Funder: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Support for a mentorship relationship
Summary: Supports mentorship and professional development for early-career women economists from low- and lower-middle-income countries.
Key Information: The mentor must be an AAEA member.
Description
The Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship for Women is a Special Purpose Fund administered by the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) through the AAEA Trust. It supports a mentorship relationship between an early-career woman agricultural, resource and environmental economist from a low-income or lower-middle-income country and a mentor who is an AAEA member.
The fellowship focuses on professional development through mentorship. It sits within the Trust’s broader work to advance the agricultural and applied economics profession, including support for graduate students and early-career professionals, wider participation in AAEA, outreach to new groups, and opportunities to broaden members’ horizons.
