Howard University, based in Washington, DC, administers the FAS International Agricultural Fellowship Program, working out of the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center. With a commitment to enhancing the representation of diverse groups in the U.S. presence abroad, the university also administers a number of other prominent international affairs fellowship programs such as the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship program, the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program, and the APHIS Foreign Service Fellowship program.
Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research university comprised of 13 schools and colleges. Students pursue studies in more than 120 areas leading to undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. To date, Howard has awarded more than 120,000 degrees in the arts, the sciences, and the humanities. The historic main campus sits on a hilltop in Northwest Washington blocks from the storied U Street and Howard Theatre. It is located two miles from the U.S. Capitol where many students intern and scores of alumni shape national and foreign policy.
The University’s motto Veritas et Utilitas, Truth and Service, represents a key part of its identity. The more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students dedicate hundreds of hours each year to service in local communities, around the nation, and far-flung places around the world.
