The World Food Prize Foundation

2025 Borlaug-Ruan Interns

Mariana Alvarenga

Guinope, Honduras

Internship Site: International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, Peru. Read more about Mariana's experience on her blog! [ View ]

Siena Brown

Iowa City, IA

Internship Site: International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Mbita, Kenya. Read more about Siena's experience on her blog! [ View ]

Gavin Egeland

Nevada, IA

Internship Site: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya [ View ]

Hope Hauck

Duke University

Internship Site: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing, China [ View ]

Anne Gu

Phoenixville, PA

Internship Site: Hunan Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center in Changsha, China. Read more about Anne's experience on her blog! [ View ]

Pranav Mettu

Rocky Mount, NC

Internship Site: Hunan Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center in Changsha, China. Read more about Pranav's experience on his blog! [ View ]

Isabell Olsasky

Milo, IA

Internship Site: International Maize & Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Texcoco, Mexico. Read more about Isabell's experience on her blog! [ View ]

Ariadne Pappa

College Station, TX

Internship Site: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Hyderabad, India. Read more about Ariadne's experience on her blog! [ View ]

Yuki Qian

Pittsburgh, PA

Internship Site: GrowIndigo in Jalna, India. Read more about Yuki's experience on her blog! [ View ]

Divya Ramadugu

Cedar Rapids, IA

Internship Site: International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Mbita, Kenya. Read more about Divya's experience on her blog! [ View ]

Adithi Radhakrishnan

University of North Carolina

Internship Site: Hunan Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center in Changsha, China. Read more about Adithi's experience on her blog! [ View ]

Maya Sande

Eden Prairie, MN

Internship Site: EARTH University in Guácimo, Costa Rica. Read more about Maya's experience on her blog! [ View ]

Jacob Savela

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Internship Site: World Vegetable Center (ARVDC) in Shanhua, Taiwan. Read more about Jacob's experience on his blog! [ View ]

Isaac Vosburg

Hampton, IA

Internship Site: S M Sehgal Foundation in Gurugram, India. Read more about Isaac's experience on his blog! [ View ]

Andrew Zhang

Norman, OK

Internship Site: World Vegetable Center (ARVDC) in Shanhua, Taiwan. Read more about Andrew's experience on his blog! [ View ]

Dessiy Zhang

Doetinchem, Netherlands

Internship Site: World Vegetable Center (ARVDC) in Hyderabad, India [ View ]

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