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ARRELL GLOBAL FOOD INNOVATION AWARDS

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Application Deadline: 12:00 PM on April 24.

LOCATION: Canada

Awarded annually since 2018, the Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards recognize unique approaches and achievements of individuals and organizations around the globe. The prizes of $100,000 can be awarded in research innovation and community engagement innovation.

Nominations are now open for the Arrell Global Food Innovation Community Award.

ELIGIBILITY:

Citizens of any country are eligible to apply. Nominations may come from private companies, academic institutions, government units, charitable foundations, and not-for-profit organizations.

Nominations may come from private companies, academic institutions, governmental units, charitable foundations, and not-for-profit organizations. In the case of multiple Page 2 of 3 nominations from a single organization, only the one with the latest date will be accepted.

Academic institutions, governmental units, or private/public organizations may submit a nomination for the Arrell Global Food Innovation Award. Each organization may submit one application for the award. Nomination packages are strictly confidential, and the identities of nominators, nominating organizations, and nominees are kept in strict confidence, except for the winner.

The criteria for awarding the Arrell Global Food Innovation Award is as follows:

The individual or group being nominated will have made exceptionally significant and documented contributions at the community level in markedly improving nutrition, including access to or distribution of food.

The nomination package must clearly demonstrate alignment with our mission, which is to produce more healthy and nutritious food with less environmental impact and economic inequality, “more with less”.

The nomination package should not be a proposal or a request for funding.

Nominees must be able to attend the award ceremony and ancillary events.

Nominations must be submitted by 12:00 PM on April 24.

BENEFIT:

The Arrell Global Food Innovation Award comes with the following terms:

The prize will be worth $125,000 CAD comprising a $100,000 cash award for the use of the recipient and up to $25,000 for travel and accommodation of the recipient, administered by the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph.

An award citation and a commemorative item will also be presented.

The recipient is expected to participate in a program of events. In particular, the award recipient may be asked to attend the next Arrell Food Summit and other engagements.

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UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN ERIC BLEUMINK FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline: It is not possible to actively apply for an Eric Bleumink Fellowship Scholarship. Suitable candidates will be informed about a nomination.

LOCATION: Netherlands

The University of Groningen Admission Office, in consultation with the Admission Boards of its faculties, will determine which applicants will be nominated for an Eric Bleumink Fellowship scholarship.

Only applicants who have received a provisional or unconditional admission offer for a master’s programme before February can thus be considered. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates for the Eric Bleumink Fellowship should:

Have received provisional or unconditional admission for a master’s program before February. Only then will applicants be considered for a grant from the Eric Bleumink Fellowship(see: Master’s degree programmes )

Have excellent academic performance, preferably to be confirmed by letters of recommendation

Have excellent grades during their bachelor/undergraduate studies;

Have excellent English language proficiency, in accordance with the admission requirements of the program of choice

Be available for the whole period of the programme and be able to take part in the entire programme

Be in good health, so that health insurance in the Netherlands can be arranged.

Hold the nationality of a country appearing in Appendix 1.

Have no other means of financing the study in question

In order to allow for enough time to process the application to a master programme by the Admission Office, such a master application should be completed by the applicant before 1st of December.

BENEFIT:

The grant is awarded for a 1 year or 2 years Master’s degree programme.

The grant covers tuition fees, costs of international travel, subsistence, books, and health insurance. Please note that a considerable number of students apply for this scholarship each year, whereas the University can issue only a limited number of grants.

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