From pj37 At cornell.edu  Fri Nov 17 13:18:42 2006
From: pj37 At cornell.edu (Pankaj Jaiswal)
Date: Fri Nov 17 13:29:46 2006
Subject: [Grasses-science] USDA National Needs Graduate Fellowships at
	Cornell University
Message-ID: <455DFD02.4050300@cornell.edu>


Cornell Plant Breeding invites applications for admission to its Ph.D. 
program.  USDA National Needs Graduate Fellowships are available for 
U.S. citizens/permanent residents interested in combining plant 
breeding, crop genomics, and bioinformatics. Participating faculty 
conduct a broad range of research activities and encourage 
interdisciplinary projects. Excellent facilities are available for 
laboratory, computational, greenhouse and field studies. Fellows will 
have opportunities for lab rotations, international activities and 
interactions with industry.

Financial support includes a 12 month stipend of at least $26,000, full 
tuition, and health insurance. Support is provided for the full duration 
of the Ph.D. program.

Application deadline: January 5th, 2007


For additional information, please contact

Elizabeth Earle,
Director of Graduate Studies, Field of Plant Breeding
(ede3@cornell.edu, ph:1-607-255-3102)

Mark Sorrells,
Chair, Dept. of Plant Breeding & Genetics
(mes12@cornell.edu, ph:1-607-255-2180)

Plant Breeding web site: http://plbrgen.cals.cornell.edu/
Graduate School web site: http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/
Cornell University web site: http://www.cornell.edu/

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Pankaj Jaiswal
G-15, Bradfield Hall
Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY-14853, USA

Ph. +1-607-255-3103 / 4199
fax: +1-607-255-6683