Chair's Achievement Award
Funding Amount
$250 honorarium
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Every two years
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Other requirements
- Chicago Section IFT members only
- Outstanding achievement in food science
Overview
Geographic Scope: Chicago Section IFT members
Overview:
The Chair's Achievement Award recognizes outstanding achievement in Food Science by honoring the person or persons responsible for significant contributions to the field.
Focus Areas:
- Food Science achievement
- Professional excellence
- Innovation and contributions to the field
Eligibility:
- Chicago Section IFT members only
- Outstanding achievement in food science
Award Details:
- Honorarium: $250
- Recognition: Inscribed plaque
- Coverage: Expenses of awardee to the meeting at which award is presented
- Frequency: Offered every other year (biennial)
- Announcement: Winners announced in April
- Recognition Event: Winners recognized at May Dinner Meeting
Required Nomination Information:
- Your name, phone, email
- Candidate's Name, Address, Telephone, Email
- Education: University, Degree, and Year Achieved
- Professional Affiliations
- Career data in reverse chronology
- Honors received for professional work
- Justification: Reasons why nominee should receive the award
How to Apply
Nomination Process
- Eligibility: Chicago Section IFT members may nominate candidates
- Nomination Requirements: Submit the following information:
- Your name, phone, email
- Candidate's Name, Address, Telephone, Email
- Education: University, Degree, and Year Achieved
- Professional Affiliations
- Career data described in reverse chronology
- Honors received for professional work
- Justification: Describe reasons why the nominee should receive the award
- Submission: Online application form available on website
What Chicago Section of the Institute of Food actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1
- Total given
- $50K
- Median grant
- $50K
- By dollars: Illinois 100%. Top recipient cities: Lombard, IL.
Example grants
Chicagoland Food Science Foundation · Lombard, IL
To support scholarship program
$50K
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