Each year, the Minnesota Section of IFT awards multiple scholarships to outstanding food science graduate and undergraduate students. These student scholarship awards are given to encourage volunteer service, leadership, academic achievement, professional development and to support research in Food Science.
Offered Scholarships
Each year, we offer the following awards to qualified candidates:
- Elwood Caldwell Scholarship Award for Volunteer Service
- Dr. Dash Scholarship Awards for Academic Excellence
- Graduate Scholarship Awards
- Undergraduate Scholarship Awards
- IFT FIRST Annual Meeting Travel Awards
Student Classification
Applicants must have student status within the 2025-2026 academic year. Applicants must be current student members of National IFT and MNIFT.
Eligible Universities
- Minnesota State – Mankato
- North Dakota State University
- South Dakota State University
- University of Minnesota
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls
- University of Wisconsin-Stout
Award Recipients
Radhika Bharathi, UMN
Dana Edleman, UMN
Sandi Levine, UMN
Anna Mahoney, UMN
Bhaswati Chowdhury, SDSU
Mominul Hoque, SDSU
Holly Husband, UMN
Sheetal Jha, SDSU
Mominul Hoque, SDSU
Leslie Loehr, UMN
Brigitta Pricilla Yaputri, UMN
Prince G. Boakye, UMN
Anto Pradeep Raja Charles, NDSU
Mohamed Salem Elfaruk, SDSU
Sonali Raghunath, UMN
Radhika Bharathi, UMN
Prince G. Boakye, UMN
Liuyi Chang, NDSU
Anto Pradeep Raja Charles, NDSU
Dana Edleman, UMN
Mohamed Salem Elfaruk, SDSU
Mominul Hoque, SDSU
Holly Husband, UMN
Nadee Shanika Kaluwahandi, SDSU
Leslie Loehr, UMN
Akua Y. Okyere, UMN
Sonali Raghunath, UMN
Brigitta Pricilla Yaputri, UMN
Sonali Raghunath, UMN
Sandi Levine, UMN
Anna Mahoney, NDSU
Rebecca Tabler, UW-Stout