Competitions & Awards
IFT Student Association Competitions provide student members of IFT the unique opportunity to compete, individually or on teams, for…
awards; money; funding to the Annual Meeting; bragging rights; a neat plaque; prestige; the chance to create a cool new product, the opportunity to practice your presentation skills; recognition; the chance to network with students from other schools; the honor of being named Chapter of the Year; the chance to develop a product that could help a developing country; the opportunity to showcase your research; the possibility of kicking your rival school's butt in the College Bowl; and so much more…
don't miss out!
Download General IFTSA Competition Guidelines (PDF)
Abstract & Paper Competitions
IFT is proud to support 25 division and allied organization competitions at the Annual Meeting & Food Expo. Students may submit an abstract in one of the 21 poster, 3 oral or 1 paper competitions further detailed in the Competition Guidelines below. Each division competition will recognize up to six finalists and give one first place award of $1000, one second place award of $750 and one third place award of $500. Below is a list of the participating divisions and allied organizations:
Download IFT Abstract & Paper Competition Guidelines (PDF)
ALLIED ORGANIZATION:
Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS)
DIVISIONS: Aquatic Food Products
Biotechnology
Carbohydrate
Dairy Foods
Education
Extension & Outreach
Food Chemistry
Food Engineering
Food Microbiology
Food Packaging
Foodservice
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Fruits & Vegetables
International
Marketing & Management
Muscle Foods
Nonthermal Processing
Nutraceuticals & Functional Foods
Nutrition
Product Development
Quality Assurance
Refrigerated & Frozen Foods
Sensory & Consumer Science
Toxicology & Safety Evaluation |