Funding awarded by USDA Award
No 2021-77040-34884 “Career Ready Ag Food Safety
(CRAFS) provides an opportunity for the selection of a senior
level student (90+ units) to be identified as the “Stan State
CRAFS Food Safety Fellow.”
The CRAFS fellows will receive the below amounts for academic
year 2023/2024:
- $15,000 for graduate tuition support
- $7,900 for a stipend
- $1,300 for a laptop
Who can apply?
Senior eligible students with 90+ units who are citizens or
permanent residents of the U.S. currently enrolled at Stanislaus
State. Priority will be given to students identifying as
traditionally underserved minorities and first-generation college
students interested in and potentially committed to careers in
the food safety/food science and agriculture field. Students in
other STEM-related majors will also be given strong
consideration.
Prior to accepting the fellowship, the recipient will
attend the Warriors Leadership Program (Emerging Leaders
Track). The Emerging Leaders Track consists of:
- Attend six (6) workshops, one from each leadership theme
- Complete ten (10) hours of community service
Enter all workshops and community service hours into Warrior Life
with reflections.
Application Instructions
- Name and contact information
- Personal essay
- ≤ 1-page (12-point font, 1-inch margins, single-spaced)
- Please address the following questions
- What is your background/life history (≤ 300 words)?
- What are your long-term career goals as related to
food safety/food science or a STEM-related (≤ 200 words)?
- How would the financial support provided by the USDA
CRAFS grant enable you to advance your academic progress
and career goals (≤ 300 words)?
- Obtain two letters of reference
- Resume
- Unofficial transcript
We recommend that you carefully develop your personal essay.
All documents should be provided as PDF files with your first and
last name included in the file name.
Application Deadline
Applications are due on Wednesday, May 1,
2024. Decisions will be made immediately upon
review of all applicants.
For questions, please contact:
Aubrey Priest – aubreypriest@csustan.edu
Ayruba Siedu – aseidu@csustan.edu
