Tuskegee University: Alabama Youth Institute

1-Day summer program in which high school students interact with community leaders to solve world-impacting problems and tackle challenges pertaining to food insecurity.

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The Alabama Youth Institute is a life-changing summer experience at Tuskegee University (a historically black college, but open to all high school students interested in policy, leadership, agriculture, food security, global issues, science, and service. In this AYI program, high school students engage with local leaders and experts on critical global challenges, participate in hands-on activities, and explore exciting ways to make a difference in Alabama and around the world. Students research issues they care about and propose their ideas to solve these grand local and global challenges.

Students who participate in the Alabama Youth Institute earn recognition as a Borlaug Scholar and qualify for internships and further opportunities.

What participants will do:

Present research and recommendations on ways to solve key global challenges in a short speech and small group discussions with statewide experts
Connect with other student leaders from across Alabama to share ideas, identify solutions to these problems and build lasting friendships
Explore the issues, current research and opportunities to make a difference at Tuskegee University
Interact with global leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs in Alabama working to end hunger and poverty and improve food security around the world

Papers will be evaluated by The World Food Prize Board of Reviewers and returned to students with thoughtful, personalized feedback.

Each student participant qualifies for access to all-expenses-paid international internships and paid summer research or policy placements.