The Food Distribution Research Society – Extended Deadlines

Richardson-Applebaum Outstanding Graduate Research on Food Distribution and Marketing

 The Food Distribution Research Society (FDRS) is pleased to accept applications for the 2020 Scholarship Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research on Food Distribution and Marketing & Richardson-Applebaum Outstanding Graduate Research on Food Distribution and Marketing. Broadly defined, this area encompasses all economic functions that occur between the farm gate and final consumer.

Richardson-Applebaum Outstanding Graduate Research on Food Distribution and Marketing

Eligibility

• The competition is open to all graduate students with scholarly interest and career aspirations in the food distribution system who have completed degree between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019.
• Please note: 1) applicants are limited to applying for each category only once and subsequent submissions will be not be considered and 2) only one submission will be accepted per university per category each year.

Award

• One travel stipend for each of the following categories: best PhD Dissertation ($1,500) or best MS Thesis ($1,500).
• Complimentary one-year FDRS student membership.
• Complimentary conference registration fees and recognition at the 2020 FDRS Annual Conference, which will take place in Dallas, TX, October 9-14, 2020.
• The PhD recipient is invited to present his/her research during the FDRS Applebaum-Richardson Award Luncheon.

Application steps
Submit the following as one PDF file in the following order to KathyKelley@psu.edu by February 28, 2020. When labeling your PDF files, please include your first and last name and name of your university.

• Statement of Intent form.
• Cover letter that includes a brief synopsis of academic training, any food industry experience, and/or research experience and career interests and goals.
• Letter of recommendation from the research paper advisor.
• A copy of the dissertation/thesis.

Scholarship Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research on Food Distribution and Marketing

Eligibility

• The competition is open to all undergraduate students with scholarly interest and career aspirations in the food distribution system.
• Please note: 1) applicants are limited to applying for each category only once and subsequent submissions will be not be considered and 2) only one submission will be accepted per university per category each year.

Award

• A travel stipend of $1,000 for the best Undergraduate Student Research Paper.
• Complimentary one-year FDRS student membership.
• Complimentary conference registration fees and recognition at the 2020 FDRS Annual Conference, which will take place in Dallas, TX, October 9-14, 2020.

Application steps
Submit the following as one PDF file in the following order to KathyKelley@psu.edu by February 28, 2020. When labeling your PDF files, please include your first and last name and name of your university.

• Statement of Intent form.
• Cover letter that includes a brief synopsis of academic training, any food industry experience, and/or research experience and career interests and goals.
• Letter of recommendation from the research paper advisor.
• The complete research paper.

For more information and to access the Statement of Intent forms please visit the FDRS website at https://www.fdrsinc.org/fdrs-awards/#apple or contact the FDRS’s Vice President of Education; Dr. Kathy Kelley at KathyKelley@psu.edu.