Woskob International Research in Agriculture (WIRA)

09/17/2026

09/09/2026

We officially welcomed our new WIRA scholars yesterday!! Thank you to the Woskob family, Vlad Konovalchuk and Lina Dotsenko and Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences faculty and staff for all the support! It takes a (global) village!

08/25/2026

Welcome to our newest WIRA scholars, Iryna Abramova and Viktoriia Skyba! We can't wait to see what they accomplish while they are here with us!

06/22/2026

https://www.psu.edu/news/agricultural-sciences/story/penn-state-extension-webinars-reach-new-audiences-through-ukrainian?utm_audience=Combined&utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=agricultural%20sciences%20newswire&utm_content=06-22-2026-09-14&utm_term=Stories%20-%2010

Penn State Extension webinars on animal health and dairy production now are available in Ukrainian, opening a new channel for agricultural education in a country where war has made travel and in-person training increasingly difficult.

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.