4-H Research Opportunity for High School Students

New Jersey 4‑H World Food Prize 2027

New Jersey 4‑H is recruiting a team of high school students to participate in the World Food Prize Research Project through their World Food Prize 4-H Club.

Youth members will work with a team to develop individual research papers addressing a variety of global food security issues. Participants will meet once a week with mentors and peers to prepare their research paper.

This program is open to youth in grades 9-12. Live sessions via Zoom will be held weekly on Thursdays, 7-8 p.m., from January 7 through February 4. There will be an optional opportunity for youth to attend an in-person writing retreat session on January 23, 2027, at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.

Research papers will be presented at the Rutgers University Youth Institute Summit on March 5, 2027, on the Rutgers New Brunswick campus. During this day-long program, students will present their research papers, get to learn about critical global issues, network with local leaders, engage in hands-on-activities, and explore exciting ways to become effective change agents in their own communities, conscientious global citizens, and tomorrow's scientific humanitarian leaders.

For more information or to register, visit the Rutgers New Jersey World Food Prize. Questions can be sent to passaic4h@njaes.rutgers.edu.

4-H is the youth development program of our nation’s Cooperative Extension System and offers hands-on, learn-by-doing opportunities in agriculture, STEM, health, civic engagement, and the arts. Membership is open to youth from kindergarten to one-year out of high school. With nearly six million members, 4-H grows confident young people who are empowered for life today and prepared for careers tomorrow.