[Wigsat-l] Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Award

[Sophia Huyer]

First annual Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum Award for 
early-career women wheat researchers.
   
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The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) is pleased to announce the 
call for
  applications for the first annual Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in 
Triticum
  (WIT) Award for early-career women wheat researchers.

  This award, established in 2010, provides professional development
  opportunities for women working in wheat during the early stages of 
their
  career. The award is named after Jeanie Borlaug Laube, mentor to many, 
and
  daughter of Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug. Jeanie Borlaug Laube 
has
  served as Chair of the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative since October 
2009.

  Selection criteria:

  *    The award is made only to women
  *    There is no age limit, but the award is intended for early career 
scientists ranging from advanced undergraduates to recent PhD graduates 
and post-doctoral fellows. Priority is given to women at the 
pre-professoriate level.
  *    Strength of scientific abstract submitted to the BGRI annual 
technical workshop
  *    Demonstrated commitment to and passion for agricultural 
development
  *    Leadership potential
  *    Quality of written statement of intent
  *    1 Letter of Recommendation from a supervisor, professor, or 
mentor that speaks to the applicant?s leadership potential

  Up to three awards may be granted in a given year.  However, the 
number of
  awards granted may be fewer in number depending on the quality of
  applications received.

  Recipients of the Jeanie Borlaug Laube WIT award are invited to the 
annual
  BGRI technical workshop, to be held in St. Petersburg in 2010. The 
exact
  amount of the award will vary with demonstrated need, but is intended 
to help
  cover costs associated with attending the BGRI workshop, including 
economy
  airfare, hotel, registration fees, and a standard per diem for meals 
and
  other incidentals.  Award recipients are also eligible to attend a 
training
  program at CIMMYT in Obregon, Mexico in 2011, along with the 2011 
Jeanie
  Borlaug WIT Award recipients.  Awardees will be publicly honored in St.
  Petersburg at a lunch seminar talk on gender equity in Agriculture and 
will
  also be honored at an invitation-only dinner hosted by the Bill & 
Melinda
  Gates Foundation on the evening of May 31st.

  To apply, please complete the attached application and submit along 
with a
  letter of recommendation. Applications must be received by MARCH 1, 
2010.

  Electronic submissions may be sent to: WIT at globalrust.org 


  Applications may be sent by mail to: 
  Jeanie Borlaug Laube WIT Award
  c/o Ronnie Coffman, Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat Project
  Cornell University
  252 Emerson Hall
  Ithaca, NY 14851 USA


  For any questions, please contact:
  Sarah Nell Davidson, PhD
  Associate Director
  Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat Project
  31A Warren Hall
  Cornell University
  Ithaca, NY 14853
  t:               +1 607 255 1064         +1 607 255 1064
  m:               +1 607 279 5577         +1 607 279 5577
  f: +1 607 255 1005
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