Peanut Proud Student Scholarship Award

The intent of the Peanut Proud Scholarship is to reward a U.S. graduate student in the field of food microbiology — specifically in the area of peanut food safety — who recognizes the importance of food safety and has the desire to help build the confidence of consumers by ensuring the best quality food for consumption.

The Peanut Proud Student Scholarship Award provides a $2,000 academic scholarship and travel funding to attend the IAFP Annual Meeting. Peanut Proud is a nonprofit industry organization based in Georgia.

Qualifications for nominees

Graduate students studying in the U.S. and actively engaged in food science or food safety
Must have made advancements or contributions to the peanut community
A minimum GPA of 3.0
Demonstrates a proven commitment to the community through charitable works and volunteerism.

Applications were due to Darlene Cowart at dcowart@birdsongpeanuts.com by April 24, 2026.

Sponsored by: Peanut Proud
2026 Recipient(s): Tejaswi Boyapati

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Past Awardees

2025 Santiago Emil Aves Joson
2024 Shihyu Chuang
2023 Veeramani Karuppuchamy
2022 Arpita Aditya
2021 Daniel Vega
2020 Hyeon Woo Park
2019 Kaitlyn Casulli
2018 Mengfei Peng
2017 Yagmur Yegin
2016 Soon Kiat Lau