Each year, around 200 exceptional high school students from across the United States and other countries are selected to participate in the three-day Global Youth Institute hosted by the World Food Prize Foundation.
Selected students and their teacher mentors travel to Des Moines, Iowa, in mid-October to attend this exciting three-day event at which they interact with Nobel and World Food Prize Laureates and discuss pressing food security and agricultural issues with international experts.
At the Global Youth Institute, student delegates present and discuss their findings with international experts and their peers, connect with other students from around the world, tour cutting-edge industrial and research facilities, and take part in symposium discussions with global leaders in science, industry and policy.
Teacher mentors register their student(s) to participate in a qualifying State Youth Institute (if the student resides in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, South Dakota, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin) or apply for an at-large delegate seat at the Global Youth Institute (if the student resides in another state or country). The students then research and write a short research report on a critical food security issue under the direction of their teacher mentor.
WORTH
- Interact with Global leaders; At the Global Youth Institute, student delegates present papers they have researched and written on a critical aspect of food security, and discuss their findings with international experts and their peers in round table discussions.
- Connect with Student Leaders from Around the World; Delegates have a unique opportunity to connect with other student leaders from across the United States and around the world to discuss global challenges, share ideas, and identify solutions to these problems and build lasting friendships
- Tour Innovative Industrial and Research Facilities; Each year, student delegates at the Global Youth Institute participate in tours of cutting-edge industrial and research facilities addressing issues related to food and water security, nutrition, global agriculture and health
- Get Involved with Hands-On Projects; Students also have the opportunity to participate in guided team projects designed to develop community-based issue identification and problem solving
- Attend the Symposium and Award Ceremony; Throughout the three-day program, student and teacher delegates participate in the Borlaug Dialogue, a “davos-style” dialogue which brings together about 1,500 international experts and policy leaders from 65 countries to address cutting-edge challenges in food security and international development.
- Travel Abroad and Start Making a Difference; By participating in the Global Youth Institute held in Iowa, students are eligible to apply for a prestigious Borlaug-Ruan International Internship, an all-expenses-paid, eight-week hands-on experience, working with world-renowned scientists and policymakers at leading research centers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East
ELIGIBILITY
- Open to high school students from across the United States, China, Mexico, Tanzania, Nigeria and other countries.
- Ninth through Twelfth grade students are eligible to apply.
DEADLINE: 3rd August 2015.
To apply and for more information visit here.
