**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 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY PROPOSES REEU IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES - AGROECOLOGY AND NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES (FAS-ANRS) THAT AIMS TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN 60 OUTSTANDING MINORITY UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWS WITH MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES: (A) TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC TRAINING IN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION AT BACCALAUREATE LEVEL RELATING TO THREE OF THE SIX AFRI PRIORITY AREAS OF EMPHASIS - PLANT HEALTH AND PRODUCTION; BIOENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENVIRONMENT; AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS WITH A FOCUS ON INTEGRATIVE ASPECTS OF NATURAL RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION; (B) TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR PURSUING CAREERS IN THE SCIENTIFICALLY CHALLENGING AND GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE US FOOD AND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY; (C) TO ENHANCE MULTICULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE SKILLED AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE BY RECRUITING FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS; AND (D) TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES AWARDED IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES IN ALL FIELDS OF STUDY. THROUGH RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES, FELLOWS ACQUIRE SCIENTIFIC SKILLS ANALYZING SOILS, WATERS, PLANT CHEMISTRY, FARM RENEWABLE RESOURCES, OFF-FARM CHEMICAL INPUTS, AND FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF FARMING. WE MENTOR THESE SKILLS THROUGH A CURRICULUM THAT TRANSCEND MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES - SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, SOIL SCIENCES, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE RESOURCES, NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS. FELLOWS WILL BE TRAINED IN INTERDISCIPLINARY AGRICULTURAL-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND GET OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK CLOSELY WITH USDA AND OTHER LOCAL AND STATE AGENCIES. FELLOWS WILL HAVE COMPETITIVE EDGE IN PURSUING AGRICULTURE CAREERS THAT REQUIRE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SKILLS. THEY WILL ALSO BE PREPARED FOR PURSUING ADVANCED GRADUATE DEGREES IN AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES.