The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Trust is now accepting applications for the Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award. The Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award supports a mentorship relationship with a view to promote high quality research of a policy or problem solving nature in countries with food insecurity and environmental pressures. It is meant to promote collaboration between an early career scholar who is a citizen of and resides in a developing country and a distinguished mentor. The award is intended to cover the costs of travel and expenses for a scholar and mentor to work together on a specific research project in a high priority area for the scholar's country. Research topics should fall within the mission of the AAEA. Scholars should be professional economists who are citizens of and reside in a developing country. Scholars should either have completed their terminal degree or will complete it within the year. Students studying in countries that are not considered "low-income economies" and "lower-middle-income economies" may apply, but they must be completing their degree and planning to permanently reside in a "low-income" and "lower-middle-income" country by the end of 2026. Mentors can reside in any part of the world, but each must be an AAEA member. Applicants must submit a cover letter outlining proposed plan for mentorship, including contact information for the mentor, proposed dates and nature of the research project and collaboration, and outputs expected. A research proposal outlining the research project that the applicant will work on with his or her mentor is also required. Applicants must also submit a letter of recommendation from their department head or supervisor stating that the institution supports the applicant's participation. A letter of intent to collaborate from the proposed mentor must also be submitted. Please visit the fellowship's website or contact the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association for more information.