Training Grants:

Predoctoral fellowships are available on Training Grants from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for qualified students.

USDA National Needs Training Grants

This program awards grants to train students for master's and/or doctoral degrees and provides additional postdoctoral training for Fellows who have completed their doctoral degrees at colleges and universities that have demonstrable teaching and research competencies in the food and agricultural sciences. Grants specifically are intended to support fellowship programs that encourage outstanding students to pursue and complete their degrees or obtain postdoctoral training in areas where there is a national need for the development of scientific and professional expertise. Currently, the Division holds a USDA National Needs Training Grant on the topics of "Soy and Human Health" and "Obesity Prevention from Cell to Community." A past National Needs Training Grant on the topic of "Macronutrient Metabolism" has been completed.

NIH Institutional National Research Service Award (NRSA) Training Grant

The NIH Institutional National Research Service Award (NRSA) Training Grant focuses on the topic of "Inflammation and Nutritional Dysfunction".