Graduate Fellowship Award

Scholarship Description

These fellowships are supported by endowment funds of the AACCI Foundation, annual contributions by companies and AACCI divisions. Graduate Student awards are paid directly to the winners in September after AACCI receives verification of registration for the fall semester or quarter from the appropriate department head. Any graduate student fellowship to which the recipient would otherwise have been entitled shall be paid in the regular amount, and no diminution of it because of receiving an AACCI Fellowship shall be permitted. Purpose of the Awards: The purpose of the fellowship program is to encourage graduate research in grain-based food science and technology. Research in such disciplines as genetics, horticulture, nutrition, microbiology, biochemistry, engineering, or chemistry is not eligible unless it is directly related to the student’s primary research program dealing with a grain-based food science and technology related areas.

Eligibility Requirements

• Award is available to U.S. citizens
• Award is available to Canadian citizens
• Award is available to citizens of countries other than the U.S. and Canada.

Application Requirements

• Application form required
• Essay required

How To Apply