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University of Illinois Graduate Student Teaching Assistantship

CHICAGO SECTION OF THE INSTITUTE OF FOOD

Funding Amount

Annual endowment-funded support

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

University of Illinois Graduate Student Teaching Assistantship

Funder: Chicago Section IFT (CSIFT)

Geographic Scope: University of Illinois, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

Overview:
The Chicago Section IFT provides an annual graduate student teaching assistantship for the Food Science Product Development course at the University of Illinois. This support benefits both the graduate student Teaching Assistant (TA) and undergraduate students in the course.

Focus Areas:

  • Food Science education

  • Product development

  • Graduate student development

  • Undergraduate education support
  • Eligibility:

  • Graduate student at University of Illinois pursuing food science

  • Enrolled in or selected for Food Science Product Development teaching assistantship
  • Award Details:

  • Type: Annual teaching assistantship

  • Support: Financial assistance plus professional development

  • Funding: Endowment established in 2016 with $175,000 contribution providing annual TA funding

  • Prior Support: CSIFT provided $28,000 over four years (2012-2015), supporting one TA each year
  • Benefits:

  • Financial assistance for graduate student

  • Teaching, supervisory, and mentoring skills development

  • Enhanced undergraduate student experience with TA support
  • Background:
    The Product Development course serves as the capstone experience for University of Illinois food science undergraduates. In 2016, CSIFT established an endowment to provide sustainable annual funding for this position.

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

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