How can students/teachers participate?
If you know of a bright student ready to change the world, please encourage them to participate: To participate, students write an essay in which they have researched a key global issue concerning food security. At the event, each student will give a short (3-5 min) presentation to Purdue experts and the other participating students. The picture below is a picture of the Roundtable discussion.
Instructions & Resources
Rubric
How to Register
April 10-11, 2014 Schedule (Tentative)
The top 5 students (essays and presentations are scored) and their mentor teachers will be selected as delegates to represent Indiana at the three-day, all-expenses-paid WFP Global Youth Institute held in conjunction with the World Food Prize Symposium in Des Moines, IA Wednesday, October 17 through Saturday, October 19 2013. http://www.worldfoodprize.org/youth
And there’s more…
Participation in the WFP Global Youth Institute can open a world of amazing opportunities. All student delegates of the WFP Global Youth Institute may apply for a USDA Wallace-Carver Internship as college students for the opportunity to collaborate with leading scientists and policymakers through paid internships at leading USDA centers across the United States.
http://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/youth_programs/usda_wallacecarver_internship/
Delegates may also apply for the extraordinary opportunity to participate in the Bourlaug-Ruan International Internship Program. This program is an eight-week, all-expense-paid, hands-on experience at an international research center in Africa, Asia or Latin America.