Monday, July 27, 2020

2021 Scholarship Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research on Food Distribution and Marketing

The Food Distribution Research Society (FDRS) is pleased to accept applications for the 2021 Scholarship Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research on Food Distribution and Marketing. Broadly defined, this area encompasses all economic functions that occur between the farm gate and final consumer.

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, 2) only one submission will be accepted per university per category each year, and 3) applications must be submitted by February 1, 2021, there will be no deadline extensions, by the student’s department head/chair using the online submission system: https://bit.ly/FDRS2021application
Award
  • A travel stipend of $1,000 to attend the 2021 Annual Conference for the best Undergraduate Student Research Paper
  • Complimentary one-year FDRS student membership
  • Complimentary conference registration fees and recognition at the 2021 FDRS Annual Conference, which will take place in Dallas, TX.
Application steps
Students should save the following, in order, as one PDF file. When labeling the PDF file, please include your first and last name, outstanding undergraduate category, and name of your university. The final application must be submitted by the student’s department head/chair using the online submission system: https://bit.ly/FDRS2021application
  • 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. Write the research paper following the formatting guidelines provided on page 2 and 3.
For more information:
Please visit the FDRS website at www.fdrsinc.org or contact FDRS’s Vice President of Education: Dr. Kathy Kelley at KathyKelley@psu.edu

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