IFT supports and encourages outstanding research in food science and technology through more than 39 graduate scholarships totaling $88,500. Research in such disciplines as genetics, horticulture, nutrition, microbiology, biochemistry, engineering, chemistry, etc., is not eligible unless it is directly related to food science/technology.
These scholarships
are made possible by contributions to the IFT
Foundation and sponsor commitments.
Please note a written report is required at the midpoint of the academic year by the student earning a specialized scholarship. The report should be no more than 5 typed, double-spaced pages. The applicant must forfeit his or her graduate scholarship if the research is not completed or if he or she completes the graduate degree before the end of the academic year the scholarship was awarded.
(1) $10,535 American Institute of Baking (AIB)
16 week semester course at AIB located in Manhattan, Kansas. For further details, please visit the graduate application.
(1) $2,000 Flavors and Extract Manufacturers Association: Dr. Richard L. Hall Scholarship in Flavor Science
This student will devote his or her graduate studies to using sound science in the safety assessment of flavors.
(1) $2,500 Frito-Lay scholarship
Corporate scholarship funded by Frito-Lay.
(1) $5,000 General Mills
Scholarship and paid summer internship with discounted housing. For further details, please visit the graduate application.
Click here to view criteria.
(1) $3,000 Gerber Endowment in Pediatric Nutrition
This scholarship is intended for students conducting research in nutrition with an emphasis in pediatrics. Recipients are required to provide the sponsor with a progress report in mid-December of no more than 5 typed, double-spaced pages.
(1) $1,000 IFT Carbohydrate Division
The Carbohydrate Division of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) was organized in the early 1970s to provide leadership and technical expertise in carbohydrate chemistry.
(1) $500 IFT Carbohydrate Division Second Place
(2) $2,000 IFT Food Microbiology Division
Student must be, or apply to become, a member of the IFT Food Microbiology Division at the time of the application. Student must submit a statement of interest in food microbiology, including description of career objectives and professional aspirations.
(1) $1,000 IFT Food Packaging Division
Student must be a member of the Food Packaging Division, and research must concentrate in food packaging.
(1) $1,500 IFT New York Section
Scholarship awarded to a student attending college in the Northeast.
(1) $2,500 IFT Quality Assurance Division, William A. Golomski Memorial
Student must have taken at least one course in quality assurance who demonstrates a definite interest in this specialty.
(1) $2,000IFT Sensory Evaluation Division Silver Celebration (Master’s)
The Master’s scholarship is available to first or second year graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in sensory science.
Post-graduate students are also encouraged to apply for this scholarship and will be eligible to receive the monetary award in summer 2010.
(1) $5,000 IFT Sensory Evaluation Division Silver Celebration (Ph.D.)
This scholarship is available to a Ph.D. student who should be able to outline in more detail his or her planned research and methods of sensory evaluation approach.
(3) $2,500 Institute of Food Technologists Foundation
General scholarships from the IFT Foundation Scholarship Fund.
(2) $5,000 Institute of Food Technologists Foundation
General scholarships from the IFT Foundation Scholarship Fund.
(18) $2,000 Institute of Food Technologists Foundation
General scholarships from the IFT Foundation Scholarship Fund.
(1) $2,000 Society of Flavor Chemists
The scholarship is for a student conducting research either in flavor chemistry or a food technology area involving some aspect of flavor chemistry.
(1) $2,000 The Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists (Master’s)
Scholarship will be presented annually to a graduate student in a master’s program studying food science, food engineering or applied microbiology as it relates to food preservation.
(1) $2,000 The Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists (Ph.D)
Scholarship will be presented annually to a graduate student in a doctoral program studying food science, food engineering or applied microbiology as it relates to food preservation.
All IFT Scholarships will be distributed in two payments,
August 15 and January 15, through the department heads. Upon receiving each
payment, we ask the department heads to verify registration of the
scholarship/fellowship recipients.
In addition, all recipients will receive recognition at a Regional Section
meeting where the university is located, by a representative of the sponsor
whenever possible.
