Duane and Shirley Acker International Fellowship Fund

Recipients shall be majoring in Animal Science or a related curriculum administered by the Department of Animal Science. Recipients shall use this award to participate in an international experience that may include, but is not limited to: study abroad programs; internship or work at an international agricultural research center, institute, or university; foreign work experience with USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service or the Agency for International Development; internship or work with a foreign or domestic private sector business. First preference shall be given to students who are graduates of a high school in Iowa. Second preference shall be given to students who are graduates of a high school in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, or Wisconsin. This award shall be made available to undergraduate and graduate students. This award may be renewed.