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Scholarship Recipients
Feeding Tomorrow Fund scholarships help ensure that those passionate about careers in the science of food can still pursue their dreams. Since 1985, the Feeding Tomorrow Fund has awarded more than 2,700 scholarships, totaling over $3 million.
2025 Scholarship Winners
Barbara B. Keenan Scholarship
Delana Erbsen, Iowa State University - $1,500.00
Dr. Ann C. Hollingsworth Student Leadership Scholarship
Maria Canan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - $1,500.00
Dr. Richard L. Hall Scholarship in Flavor Science
Yao Jiang, Cornell University - $2,000.00
Hyun Jeong Jung, University of Florida - $2,000.00
Edlong Graduate Scholarship
Mahmoud Hamouda, South Dakota State University - $2,500.00
Nicole Palma, University of Florida - $2,000.00
Evan Turek Memorial Scholarship
Sydney Heine, Iowa State University - $1,500.00
Hayley Daubert, South Dakota State University - $1,500.00
Feeding Tomorrow Undergraduate Scholarships
Sitt Nadi Yu, Chiang Mai University - $2,000.00
Kenna Baysinger, University of Arkansas - $2,000.00
Yu-Wen Peng, McGill - $2,000.00
Sofia Colmenares, The University of British Columbia - $2,000.00
Kamaia Hall-Edwards, Alabama A & M University - $2,000.00
Feeding Tomorrow General Graduate Scholarships
Pratikkumar Nayi, NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERISTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - $3,000.00
Thanuranga Samarasinghe, University of Manitoba - $3,000.00
Timilehin Oluwajuyitan University of Manitoba - $3,000.00
Tyler Kleinsasser South Dakota School of Mines and Technology - $3,000.00
Katie Curran, Harvard University - $3,000.00
Harshani Nadeeshani Vidana Hewage, University of Manitoba - $2,000.00
Maheshika Jayasinghe, University of Manitoba - $2,000.00
Helen Agunbiade, University of Manitoba - $2,000.00
Joseph Buraimoh, Chapman University - $2,000.00
Muhammad Bilal Haider, Texas A & M University-College Station - $3,000.00
Linda Kpomblekou, Tuskegee - $2,000.00
Brittany Kralik, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities - $2,000.00
Taelie Kennedy, Utah State University - $2,000.00
PAMELA OSEI, China Agricultural University - $2,000.00
Chamali Kodikara, University of Manitoba - $2,000.00
Feeding Tomorrow General International Scholarships - Undergrad
Cole Arnold, McGill University - $2,000.00
Brayen Ariel, Bogor Agricultural University - $2,000.00
Michael Wawa, University of Dar es salaam. - $2,000.00
Flávia Laine Rodrigues Pereira, University of Campina (Unicamp) - $2,000.00
Feeding Tomorrow General Undergraduate Awards
Citlalic Sanchez Snow, Colorado State University-Fort Collins - $2,000.00
Elena Gao, Drexel University - $2,000.00
Joel Esparza, Cornell University - $2,000.00
Erica Tobing, Purdue University-Main Campus - $2,000.00
Kelly Poon, University of Auckland - $2,000.00
Erika Freire, University of Montevallo - $2,000.00
Darcy Heltzel, Iowa State University - $2,000.00
Meilin Ren, University of British Columbia - $2,000.00
Feeding Tomorrow General Undergraduate Scholarships
Suevanny Figueroa, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona - $5,000.00
Feeding Tomorrow Travel Graduate
Harshani Nadeeshani Vidana Hewage, University of Manitoba - $1,500.00
Bhaswati Chowdhury Chowdhury, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - $1,500.00
IBRAHIM KASUJJA, King's College London - $1,500.00
Sandeep Paudel, South Dakota State University - $1,500.00
Chamali Kodikara, University of Manitoba - $1,500.00
Aakankshya Dhakal, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College - $1,500.00
Maheshika Jayasinghe, University of Manitoba - $1,500.00
Feeding Tomorrow Travel Undergraduate
Brayen Ariel, Bogor Agricultural University - $1,500.00
Flávia Laine Rodrigues Pereira, University of Campina (Unicamp) - $1,500.00
Food Laws & Regulations Division Scholarship
Montserrat Becerril, Brigham Young University-Provo - $1,300.00
Elen Huang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - $1,300.00
Food Safety & Quality Management, Education, Extension & Outreach, Fruit & Vegetable Products Divisions Travel Grant
Sonia Su, Cornell University - $1,300.00
Gateway Scholarship Non-Higher Education Review Board (Non-HERB)
Andrea Garzon, Universidad San Francisco de Quito - $2,000.00
Ela Gary, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus - $2,000.00
Quinn Gonzalez, Syracuse University - $2,000.00
Henry Tan, Soegijapranata - $2,000.00
Tiffany Li, Illinois Institute of Technology - $2,000.00
Jessica Reed, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo - $2,000.00
Audrey Wirasakti, University of Kentucky - $2,000.00
Ashlee Williams, West Virginia University - $2,000.00
Parker Parker, Merrimack College - $2,000.00
Maggie Zhou, University of Auckland - $2,000.00
Gerber Foundation Endowment in Pediatric Nutrition
Fnu Rahul, University of Arkansas - $3,000.00
Rachel Potter, Washington State University - $3,000.00
IFT Feeding Tomorrow Fund Dr. Elwood F. Caldwell Graduate Fellowship
Fnu Rahul, University of Arkansas - $25,000.00
IFT Feeding Tomorrow Fund First-Year Scholarship
Audrey Richardson, Purdue University-Main Campus - $2,000.00
Michael Obiora, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus - $2,000.00
Jasleen Parmar, Rutgers University-New Brunswick - $2,000.00
Michael Wawa, University of Dar es salaam. - $2,000.00
IFT Feeding Tomorrow Fund Scholarship
Rebeka Saldivar, Texas A & M University-College Station - $2,000.00
Serene Cheng, University of California-Berkeley - $2,000.00
Oscar Wise, Washington State University - $2,000.00
Sherine Ortiz, Washington State University - $2,000.00
IFT Feeding Tomorrow Fund Travel Scholarship
Adeola Abe - $1,500.00
IFT Food Engineering Division Scholarship
Yusra Ansari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - $3,000.00
IFT Sensory and Consumer Science Division Scholarship
Morgan Failla, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus - $5,000.00
Ella Hildebrand, Purdue University-Main Campus - $2,000.00
Ana Castillo Lanza, New Mexico State University-Main Campus - $1,000.00
IFT Sensory and Consumer Sciences Division Silver Celebration MS Degree Scholarship
Kristin Leong-Fern, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus - $4,000.00
IFT Student Association Travel Graduate
Tharindu Trishan Dapana Durage, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College - $1,500.00
IFT Student Association Travel Undergraduate
Safa Juanda, Bogor Agricultural University - $1,500.00
International Division Travel Endowment
Rania Marie Buenavista, Kansas State University - $1,500.00
McCormick & Company Scholarship
Sophia Sapp, University of Missouri-Columbia - $2,000.00
Mike Jimenez Scholarship Sponsored by the IFT International Division
Flavia Adais Rocha dos Santos, University of Manitoba - $1,500.00
Nutraceutical & Functional Foods Div Scholarship
Pratikkumar Nayi, NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERISTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - $1,500.00
Kelly Poon, University of Auckland - $1,500.00
Sumi Regmi, South Dakota State University - $1,500.00
Dinushi Kilittuwa Gamage, Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture - $1,500.00
Ruth Patrick Travel Grant
Shivaprasad Doddabematti Prakash, Kansas State University - $1,500.00
Sensory & Consumer Sciences Division Scholarship
Ana Castillo Lanza, New Mexico State University-Main Campus - $1,000.00
Stacey Lau, Chapman University - $1,000.00
Yifan Liu, University of Wisconsin-Madison - $1,000.00
Sensory & Consumer Sciences Division Scholarship - Grad
Angie Nicole Vasquez Badaraco, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) - $2,000.00
PepsiCo and IFT Academic and Travel Undergraduate Hybrid Scholarship
Trang Nguyen, University of Georgia - $6,000.00