Competitions & Awards
Challenge your knowledge, make new friendships, and have fun with product development and research competitions. Get experience developing new products, present your research, and show off your food science knowledge. Don’t miss out!
2023–2024 Competition & Awards Guidelines
Looking for information on this year’s competitions? Updated guidelines for all competitions and awards are now available on each competition’s page.
Awards
Excellence in Leadership Award
College Bowl
College Bowl
Sponsored by Nestlé Purina
Product Development Competitions
Developing Solutions for Developing Countries Competition
Sponsored by Feeding Tomorrow Fund
IFTSA & Mars Product Development Competition
Sponsored by Mars Wrigley
Smart Snacks for Kids Product Development Competition
Research Competitions
Graduate Research Video Competition
Sponsored by Campden BRI
Undergraduate Research Competition
Sponsored by Phi Tau Sigma
External Competitions
Eggcelerator Lab Product Development Competition
Sponsored by American Egg Board
IFT Division Competitions
Division Hackathons
Sponsored by the Carbohydrate, International, and Nonthermal Processing Divisions
Food Packaging Development Competition
Sponsored by the Food Packaging Division
InfoFoodrafic: A Global Infographic Competition
Sponsored by the Product Development Division
Proteins of the Future Challenge
Sponsored by the Protein Division
