Arrell Scholarships
Applications now open for fall 2025
Arrell Scholarships are awarded to emerging leaders in the agri-food sector who are academically excellent and dedicated to ensuring a sustainable, productive, and equitable food system.
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- Three awards of $50,000/year for students pursuing a two-year master’s degree.
- Entering a master’s program in Fall 2025 with a minimum A- average.
- Supervised/co-supervised by an Arrell Chair in a relevant department (Geography/ Department of Food, Agricultural & Resource Economics/ Food Science/ School of Hospitality, Food Tourism Management).
- Aligned with AFI’s mission to produce healthier food with fewer environmental and social impacts.
- Award recipients will be expected to register for UNIV*6050 in their first year and work 10 hours / week for the institute (equivalent to a Research Associate) for the duration of the scholarship.
- Award applicants are expected to apply for admission and submit all transcripts of study undertaken by the application deadline.
- Scholarship application materials include: (1) a CV (2) a statement of research and personal motivation as it relates to the mission of AFI; (3) the names of 2-3 references (4) a potential supervisor or co-supervisor from this list: Tongzhe Li, Maria Corradini, Sadaf Mollaei, Sara Edge, or Evan Fraser.
- Applications must be submitted through the OGPS.
Community Partnerships
Community engaged projects prepare our students to become tomorrow’s leaders in the agri-food sector through experiential learning, while providing partner organizations with a dedicated, multi-disciplinary team to work through a challenge identified by the partner.
Feedback Blog
FeedBack is a blog contributed to by the Arrell Food Institute and Food From Thought graduate students on their experiences in the program.