FSLI SCHOLARSHIP

The Food Systems Leadership Institute (FSLI) offers leadership development to upper-levelleaders in higher education, government, and industry. The FSLI provides Fellows withstrategies to handle the leadership challenges and opportunities for the future. The programdevelops or reinforces a series of core leadership competencies identified by a team of top-level leaders, including university presidents and chancellors, and leaders from industry and the non-profit sector who understand the requirements of food systems leadership. These professionals offer a wealth of understanding about leadership and the food system to help the Fellows gain a better understanding of their leadership potential. The two-year FSLI experience includes three week-long residentialsessions, personal leadership coaching, mentoring, individual leadership projects, a personal development plan, and distance learning activities.NIFA has a mutual interest with North Carolina State University (NCSU) concerning the development of upper-level leaders in higher education, government, and industry to prepare them to meet challenges and opportunities for a 21st-century food system. As such, NIFA willsupport NCSU in their administration of the FSLI. The purpose of this grant is to establish a cost-reimbursable agreement between NIFA and NCSU to support recruitment and participation in the FSLI program through scholarships to minority-serving institutions.