Student Club Funding
Food Science Clubs are eligible for $500 each year to use for any of the following:
- Speakers, including their travel and lodging and other expenses including room reservations and audio visual equipment
- Banners or table drapes
- Posters or flyers advertising club events
- Clothes such as club hats or shirts
- Other similar items
- Funds may not be used for food
In order to receive your funding, you must submit in writing a proposal to the Section Chair. Include in the proposal the name of your college, club name, contact information including phone and mailing address, and a short paragraph describing how you will use the funds along with an estimate of what it will cost.
The funding request must be received by the section chair at least one week ahead of the meeting. A representative of the club must attend the board meeting and present your proposal to the Board. If you received funds in the past, please include a short description of how you used the money. Apply early in the year so you can use your funds. Contact your Student Representative if you have questions.
Phil Bates Scholarship Awards
SCIFTS Phil Bates scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year is now closed.
Wayne Bidlack Scholarship Award
SCIFTS Wayne Bidlack scholarship for the 2025-2026 is now closed.
Education and Research Grants
SCIFTS Education and Research Grants are available to educational research institutions that advance food science, nutrition and closely related technologies within the SCIFTS’ geographical area. Funding proposals will be evaluated on the potential contribution to further the knowledge in the fields of food science and nutrition, and on the potential contribution to develop students as competent scientific investigators or educators in these disciplines. The emphasis is to enhance programs that will benefit a large segment of the student population.
Education and Research Grants awarded in May, 2025.
| UNIVERSITY | PROFESSOR | GRANT | PURPOSE |
| Cal Poly SLO | Dr. Samir Amin | $34,748.00 | Purchase of CTX Texture Analyzer and load cells for evaluating mechanical characteristics of Food Products incorporating carrot pomace. |
| Cal Poly SLO | Dr. Milena Ramirez-Rodrigues | $15,456.00 | Purchase laboratory equipment to be used in the study of Algae pigments for food applications. |
| Chapman University | Dr. Anu Prakash | $28,874.00 | Purchase a Terra CFS-75V Lab scale retort to aid in the study of effect of UHT and retort processing on the quality and stability of RTD coffee beverages containing milk. |
| Chapman University | Dr. John Miklavcic | $19,500.00 | Purchase of laboratory equipment to aid in the study of size exclusion chromatography to purify exosomes from bovine milk and assess effects on intestinal inflammation. |
| San Diego State University | Dr. Jing Zhao | $27,220.45 | Purchase a Gerstel tube conditioner and thermal extractor for characterization and improvement of flavor in novel food proteins. |