IFT’s Feeding Tomorrow Fund has partnered with PepsiCo on a joint Academic and Travel Undergraduate Hybrid Scholarship, which offers a $5,000 academic scholarship in addition to a $1,000 travel stipend to IFT FIRST: Annual Event and Expo.
Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to the science of food, meet a minimum grade point average of 3.0, and plan to enroll full- or part-time as a rising sophomore, junior, or senior in a food science program. The scholarship is open to candidates anywhere in the world.
The application deadline is March 29, 2024.
Steve Hartley, director of fund development at IFT, said, "The Feeding Tomorrow Fund is excited to partner with a leading company like PepsiCo to support a future leader of tomorrow. The PepsiCo and IFT Academic and Travel Undergraduate Hybrid Scholarship is an exciting opportunity for a passionate student to not only support their education, but to attend the science of food event that has helped transform the global food system for many years."
Mary Carunchia, Ph.D., senior principal scientist at PepsiCo, said, "PepsiCo is a proud to encourage and enable students to grow their skills and passion in the science of food."
