The World Food Prize Foundation

2026 Borlaug-Ruan Interns

Descil Bondi

Binkolo, Sierra Leone

Internship Site: International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Mbita, Kenya. Project: [ View ]

Kristin Davis

Warren Center, Pennsylvania

Internship Site: Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) in Londrina, Brazil Project: [ View ]

Emily Eayre

Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania

Internship Site: World Vegetable Center (ARVDC) in Shanhua, Taiwan Project: Exploring the effects of regenerative agricultural practices on the symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in vegetable crops [ View ]

Lily Ferguson

Boone, Iowa

Internship Site: S M Sehgal Foundation in Gurugram, India. Project: Assessing School Health Programs [ View ]

Mateen Hasan

Wexford, Pennsylvania

Internship Site: International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Mbita, Kenya Project: [ View ]

Dev Karan

Noida, India

Internship Site: International Potato Center (CIP) in Nairobi, Kenya Project: [ View ]

Keona Laurence

Plymouth, Minnesota

Internship Site: Hunan Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center in Changsha, China [ View ]

Anna Lu

Johnston, Iowa

Internship Site: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Hyderabad, India Project: [ View ]

Adalyn McKeag

Ames, Iowa

Internship Site: S M Sehgal Foundation in Gurugram, India Project: [ View ]

Payton Moore

Waukee, Iowa

Internship Site: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya Project: [ View ]

Andrea Payán

Mexico City, Mexico

Internship Site: EARTH University in Guácimo, Costa Rica Project: [ View ]

Moitri Santra

Oviedo, Florida

Internship Site: World Vegetable Center (ARVDC) in Shanhua, Taiwan Project: Advancing Green Nanotechnology for Sustainable Disease Management in Vegetables [ View ]

Michael Schruckmayr

Arden, North Carolina

Internship Site: International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, Peru Project: [ View ]

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