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American Meat Science Association Student Scholarship Opportunities

AMSA Scholarship Programs encourage and support graduate and undergraduate education and research in animal, food, and allied industries. Students can only receive one scholarship per calendar year.

If you have any questions, please contact AMSA Staff at information@meatscience.org.

AMSA Development Council Scholarships

Policies & Requirements

Unless specified in the award descriptions below, the following apply to all student grant and scholarship programs of AMSA.

1. AMSA student members from accredited colleges and universities are eligible.
2. Age, gender, race, religion or national origin are not conditions of eligibility for any AMSA scholarship award.
3. A minimum GPA of 2.5/4.0 is required for consideration.
4. Prior recipients of any grant or scholarship are not eligible for that same award in a subsequent year.
5. Students may be enrolled as undergraduates or graduate students, or have graduated not more than four months prior to the application deadline.
6. The AMSA Scholarship Committees evaluates all applications and makes the final decision on all awards.
7. Incomplete applications and applications in which the grades have not been converted to the A=4.0 system will be disqualified. Applications received after the deadline will be disqualified.

Student Award and Scholarship Opportunities-

Awards and Scholarships Open: January 2025

Awards and Scholarship Close: February 25, 2026, by 11:59 pm

What do you need to have ready to apply via the scholarship application?

  1. Cover Letter- The student shall write a cover letter describing his/her interest in meat science, possible career choice, and the purpose for applying for the scholarship(s). This should include details regarding: Need of financial support and Reasons for attending the conference, etc.
  2. Resume-The resumé will be evaluated on the basis of its suitability to accompany a job application in the meat and food industry.
  3. Student Unofficial Transcript
  4. If applicable, any additional items outlined in the specific scholarship requirements (found in each award descriptions above). 

Hints for writing a successful scholarship/award nomination

Nomination Hints

  • Read the Criteria carefully.  Does the nominee fulfill the criteria?
  • Read the Instructions carefully before and after filling out the nomination to be sure all instructions are followed properly, and all the information requested is present and easy to find.
  • Feel free to ask questions.
  • Don’t wait for the deadline to send in the nomination. Early is good.
  • Send the nomination packet to the proper person(s).

Another way to look at it:

  • Write and review the nomination from the standpoint of the folks who will be evaluating it. 
  • Are the Criteria fulfilled, and stated prominently? 
  • Is all the information that is required there, and easy to find? 
  • Is the nomination written in an organized fashion so that the reviewer does not have to hunt for specific points?  (Use headings, bold, and bullet points as needed to maximize the ease for evaluators to find of the nominee's pertinent accomplishments.)
  • Is everything in the correct order?
  • These concepts also work for other nominations and applications.

Submitting Application

Students must apply to each scholarship individually, to ensure students are eligible for the specific award.

Applications should be combined into one PDF file titled "Name of Nominee_Name of Scholarship", which should also be included in the email subject line. Applications will be submitted to AMSA Staff at  information@meatscience.org

-Exceptions Include: Phi Tau Sigma and Dr. Bobby VanStavern Scholarships 

2025 Scholarship Recipients