A critical issue for accredited third-party auditing in North America is to source the next generation of well-trained auditors. As a way to help fill that gap, the FMI Foundation is sponsoring scholarships to students currently enrolled as food and agricultural science majors in a North American accredited university/college.These are individuals who have a true interest in the field of accredited food safety auditing. Since 2013, the Food Safety Auditing Scholarship and Education Travel Grant has been awarded to 43 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs. This scholarship recognizes students with strong leadership skills, outstanding academic achievement and passion for the field of accredited food safety auditing.
The scholarship includes a $3,000 scholarship award, an all-expenses paid trip to the Safe Quality Food (SQF) International Conference, along with global recognition from FMI and SQFI. Attending the SQF International Conference has become quite the hot ticket item, as winners are given an opportunity to network with over 850 of the nation’s premiere food safety and quality professionals.
In 2017, the Foundation received 83 applicants including 13 undergraduates, 40 masters students and 30 doctoral candidates from 36 different universities. Recognizing the need to provide support to even more candidates, the FMI Foundation Board of Trustees approved to expand the annual program to 15 grants in 2018, up from 10 grants in previous years.
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