AACC International Postgraduate Scholarship 2011- 2012

AACC International Scholarships are awarded annually by the AACC (American Association of Cereal Chemists) International Foundation to postgraduate students excelling in studies relevant to grain-based food science and technology. To qualify, applicants must be; A current AACC International student member and Be majoring in a program of courses and/or participating in research that would normally lead to a career in cereal chemistry and technology (including oilseeds). The award is supported by endowment funds of the AACC International Foundation, and from annual contributions by companies and AACC International divisions. Research in such disciplines as genetics, horticulture, nutrition, microbiology, biochemistry, engineering, or chemistry is not eligible unless it is directly related to the student's primary research program dealing with a grain-based food science and technology related areas.


Scholarship Worth
$2,000, $2,500, or $3,000 will be awarded to graduate scholarship winners for 2011-2012 academic year. Graduate awards are paid directly to the winners in September after AACC International receives verification of registration for the fall semester or quarter from the appropriate department head.
In addition to these cash awards, fellowship winners will receive a certificate.

Eligibility Requirements
The general eligibility requirements for applicants for all fellowships are:
* Applicants must be a current AACC International Student Division member.
* The candidate must be enrolled in graduate studies by the time the fellowship becomes effective, or be a current graduate student pursuing a course of study leading to an MS or a Ph.D. degree.
* A fellowship recipient becomes ineligible for further payments when all requirements for the degree for which the fellowship was awarded have been completed, or if, during the tenure of the fellowship, the student discontinues or substantially changes the research program proposed in the fellowship application. It is the separate responsibility of both the student and the appropriate department head to notify the AACC International Foundation within thirty (30) days of any such change.
* The university in which the recipient is enrolled must be conducting fundamental investigations for the advancement of cereal science and technology, including oilseeds.
* The recipient must be enrolled in an academic schedule that meets the minimum requirements of the university involved, for full-time graduate study.
* Age, sex, race, financial need, or previous receipt or non-receipt of an AACC International scholarship or fellowship are not conditions of eligibility for any award.
The value or terms of any award are subject to change upon agreement with the donor.

Application Procedures
* All information and attachments requested in the application must be provided.
* Do not submit more documents than is requested.
* Use only the space provided on the application form.
* Do not retype the form, submit continuation pages, or use any reverse sides.
* Applications will be copied and sent to each member of the AACC International selection jury for review.
* Material in excess of that requested will not be copied or included.
* Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Selection of recipients for fellowships will be made by a jury consisting of six individual AACC International members with a nonvoting chair appointed by the President of AACC International.

Application Deadline
Applications, completed as required including any attachments and verifying signatures, must be received at AACC International Foundation Headquarters on or before March 1, 2011 to be considered for the 2011-2012 awards.

Contact Details
AACC International - 3340 Pilot Knob Road - St. Paul, MN 55121U.S.A.
Phone: +1-651-454-7250
Fax: +1-651-454-0766

2011-2012 Graduate Fellowship Application Form (PDF)

Source: AACC International Foundation Graduate Fellowship


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