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2026 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS OPEN
APPLICATIONS FOR 2026 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OPEN!
Apply here for a 2026 Nuffield International Scholarship: APPLY NOW
- To be awarded a 2026 scholarship, an application/interview process is held in 2025 and the scholarship commences in 2026.
- Each scholarship bursary is valued at US $25,000
TO BE ELIGIBLE, YOU MUST BE:
- An individual who makes a living from agriculture, either as a primary producer or working in the industry.
- Typically between 25 and 45 years of age, but exceptional candidates outside that age range will be considered.
- Seeking to develop capacity and experience through travel and exploration.
- A citizen or permanent resident of one of these countries: Argentina, Chile, Germany, Japan or Romania.
APPLICATION DATES FOR 2026 SCHOLARSHIPS:
- 1 August 2025: Applications open
- 31 October 2025: Applications close
- November 2025: Scholarship interviews, either face-to-face or via video link
- 10 December 2025: 2026 Scholars announced
All Scholars will begin their scholarship in 2026.
SCHOLARSHIP OVERVIEW:
Successful candidates must:
- Speak fluent English.
- Review and sign a contract outlining the obligations of both parties.
- Participate in pre-travel activities with scholars/management (webinars/virtual meetings).
- Identify an industry mentor and commit to submitting quarterly reports sharing insight on progress, activities, and travel throughout the scholarship.
- Attend the Nuffield International Contemporary Scholars Conference (CSC).
- Participate in a 5-week Global Focus Program (GFP) travel experience.
- Complete a minimum of 7-weeks of self-organised travel focusing on the personal research topic. Up to two weeks can include research in your home country, subject to approval of a proposed itinerary. A spouse/partner is able to travel with you at their own cost.
- Submit a 10,000-word culminating report, outlining your study topic, travels, research, and findings.
- Present your scholarship outcomes and report findings at a key industry meeting in your home country.
AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2026 INCLUDED:
1.PSP Investments Scholarship:For farmers and agribusiness professionals from Chile and Argentina. Topics of interest for this scholarship is carbon sequestration, carbon neutrality, yield sustainability and input reduction.
2. Nuveen + Al Dahra Scholarship: For Romanian farmers and agribusiness professionals with interest in sustainable water management. SEE RESEARCH IDEAS BELOW
3. Climate AI Scholarship:
4. Poland Top Farms Group + Nuveen Scholarship: For Polish farmers and agribusiness professionals, supported by Top Farms Group and Nuveen.
5. Germany Scholarship: For German farmers and agribusiness professionals, supported by a coalition of German companies.
6. Japan Consortium of Investors: For Japanese farmers and agribusiness professionals.
7. Japan Consortium of Investors: For Japanese farmers and agribusiness professionals.
8. John Innes Foundation Scholarship: NRP Members
RESEARCH IDEAS:
Sustainable Water Management
- Benefits and constraints associated with on-farm recharge
- Water savings and infiltration rate improvement associated with regenerative farming practices; cover cropping, composting, mulch, biochar, zero till ect
- Alternative water sources
- Soil health and water use efficiency
- Managing the conflict between water use and the environment
- Surplus water capture, collection and utilisation
- Embrace full research planning such as "Water plan" to understand all available water availability and sustainability for existing and future holdings
- Water retention practices - critical review of country regional solutions
- Drought vulnerability mapping
- GIS and machine learning for water planning
Structural Developments and Innovation
- Development of water markets and trading instruments
- Alternative land use opportunities in water constrained areas
- Alternative crops and on-farm value add opportunities
- Drought mitigation strategies employed around the world
- Policy evolution and implementation
- Infrastructure developments needs to maintain, manage and conserve irrigation water
- Cloud seeding
- Improving Total Factor Productivity in arable farming systems through implementing regen-ag practices
- Alternative solutions to farm financing
- Carbon farming as climate mitigation and adaptation farm system - potential and limitations
- Critical review of analytical approaches towards assessing and judging the regenerative agriculture contribution to the delivery of climate and environment outcomes
- Enabling factors to scale up regen ag farming practices among farmers - country/regional perspective
Ag Tech and Water Efficiency Solutions
- Benefits of water scheduling and monitoring systems
- Micro irrigation systems
- Improving crop yield and quality through the use of trickle irrigation and fertigation
- Genetic advances
- Drought resistant rootstocks for permanent plantings
- Variable water application and soil analysis
- Agricultural practices to increase rooting depth
- Improving Total Factor Productivity in arable farming systems through implementing technology
- Precision farming and its potential to mitigate negative effect of climate change
Other
- AgroPV solution as an additional farm revenue stream
- Agroforestry as a prevention tool of soil erosion
THE JOHN INNES FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
John Innes Foundation (JIF) and Nuffield International have come together to offer an international travelling scholarship for 25 - 45 year old non-UK resident NRP members to study or further their post-graduate project by taking part in a 14-16 week worldwide scholarship as part of Nuffield International Farming Scholarships.
The scholarship is open to all interested in furthering the dialogue of food and agricultural sciences with the food and agriculture industry, including breeding, health, nutrition and climate ect. The aim is to improve collaboration between science and practise by learning from each other.
APPLICATIONS PACKAGE MUST INCLUDE:
- A completed and submitted online application form.
- A current CV, in English.
- A high-resolution photo (at least 1MB).
- A video (in English) up to 90 seconds in length introducing yourself, your work and interest in being a Nuffield Scholar. Please record it in your work environment if possible. Use horizontal view and record it in a well-lit spot, free of background noise. Due to file size challenges we welcome links to your video submission.
Contact: enquiries@nuffield.com.au
