Food Marketing Institute is offering Food Safety Auditing Scholarship for the
2017/2018 academic year. Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student
(undergraduate or graduate) in an accredited U.S., Canada or Mexico college or
university.
The Food Marketing
Institute Foundation seeks to ensure continued quality and efficiency in the
food retailing system and is operated for charitable, educational and
scientific purposes.
To help support the
role of food retailing, the F
MI Foundation focuses on research and education in
the areas of food safety, nutrition and health.
Students need to
demonstrate that they have a good level of written and spoken English.
Course
Level: Scholarship
is open for the full-time student (undergraduate or graduate) in an accredited
U.S., Canada or Mexico college or university.
Study
Subject: Scholarship
is available are students currently enrolled in food and agricultural science
majors who have a true interest in the field of accredited food safety
auditing.
Scholarship
Award: The
foundation offers scholarship amount to $3,000.
Scholarship
can be taken in the
USA
Eligibility: The following criteria
must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for scholarship:
- Be
enrolled as a full-time student (undergraduate or graduate) in an
accredited U.S., Canada or Mexico college or university. - Have
completed at least two years of college to apply. - Have a
minimum GPA of 3.2. - Be able
to attend and participate in the SQF International Conference, November
7-9, 2017 in Dallas, TX (conference registration, hotel, meals and
round-trip coach airfare will be provided). - Be
willing to accept an internship with a Certification Body (third-party
auditing firm) should the opportunity become available. - Students
having completed an internship in a food or agriculture science degree
program preferred. - Previous
FMI Foundation Student Scholarship recipients are not eligible to apply;
however, previous applicants are welcome to reapply. - Family
members of the FMI Foundation Board of Directors or Officers are
ineligible.
Nationality: US applicants can
apply for this scholarship programme.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirement: Applicants must have completed at least two years of college and
have a minimum GPA of 3.2.
Test Requirement: No
English Language
Requirement: Students need to demonstrate that they have a good level of
written and spoken English.
How to
Apply: Student
applicants must submit:
- Current
resume or curriculum vitae. - A cover
letter explaining the student’s interest and career goals in accredited
food safety auditing that provides specific examples that demonstrate why
they are deserving of this scholarship. - A
letter or transcript from the school verifying the student meets the minimum
3.2 GPA requirement with no individual grade less than a “C-“. - Two (2)
Recommendation letters (see more information below).
Application
Deadline: The
application deadline is September 15, 2017.
