Cotton Incorporated Fellowships

The Cotton Incorporated Fellowship (CIF) program provides excellent doctoral and post-doctoral training opportunities for qualified applicants. Cotton Incorporated is committed to enhancing the training of future cotton breeders, entomologists, agronomists, and engineers through support of this program. Begun in 2002, Cotton Incorporated continues to coordinate with participating academic departments and Principle Investigators in the selection process for qualified CIF candidates.

Outstanding doctoral and post-doctoral students continue to be recruited for research projects as part of the expanded initiative by Cotton Incorporated. Successful fellows must have a strong academic background in plant breeding, plant molecular biology, agronomy, entomology, engineering or related disciplines. Fellows will be at the core of expanded cooperative research projects ongoing at public institutions as part of this initiative. Stipends of $30,000 for graduate fellows and $40,000 for post-doctoral fellows include tuition and benefits. All CIF applicants will be required to meet the admission requirements of cooperating academic institutions and programs. Applications and inquiries should be directed to the individual related to the discipline of interest. These are: Genetics/Plant Breeding – Dr. Don Jones; Entomology – Ryan Kurtz; and Agronomy/Weed Science – Dr. Robert Nichols, and Engineering - Dr. Ed Barnes. The mailing address is: Agricultural Research, 6399 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513, phone (919)-678-2269, fax (919)-678-2233. The application should include a letter of interest, academic transcripts, description of proposed research, and three letters of reference.