Deadline extended until October 31st!

We are seeking a cohort of Mississippians from Indigenous, Black, Latinx, Asian American, and other minority communities, who are working at the intersections of Food, Health, Agriculture, Labor, Economic Democracy, Environment and Community-Centered Development and Production. First preference will be given to native Mississippians and those who have been committed to Mississippi for at least 7 years. Please answer the following questions in as much detail as possible. Selection of participants is competitive and will be based in part on the information you provide below. Application forms must be submitted by Sunday, October 20th, 2019.

* First Name:	*Last Name:	Preferred Name:
* Email Address:	* Phone:
* Street Address:

Section 3: Childcare Needs/Accommodations There will be 4 trainings with overnight stays as part of this fellowship. We want all fellows to be welcomed and able to participate fully, so childcare will be provided. We will use this information to prepare any accommodations or childcare support you may need.
Do you anticipate any childcare needs? Yes No
If YES:
Number of children:
Age of children:
Are there any special needs that we should be aware of?
Section 4: Video or Essay Portion Please submit a video (no longer than 2 minutes) or fill the boxes responding to BOTH of the questions below.
Question 1: What is the story of your Mississippi roots and ties? What are your commitments to Miisissippi and Mississippians?
Question 2: If you had access to unlimited resources, how would you impact food systems in Mississppi?
If you'd rather do a video response, please include the link below: Due to file size limitations in email attachments, we ask that you upload your video to your preferred site (YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, etc.) and paste the link here. If you are having any technical difficulties with uploading your video or creating a shareable link, please reach out to us at msfellows@ncat.org.
Please list two references (e.g. co-workers, supervisors, teachers, mentors, etc.) who can speak for you and support you throughout this fellowship process:
Reference #1:
Name:
Relationship to you:
Phone:
Email:
Reference #2:
Name:
Relationship to you:
Phone:
Email:

Are you currently employed?
Yes No
If yes, what is your current job/occupation?

Full-time or part time?
Full-time Part time

Applications are due by Thursday, October 31st, 2019 @ Midnight Eastern Time!

Deadline extended until October 31st!

Please answer the following questions in as much detail as possible. Selection of participants is competitive and will be based in part on the information you provide below.

Section 1: Personal Info

* First Name:

*Last Name:

Preferred Name:

* Email Address:

* Phone:

* Street Address:

* City:

* State:

* Zip:

Gender:

Birthday (mm/dd/yyyy):

Race/Ethnicity:

Are you currently employed?

If yes, what is your current job/occupation?

Full-time or part time?

Which sector best represents your work? (e.g. Agriculture, Arts & Culture, Business, Government, Non-profit, Academia, etc.)

Section 2: What is your interest in the fellowship?

What interests you about this fellowship opportunity? What do you hope to gain?

How did you hear about this opportunity?

Section 3: Childcare Needs/Accommodations

Do you anticipate any childcare needs?

If YES:

Number of children:

Age of children:

Are there any special needs that we should be aware of?

Section 4: Video or Essay Portion

Question 1: What is the story of your Mississippi roots and ties? What are your commitments to Miisissippi and Mississippians?

Question 2: If you had access to unlimited resources, how would you impact food systems in Mississppi?

If you'd rather do a video response, please include the link below:

Please list two references (e.g. co-workers, supervisors, teachers, mentors, etc.) who can speak for you and support you throughout this fellowship process:

Reference #1:

Name:

Relationship to you:

Phone:

Email:

Reference #2:

Name:

Relationship to you:

Phone:

Email:

Required anti-spam question:

Time to send it to us:

For more information, please contact NCAT Specialists Liz or Ashe at msfellows@ncat.org

...and remember:

The deadline to apply is Thursday, October 31st, 2019 @ Midnight Eastern Time!

Please answer the following questions in as much detail as possible.
Selection of participants is competitive and will be based in part on the information you provide below.