOLLY CARROLL
Purdue University
Placement: Geneva, NY
Agricultural Research Service
Plant Genetic Resources Research Unit
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BRIANNA CHEEK
Texas A&M University
Placement: St. Paul, MN
Agricultural Research Service
Cereal Disease Lab
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RHIANNON COBB
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Placement: Washington, DC
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
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OLIVIA CONWAY
University of Texas - Austin
Placement: Fargo, ND
Agricultural Research Service
Cereal Crops Research Unit
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KATIE DRISCOLL
Rowan University
Placement: Davis, CA
Agricultural Research Service
Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit
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LAUREN ENGLISH
University of Notre Dame
Placement: Washington, DC
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition
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LILY FILLWALK
Pitzer College
Placement: Peoria, IL
Agricultural Research Service
Functional Foods Research Unit
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HERMELA GEBREMARIAM
Vanderbilt University
Placement: Athens, GA
Agricultural Research Service
Bacterial Epidemiology & Antimicrobial Resistance Research Unit
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BRIDGER GORDON
Harvard University
Placement: Washington, DC
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture
Office of the Chief Economist
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MIKAYLA GRAHAM
North Carolina State University
Placement: Lexington, KY
Agricultural Research Service
Forage-Animal Production Research Unit
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EMMA HANISKO
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Placement: Madison, WI
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center
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NICK JACOBSON
Macalester College
Placement: Reno, NV
Agricultural Research Service
Great Basin Rangelands Research Unit
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HANNAH JO
Cornell University
Placement: Ithaca, NY
Agricultural Research Service
Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research Unit
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NICOLE KREIDER
Grinnell College
Placement: Washington, DC
Economic Research Service
Markets and Trade Economics Division
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CHASE KRUG
Iowa State University
Placement: West Lafayette, IN
Agricultural Research Service
Crop Production and Pest Control Research Unit
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JAIRUS KUPLEN
Messiah College
Placement: Washington, DC
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Institute of Youth, Family, and Community
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AUNDREA LAWSON
Texas Tech University
Placement: Washington, DC
Agricultural Research Service
Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit
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CHARLES MAHONEY
Rollins College
Placement: Washington, DC
Economic Research Service
Food Assistance Division
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CHARLES MAUS
North Carolina State University
Placement: Poplarville, MS
Agricultural Research Service
Southern Horticultural Research Unit
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GEORGETTE MBENGUE
University of North Texas
Placement: Fargo, ND
Agricultural Research Service
Animal Metabolism-Agricultural Chemicals Research Unit
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ARACELY MIRON-OCAMPO
University of Iowa
Placement: Athens, GA
Agricultural Research Service
Poultry Microbiological Safety & Processing Research Unit
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ERIN NOWAK
Salem College
Placement: Poplarville, MS
Agricultural Research Service
Southern Horticultural Research Unit
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JAMES PINKNEY
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Placement: Davis, CA
Agricultural Research Service
Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit
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ZETA POWELL
Georgia State University
Placement: Fargo, ND
Agricultural Research Service
Insect Genetics and Biochemistry Research Unit
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TYLER REID
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Placement: Washington, DC
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture
Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement
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TREY RICHARDSON
Texas A&M University
Placement: Washington, DC
Foreign Agricultural Service
Office of Operations and Budgeting
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INDIRA ROY
Columbia University
Placement: Washington, DC
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
International Services, Trade and Capacity Building
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KELLI WICKS
Iowa State University
Placement: Washington, DC
Foreign Agricultural Service
Office of Capacity Building and Development
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