Summer Fellow Program

• Be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program.
• Have U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.
• Be passionate about commodity markets and risk management.
• Demonstrate interest in research and extension within these vital areas of study.
• Maintain good academic standing.

The program is eight weeks long and will run from May 9-July 11, 2025.

Fellows are expected to spend the first two weeks in Moscow. Week 3 is a fully covered field trip to Portland, Oregon. In weeks 4-8, you will work with your mentor on a research or extension project. You can arrange the location of the workplace with your mentor.

• Weeks 1-2 — Orientation and training modules in Moscow.
• Week 3 — Grain marketing tour in Portland, Oregon.
• Weeks 4-7 — Work on individual projects with mentors (flexible location).
• Week 8 — Project finalization and presentation (flexible location).

We will provide you with the following

• $5,015 stipend.
• Up to $600 to cover transportation to and from Moscow. If you have a car on campus, free parking is available on the University of Idaho campus. If you feel you have an extenuating travel circumstance, we will work with you to find reasonable flight accommodation.
• Fully-covered one-week field trip to Portland, Oregon.

What’s not covered by the program

• Housing and meals are your responsibility. The university offers residential halls for short-term stays in the summer at a low cost (~$30 per room per night). We will also work with you to find the most optimum housing option.
• All students must carry private health insurance coverage or will be required to purchase the U of I Student Health Benefit Plan.
• All students must have access to a personal laptop with video-conferencing ability.

• Basic background information about yourself.
• Resume (two-page maximum, pdf format only).
• An unofficial transcript (pdf format only).
• Name and contact information of a professional reference.
• A one-page, single-spaced statement of motivation (PDF format only). The statement may include, but is not limited to, specific interest in commodity marketing, risk management and applied economics, academic background, general research interests and professional goals, prior work/research experiences and/or limited undergraduate opportunities at the current institution.

Our selection process is competitive, and we encourage you to submit a well-prepared application to stand out.

• Initial interviews will be conducted before mid-December.
• You will hear back from us by end of December.