2026 Agroecology Internship Awardees

We are pleased to announce this year’s Agroecology Internship projects!

The AMP Agroecology Internship Program is designed to empower and enable undergraduate students to get hands-on experience, conduct research, and/or build networks and collaborations with farmers and food system actors working to build healthy, resilient, equitable, and just agroecosystems. These awards are targeted at students currently enrolled in Ohio’s two land grant universities – The Ohio State University and Central State University. Applications may be submitted by a student or faculty member before October 31. 

Proposals are reviewed by a 3-member faculty committee and are selected for their feasibility, impact, and contribution to AMP’s vision and mission.

This year’s selected projects are listed below. You can read more about the projects at amp.osu.edu/amp-programs/amp-undergraduate-internship-program/undergraduate-internship-program-projects.

submitted by students

Creation of an Embedded Ethics Curricula in Nutrition
Student: Mateo Baumann
Faculty: Brandy Phipps & Patrick Anderson, Central State University

Enhancing Soil Health and Crop Resilience through Climate-Smart Organic Fertilization
Student: Shawn Bryant Saturday, Jr. [CB2] 
Faculty: Fernanda Krupek (CFAES-HCS)

submitted by faculty

Quantifying the Resilience of On-Farm Forests in Ohio’s Agricultural Mosaic using a Functional Trait-based Approach
Faculty: Jo Peacock (OSU CFAES SENR)

Assessing Plant Biodiversity at the Grace L. Drake Agricultural Laboratory
Faculty: Eugene Law (CFAES[CB1] -HCS)

Cultivating Stewardship: Sustainable Land and Resource Management for Franklinton Farms
Michelle Kaiser (OSU College of Social Work)