Scholarships

Arthur Schramm Scholarship – Graduate

• Rania Marie Buenavista — Kansas State University

Dr. Richard L. Hall Scholarship in Flavor Science – Graduate

• Muhammad Bilal Haider — Texas A&M University–College Station
• Pratikkumar Navinbhai Nayi — National Pingtung University of Science and Technology

Edlong Graduate Scholarship

• Pamela Osei — China Agricultural University

Feeding Tomorrow General Graduate Financial Need Scholarships

• Bindusri Naraharasetti — Kansas State University
• Mily Gandhi — University of Hohenheim
• Maheshika Jayasinghe — University of Manitoba
• Tyler Kleinsasser — South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
• Gihan Wijelath Arachchige — University of Alberta

Feeding Tomorrow General Graduate Scholarships

• Don Vidheesha Abeysinghe — University of Manitoba
• Osasere Igbinoba — Washington State University
• Santhoshkumar Paramasivam — University of Foggia
• Nadeera Maduwantha Rajanayaka Rajanayaka Mudiyanselage Udahakona Gedara — University of Manitoba
• Thirukumaran Ramesh — University of Manitoba
• Christopher Reusz — North Carolina State University
• Thanuranga Samarasinghe — University of Manitoba
• Sophia Sapp — University of Missouri–Columbia
• Vianca Tashiguano — Auburn University
• Kendri Wahyuningsih — IPB University (Bogor Agricultural University)

Food Engineering Division Scholarship

• Dayanna De La Cruz — USFQ

Gateway Scholarship Non-Higher Education Review Board (Non-HERB)

• Oluwanifemi Bello — Towson University
• Gianna Daufenbach — Mount Mary University
• Elena Gao — Drexel University
• Andrea Garzon — Universidad San Francisco de Quito
• Quinn Gonzalez — Syracuse University
• Giovanni Hernandez Soto — San Diego State University
• Kyia Hunter-Kanoff — Oklahoma State University
• Parker Parker — Merrimack College
• Maya Pratt — Western Michigan University
• Alisabeth Yantz — Georgia Southern University

Gerber Foundation Endowment in Pediatric Nutrition – Graduate

• Fnu Rahul — University of Arkansas
• Sumi Regmi — South Dakota State University

IFT Feeding Tomorrow Fund Dr. Elwood F. Caldwell Graduate Fellowship

• Pratikkumar Navinbhai Nayi — National Pingtung University of Science and Technology

IFT Sensory and Consumer Sciences Division Silver Celebration MS Degree Scholarship

• Chiamaka Adinnu — Cranfield University

IFT Sensory and Consumer Sciences Division Silver Celebration PhD Degree Scholarship

• Olanike Badiora — Obafemi Awolowo University

John Powers Scholarship – Graduate

• Jianna Garcia — Texas Woman’s University

Mike Jimenez Scholarship Sponsored by the IFT International Division – Graduate

• Stefhanie Loaiza Sanchez — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Nutraceutical and Functional Foods Division Graduate Scholarship

• Tharindu Trishan Dapana Durage — Louisiana State University
• Shivaprasad Doddabematti Prakash — Kansas State University

Sensory and Consumer Sciences Division Scholarships – Graduate

• Don Vidheesha Abeysinghe — University of Manitoba
• Bhaswati Chowdhury — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Sheetal Jha — Louisiana State University
• Veeramani Karuppuchamy — Ohio State University

Andy & Jan Rao International Division Scholarship

• Vipasha — Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi

Barbara B. Keenan Undergraduate Scholarship

• Ada Mahaffy — University of Idaho

Dr. Ann C. Hollingsworth Student Leadership Scholarship

• Trang Nguyen — University of Georgia

Dr. Ruth M. Patrick (Education Extension, Outreach Division) Scholarship

• Linda Kpomblekou — Tuskegee University

Edlong Undergraduate Scholarship

• Avani Panchal — University of Manitoba

Evan Turek Memorial Scholarship

• Grace Amoo — University of Ilorin
• Gabrielle DeLay — Pennsylvania State University

Feeding Tomorrow Financial Need Undergraduate Scholarships

• Eun Jo — Iowa State University
• Ellie Hildebrandt — University of Wisconsin–Platteville
• Jana Jabi — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Nicholas Sunjaya — Soegijapranata Catholic University
• Suevanny Figueroa — California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Feeding Tomorrow General International Scholarships

• Kerly Herrera — Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL)
• Anika Kapur — University of Guelph
• Santiago Mejia Banegas — Zamorano University
• Kyaing Thin Sone — Chiang Mai University

Feeding Tomorrow General Transfer Community College Scholarships

• Pablo Góngora Alarcón — Universidad Zamorano
• Dylan Kalsbeek — University of Idaho
• Yin Yin Moe — Chiang Mai University
• Citlalic Sanchez Snow — Colorado State University

Feeding Tomorrow General Undergraduate Scholarships

• Sevita Dance — California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• Natalie Hamlett — Iowa State University
• Jayden Ingalls — Texas A&M University–College Station
• Zoe Jackson — Alabama A&M University
• Ei Khine Moe — Chiang Mai University
• Chase Nagel — Kansas State University
• Busisiwe Mnisi — University of the Western Cape
• Sylvia Rapp — University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Klaudia Sullivan — North Carolina State University

Food Laws and Regulations Division – Undergraduate

• Mary Claire Mea — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Gordon F. Kunz Undergraduate Scholarship

• William Eleazer — Oregon State University
• Nicole Palma — University of Florida
• Ramón Romero — Zamorano University
• Valerie Rodas — Zamorano University
• Michael Wawa — University of Dar es Salaam

IFT Sensory and Consumer Science Division Undergraduate Scholarship

• Elise Wetzelberger — North Carolina State University

McCormick & Company Undergraduate Scholarship

• Christina Greggs — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

PepsiCo and IFT Academic and Travel Undergraduate Hybrid Scholarship

• Noor Aliah Binti Ahmad Razi — Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)

IFT Feeding Tomorrow Fund First-Year Scholarship

• Lilly DuPuis — University of Washington
• Meghan Eddy — Boston University
• Annabella Perk — Cornell University
• Michael Wawa — University of Dar es Salaam

IFT Feeding Tomorrow Fund Travel Scholarship

• Adeola Abe — University of Arkansas
• Harshani Nadeeshani Vidana Hewage — University of Manitoba

IFT Feeding Tomorrow Fund Travel Scholarship – Graduate

• Chiamaka Adinnu — Cranfield University
• Rania Marie Buenavista — Kansas State University
• Aakankshya Dhakal — Louisiana State University
• Maheshika Jayasinghe — University of Manitoba
• Josiah Muriuki — University of Pretoria
• Nevetha R — National Institute of Technology Rourkela
• Fnu Rahul — University of Arkansas
• Thirukumaran Ramesh — University of Manitoba
• Sumi Regmi — South Dakota State University
• Katherine Sierra — Auburn University
• Sonia Su — Cornell University

IFT Feeding Tomorrow Fund Travel Scholarship – Undergraduate

• Muhammad Abdullah — PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
• Lucy Clarke — Cornell University
• Brayden Daughtry — University of Georgia
• Eun Jo — Iowa State University
• Therani Kumarasinghe — University of Peradeniya
• Trang Nguyen — University of Georgia
• Avani Panchal — University of Manitoba
• Nicholas Swanson — Iowa State University
• Michael Wawa — University of Dar es Salaam

IFT Student Association Travel Scholarship

• Paul Dahunsi — Washington State University
• Carlos Torres Canto — Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Querétaro

Contact us at feedingtomorrow@ift.org.

No, you must submit a new application every year.

Yes, you can apply for multiple scholarships with one application. You’ll be considered for all scholarships you qualify for, but you can only receive one.

Yes, you are eligible to apply.

Any transcript is acceptable—printed, scanned, official, or unofficial—as long as it's accurate and legible. Winners may be asked to provide official transcripts to verify their GPA.

A team of professional jurors from ISTS ensures a fair and unbiased selection process.

No, but you must show a commitment to food sciences, which can include IFT membership.

No, scholarships must be used for tuition or other direct educational expenses. Additionally, scholarship winners must forfeit their scholarship if they withdraw from school, graduate early, or change their research program.

• Travel scholarships: Yes, open to international students.
• Undergraduate academic scholarships: Yes, open to students at approved IFT-HERB institutions around the globe (except for the gateway non-HERB scholarships).
• Graduate students: Yes, if pursuing a degree in food sciences.
• All applications must be in English.

All Feeding Tomorrow Fund academic scholarship award funds will be applied to recipient’s tuition, educational fees, or educational expenses required by the university. These funds shall be disbursed to student tuition accounts. The academic scholarships are based on merit and not on financial need. 

All Feeding Tomorrow Fund travel scholarship award funds will be disbursed to the student directly to be applied to costs associated with travel to the IFT Annual Meeting and Expo. The student recipient may be required to claim this travel scholarship as income and be asked to submit at 1099 to the Feeding Tomorrow Fund. 

Scholarships may not be sold, transferred or assigned and are not convertible to cash. 

Scholarship candidates must comply with all applicable enrollment and registration deadlines published by the university. 

Any false statements or misrepresentations made by the scholarship applicants may be grounds for discipline in, or dismissal from, Feeding Tomorrow Fund scholarship program(s). 

Academic scholarships are disbursed at the start of the academic year, in full, and at the university discretion may be allocated across one or all terms or semesters. 

If awarded, recipients of both academic and travel scholarships are required to provide a photograph, brief biographical statement, and thank you letter to the donor(s). 

If awarded, proof of acceptance into the academic program may be required. 

All scholarship candidates and sponsors must disclose to the Feeding Tomorrow Fund of IFT in writing any and all actual or potential conflicts of interest, including but not limited to those listed below, which may compromise the integrity of the program.

IFT may, in its sole discretion, refuse to accept or cancel a scholarship award if an actual or perceived conflict of interest exists. Potential conflicts of interest include:

1. Scholarship Candidate is a close familial relative (spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece or first cousin) of the Sponsor (or any member or employee of Sponsor) selecting the candidate; 
2. Scholarship Candidate or Sponsor solicits, provides or accepts any compensation or other consideration in exchange for the nomination;
3. Scholarship Candidate is a current or former employee or board member of the Sponsor or Institute of Food Technologists; or
4. Scholarship Candidate engages in any conduct that may reflect negatively upon the Feeding Tomorrow Fund or Institute of Food Technologists.