Freshman Scholarships
| Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) | 25 scholarships from $1,000 to $1,500 |
| Bluegrass IFT Scholarships | 2-3 scholarships from $1,000 to $2,000 |
| James D. Kemp Scholarship | 1-3 scholarships from $500 to $2,000 |
| William G. Moody Scholarship | 1-3 scholarships from $500 to $2,000 |
| Carl Shearer Scholarship | 1-3 scholarships from $500 to $2,000 |
Other Undergraduate Scholarships
| Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) | 83 scholarships from $1,000 to $2,250 |
| American Assoc. of Cereal Chemists | 5 scholarships of $1,000 |
| Bluegrass IFT Scholarships | 2-3 scholarships from $1,000 to $2,000 |
| James D. Kemp Scholarship | 1-3 scholarships from $500 to $2,000 |
| William G. Moody Scholarship | 1-3 scholarships from $500 to $2,000 |
| Mid-States Meat Association Scholarship | 1-3 scholarships from $500 to $2,000 |
| Carl Shearer Scholarship | 1-3 scholarships from $500 to $2,000 |
| Young-Reynolds-Ryland Scholarship | 1-3 scholarships from $500 to $2,000 |
| National Dairy Promotion & Research Board | 20 scholarships from $1,500 to $2,500 |
| National Milk Producers Federation | 2 scholarships of $2,000 and $3,000 |
| M.E. Franks Scholarship | 10 scholarships of $3,000 |
| Food Engineering Scholarship | 2 scholarships of $2,500 plus $500 travel |
Graduate Scholarships
| Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) | 33 scholarships from $1,000 to $5,000 |
| American Assoc. of Cereal Chemists | 5 scholarships from $1,000 to $3,000 |
| American Oil Chemists' Society Graduate Scholarships | About 20 scholarships from $500 to 15,000 |
| American Oil Chemists' Society Honored Student Award | About 8 - All expenses paid to the AOCS annual meeting |
| Food Processors Suppliers Association | 1 scholarship for $5,000 |
| ADSA Graduate Scholarship (Dairy) | 1 scholarship of $10,000 |
Examples of Food Science Internships Available in 2003
| Company - Location | Positions | Approx. Salary (hourly) |
| Campbell's Soup - Camden, NJ | 3 | $14 + $1,500 for temp. relocation |
| Wild Flavors - Cincinnati, OH | 3 | >$11.00 |
| Kroger/Winchester Farms - Winchester, KY | 2 | >$10.00 |
| Brown Forman - Louisville, KY | 1 | >$10.00 |
| TRICON (KFC) - Louisville, KY | 2 | >$11.00 |
| Alltech - Lexington, KY | 1 | >$8.00 |
| TOVA Industries - Louisville, KY | 3 | >$8.00 |
| Swift - Louisville, KY | 1 | >$11.00 |
| Hillshire - Claryville, KY | 1 | >$12.00 |
| Excel - Witchita, KA | 1 | >$11.00 |
| Givaudan - Cincinnati, OH | 2 | n/a |
| Kahns - Cincinnati, OH | 1 | n/a |
| Fields - Cincinnati, OH | 1 | n/a |
| Stegner's - Cincinnati, OH | 1 | n/a |
| Chef America - Mt. Sterling, KY | 1 | n/a |
Most years there were more internships available than could be filled.
Examples of Recent Food Science Graduates' Employment
| Company | Location | Position |
| Givaudan | Cincinnati, OH | Research Scientist |
| Alltech | Lexington, KY | Research Scientist |
| TRICON (KFC, Pizza Hut, etc.) | Louisville, KY | Quality Assurance Manager & Product Development Scientists |
| Kahn's | Cincinnati, OH | Quality Assurance Manager |
| Schwan's | Marshall, MN | Product Development Scientist |
| Martek | Winchester, KY | Research Scientist |
| National Steak | Owasso, OK | Research Scientist |
| Wild Flavors | Cincinnati, OH | Research Scientist |
| Blend Pak | Bloomfield, KY | Quality Assurance Manager |
| Cryovac | Duncan, SC | Packaging Engineer |
Food processing is one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United States. In Kentucky, food manufacturing ranks third behind machinery and automobile manufacturing and employs about 37,000 people. Food Scientists are among the highest paid agricultural scientists. The mean starting salary for Food Science graduates in 2011 was $44,000 http://www.ift.org/CareerCenter/Salary-Survey/2011-Salary-Survey-Report.aspx. The enormous size of the industry and its need for professional scientists means that it offers a wide variety of satisfying career choices.