Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship for Women
Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship for Women supports mentoring for early-career women agricultural, resource and environmental economists from lower-income countries to foster professional development.
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Funder: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
Due Dates: October 15, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Fellowship funding supports a mentorship relationship
Summary: Supports mentorship for early-career women agricultural, resource and environmental economists from low-income or lower-middle-income countries.
Key Information: The mentor must be a member of AAEA.
Description
The Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship for Women is a Special Purpose Fund administered through the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association’s 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 belongs to AAEA.
The fellowship’s focus on mentoring aligns with the Trust’s broader mission to support agricultural and applied economists and advance the profession. The Trust’s shared funding goals include graduate student and early-career professional development, enhancing the AAEA Annual Meeting, expanding participation beyond annual meetings, reaching new groups, and broadening the horizons of current members.
