Food Science Scholarships
Get a Nice, Healthy Dose of College Money
Think about the types of food we all eat, how they are created, grown, harvested, manufactured, packaged, and preserved and you are knee deep in the nitty gritty of Food Science. Students in a Food Science program are engaged in an interdisciplinary curriculum from agriculture to chemistry. In fact by most accounts, the study of food science is more akin to the agriculture disciplines than anything that smacks of culinary. Professionals may work in a wide range of jobs including biotechnology, food processing, packaging, marketing, testing, and in private or public sectors.
Private Funds
The Institute of Food Technologists, like all devoted professional organizations, sponsors generous scholarships for student members:
- Freshman and Sophomore Scholarships are awarded to outstanding first and second year students. Selection is based on previous academic scores and awards are $1,000.
- Junior/Senior Scholarships are also based on academic excellence, but offer considerably higher awards. Funds are between $1,000 and $2,500.
- Graduate Fellowships are meted out to a few dozen ultra-talented grad students whose research is focused on food science. Up to $5,000 possible.
College Scholarships
Purdue University has one of the more renowned programs in Food Science in the nation. And to prove that it also has quite a lengthy list of scholarships, most of them aimed at freshmen:
- Arthur and Catherine Denton Food Science Scholarships are awarded to students finishing high school and enrolling in the Purdue University Food Science program. Outstanding academics are a requirement. Up to $1,500 in awards.
- The General Mills Freshman Scholarships are also given to incoming students. This is a merit-based award and offers $1,000 to the winners.
- Food Science Alumni and Friends Scholarships are not only given to academically talented students, but to those who are also involved in extracurricular activities, as well.
North Carolina State University’s Food Science program maintains a significant list of scholarships; here are a few:
- The humorously named Carolina Turkeys Scholarships award up to $1,000 to those students who are academically talented and also financially needy.
- Harvey L. and Kathleen R. Barnes Scholarships recognize outstanding students with superior people skills. Up to $1,000.
- Students emphasizing “meat processing” may qualify for the Hawkins Bradley Scholarship.
- Mose and Helen Kiser Scholarship is primarily awarded based on financial disadvantage with a good dose of academic talent thrown in. Awards may be as much as $12,000.
