2026 Scholar Opportunities
Scholarships are now available for students to attend the 2026 Virtual Consumer Food Safety Education Conference, which will take place online on June 4, 2026.
The application deadline is March 30, 2026, and scholarships will cover full conference registration.
Graduate and undergraduate students currently enrolled in food safety, food microbiology, public health, nutrition and dietetics, or environmental health programs at a U.S.-based university are invited to apply.
Applicants will be notified of acceptance by April 20, 2026.
Please help spread the word by sharing this opportunity with fellow students or colleagues!
More details about the 2026 Student Scholar program coming soon!
In the meantime, check out our 2025 Student Scholarship recipients and sign up for our e-newsletter to stay up-to-date on all conference information!
The Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) is pleased to announce the selection of Student Scholars for the 2025 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference.
The Partnership is the U.S. leader in advancing dialogue and program collaborations that improve people’s access to actionable solutions for reducing the risk of foodborne illness for themselves and their families.
2025 Student Scholars
Maria Amalia Beary
Cornell University
Food Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology
Anticipated Graduation Date: August 2025
Danah Davis
Queens College
Family, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
B.A. in Food Management Studies
Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2025
Doreen Edebe
Texas Tech University
Animal and Food Science
Ph.D. in Food Science
Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2027
Linda Fokam
University of Maryland-College Park
School of Public Health
B.S. in Public Health Science
Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2025
Ivannova Lituma
Louisiana State University
School of Nutrition and Food Sciences
Ph.D. in Nutrition and Food Science
Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2026
Hitarthi More
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Food Science
M.S. in Food Science
Anticipated Graduation Date: June 2026
Sherif Olasoji
Utah State University
Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science
M.S. in Human Nutrition
Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2026
Kassim Sulleyman
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Animal Science
M.S. in Meat Science and Muscle Biology
Anticipated Graduation Date: August 2025