Student of the Year Award

Student of the Year Award is sponsored by

This award is for BSc/MSc and PhD students. After viewing of the scientific committee, the abstract with the highest grade will be the Student of the year and there is a runner up. Elsevier will send the contact details of both to the Office Manager, who then will invite the students for the annual conference.

The BSc/MSc and PhD Student of the Year Awards consists of the following prizes:

1 First prize BSC/MSc: €1000
2 Second prize BSC/MSc: €500

3 Third prizes BSc/MSc of €250

1 First prize PhD: € 1000

1 Second prize PhD: € 500

Winners of the award will have free access to the symposium, including travel and accommodation costs.

Regulations:

Eligibility Nominees must have been a registered BSc or MSc student for at least 6 months in the academic year 2009-2010 at a European University or College. Students must have been registered in a degree programme in Food Science and Technology or similar, for the scientific achievements. Part time students are not excluded. Nominees can be of any nationality, but should not have been over 29 years of age at the start of the academic year 20010-2011 (October 1, 2011). In order to be nominated and awarded, students must be able to attend the congress.

Nomination procedure

Scientific Achievements

For scientific achievements, nominees should have either:

· an excellent undergraduate (BSc) or graduate (MSc) thesis in the field of food science and technology, which has been graded A or B (ECTS grading), with registered proof of grading, preferably in English or with extensive English summary;

· an accepted paper for publication in a peer reviewed food science journal (actual publication is not required)

· obtained a patent or similar in the field of food science and technology, based on their work

Factors to be considered for the scientific achievements include:

· The work has to deal with food science and technology or related, but not on nutrition. It may be fundamental or applied.

· Initiative and vision in bringing together expertise to work effectively across traditional discipline boundaries and overcoming barriers to collaboration.

· inventiveness in adapting science and technology for new applications

· style of writing or presenting scientific work

Deadlines

Applications should have been received by electronic application. It should be posted the latest on 30 April 2012.

Winners

Winners will be required to produce a poster for the conference and may also be invited to give a short presentation during the poster sessions.
Winners’ prizes will be awarded at the conference opening.

All students will get a letter from the chief administrator that they are nominated for the Award. In this letter they get invited to join the conference. They have to make their own reservations for the hotel and flight. The nominees can send the original invoices to the chief administrator. Every student has a travel budget of €1000, any amount over this budget, is not reimbursed.

During the conference they can display their poster that they have to make about their work.

Sometime during the opening of the conference, the ceremony will take place. The President of EFFoST, together with a representative of Cargill, will then announce which student was awarded which place and will present the award, certificate, and money.

Every student will be invited to come forward, the President will then explain why he/she has won.

Sponsor of the Student of the Year Awards (SOYA)

Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, our privately held company employs 142,000 people in 66 countries.

We recognize our continued success depends on the growth and health of our communities and partners, as well as the vitality and conservation of our natural resources. Through our approach to community involvement, we support programs that focus on improving nutrition and health, education and environmental stewardship. Our focus on supporting education includes programs and projects that improve access to primary and secondary education for underprivileged children in Cargill communities; training and schooling to improve skills in science, technology and engineering; and partnerships with higher education institutions that provide access to the best people and ideas relevant to the worlds we serve: agriculture, food and risk management.

Cargill is proud to work together with EFFoST to support and encourage the next generation of food scientists.

Learn about Cargill's commitment to corporate responsibility here:www.cargill.com/corporate-responsibility

Cargill offers a wide variety of internships and career opportunities for students and graduates. www.cargill.com/careers