Woskob International Research in Agriculture (WIRA)

04/07/2026

Thank you to the Woskob family for their continued support for agriculture as a force for development and recovery of Ukraine https://agsci.psu.edu/support/news/woskob-familys-philanthropic-legacy-grows-with-latest-gift

01/15/2026

The College of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) is pleased to announce an open competition for the Woskob International Research in Agriculture (WIRA) Scholar Program for the 2026–2027 academic year. This program is administered by Ag Sciences Global in the College of Agricultural Sciences and is supported by funding from the Woskob International Research in Agriculture (WIRA) Endowment.
The WIRA Scholar Program has been the flagship educational exchange initiative of the Woskob Endowment since 2008 and has supported the professional development of dozens of faculty members from Ukrainian institutions of higher education in agriculture, natural resources, and related fields.
The WIRA Scholar Program is a Faculty Development Program (FDP) designed to support new and promising Ukrainian faculty members through a 16-week, semester-long professional development experience at Penn State (late August–mid December 2026). Program participants engage in curriculum and course development, teaching methodology enhancement, and academic exchange with Penn State faculty, while contributing to long-term institutional collaboration and the post-war development and reconstruction of Ukraine.
We invite applications from qualified Ukrainian faculty members and university instructors in agricultural and related sciences. One to two awards are expected to be made for the 2026–2027 program year.
Key Dates and Information
• Program announcement: January 12, 2026
• Application deadline: February 25, 2026 (5:00 PM Eastern Time)
• Eligible institutions: Ukrainian universities with agricultural and related sciences programs
• Eligible applicants: Ukrainian faculty members and university instructors
• Program Coordinator: Volodymyr Konovalchuk
All application materials must be submitted electronically, in English, to [email protected] by February 25, 2026. Applicants are encouraged to review the full Program Announcement document carefully for detailed eligibility requirements, fields of study, program expectations, and application instructions.
Full program announcement - English: https://agsci.psu.edu/global/curad/projects/wira
Full program announcement - Ukrainianhttps://agsci.psu.edu/global/curad/projects/wira/2026wirascholarannouncement-ukrainian-1.pdf
Download application: https://agsci.psu.edu/global/curad/projects/wira/2026wirascholarapplicationform.doc

11/18/2025

https://www.psu.edu/news/agricultural-sciences/story/world-food-prize-event-rebuilding-ukraine-co-hosted-college-ag-sciences?utm_audience=Combined&utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=agricultural%20sciences%20newswire&utm_content=11-17-2025-08-13&utm_term=Stories%20-%207

Leaders from Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences helped to lead discussions on rebuilding Ukraine’s agricultural sector during the 2025 World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue, held Oct. 19-25 in Des Moines, Iowa.

10/09/2025

Tomorrow! Join us!

09/03/2025

Congratulations to Lina Dotsenko and Vlad Konovalchuk of Bridges, recipients of this year’s Yurij Bihun Award for Service to Ukraine. Thank you to the Woskob family of State College, PA, for their support and generosity.

07/24/2025

07/08/2025

As Ukraine works to secure its agricultural future, a growing network of Ukrainian scholars, past and present, recently reconnected virtually to share progress, explore collaboration, and strengthen ties between Penn State and Ukrainian institutions.

03/30/2025

Thanks to Calvin Norman, Assistant Teaching Professor of Forestry, for hosting one of these scholars!

Penn State is one of nine Big Ten schools providing an academic lifeline to scholars in war-torn Ukraine. The University is sponsoring seven Ukrainian academics as part of the 2025 IU-Ukraine Nonresidential Scholars Program.

10/26/2024

10/16/2024

Congratulations and bon voyage to our latest scholar,Lyudmila Kuzmych! Until we meet again (and again)!

09/27/2024

«Світ втратив яскраве світило в особі Юрія Бігуна».

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Yuriy Myron Bihun, who died after a long illness, on Saturday, August 31, 2024,...