Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship for Women
This fellowship is supported by donations to the Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Fund for Women (ULMFF—W), which is an extension of the Uma Lele Special Purpose Fund of the AAEA Trust. The ultimate goal of the ULMFF—W is to develop research capacity of agricultural, resource and environmental economists from low income and lower-middle income countries to analyze their country specific challenges, so that an enabling environment for agricultural development can be created on a sustained, predictable basis.
http://www.aaea.org/trust/special-purpose-funds/uma-lele-mentor-fellowship-fund
Dr. Uma Lele was a recognized international leader, thinker, and policy analyst with extensive research, operational and evaluation experience in the World Bank, the CGIAR and other international organizations and US universities. Her areas of work included food, agriculture, health, environment, global public goods, science and technology, and external assistance and partnerships. Dr. Lele was a fellow of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association and India’s National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and she was an Outstanding Alumna by Cornell University.
To apply for this fellowship please visit: https://www.aaea.org/trust/special-purpose-funds/uma-lele-mentor-fellowship-for-women/uma-lele-mentor-fellowship-award-for-women
Previous Fellowship Winners
- 2025: Nneji Ifeyinwa Umeokeke, University of Ibadan Nigeria
- 2024: Disha Gupta, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
- 2023: Hana Zahir, University of London
- 2022: Babita Kathayat, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute