There are three opportunities to participate in this special experience. Agendas, travel, parking, locations will be distributed to registered participants at a future date.
PYI 2022
We are eagerly planning for this program, taking place on University Park Campus at Penn State. Please contact us for any questions.
We will host three PA Youth Institute Days on March 21st at Penn State Altoona; June 27th and July 11th at Penn State University Park. More information to be announced.
Click here to pre-register for information sessions, updates and feedback on your paper and presentation.
Create your best paper. Information Sessions and remote office hours will be offered for feedback on your paper and presentations in January, April, May, June 2026 (times and links TBA).
Deadlines:
Regional Session: March 21, 2026, at Penn State Altoona: Registration and Paper Deadline February 20, 2026; Session 1: June 27, 2026, at Penn State University Park: Registration and Paper Deadline May 22, 2026; Session 2: July 11, 2026, at Penn State University Park: Registration and Paper Deadline June 12, 2026
REGISTRATION LINK: Click here
Teachers are invited to attend and participate in the PA Youth Institute, more information to come!
Registered participants present their papers at the PYI, and some participants may be selected to represent the PYI at the Global Youth Institute, hosted by the World Food Prize Foundation. All who complete the process become Borlaug Scholars, with the option to apply for the Wallace Carver Internship with the USDA when in college, amongst other great opportunities for creating solutions for food insecurity, if they choose to participate.
