Seed Matters
Graduate Fellowships

Seed Matters Graduate Fellowships fund students in organic plant breeding at land-grant agricultural universities.

Our Fellowships cultivate institutional change in so many ways: They support student training in classical plant breeding; expand the presence of organic research at land grant universities and colleges; and breed new varieties of seed to meet the growing demand for organic food and fiber. The fellowships also support the next generation of leadership in organic research, entrepreneurship, and agricultural policy.

Seed Matters Graduate Fellows are conducting research to improve quality, sustainability and yield of organic crops including barley, wheat, quinoa, cover crops, green beans, broccoli, and corn.

Seed Matters doesn’t accept fellowship applications,
but works directly with university professors to select fellowship students.