**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE OBJECTIVES ARE: 1) TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE GLOBAL STAGE OF AGRICULTURE; TO ENCOURAGE, BY FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING, UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES' STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES, AND 2) TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND TO IMPROVE CAREER PREPAREDNESS AMONG GRADUATES OF THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES; TO ENCOURAGE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AND EXTENSION INTERNSHIPS WHILE REDUCING THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF THOSE ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN A STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITY AND WILL ALSO COMPLETE RESEARCH AND/OR EXTENSION INTERNSHIPS. TARGETED PARTICIPANTS ARE MINORITY STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS. INTENDED IMPACTS ARE TO BETTER PREPARE FELLOWS FOR CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE, PROVIDING NOT ONLY REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE BUT A WIDER VIEW OF THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIES AND ENHANCED SOFT SKILLS SUCH AS COMMUNICATION AND PROBLEM SOLVING. THESE IMPACTS DIRECTLY ALIGN WITHTHE STATED GOALS OF THE AFRI PROGRAM WHICH ARE TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING SO THEY MAY ENTER THE WORKFORCE WITH EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS.