Nutrition and Food Science: Be Part of the Solution

Employment and Scholarships

Fieldwork and internship opportunities are available with such organizations as McCormick and Company, The Association of Food, Beverage and Consumer Products Companies, Fairfield Farm Kitchens, The Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Highs Ice Cream Corporation, Strasburger and Siegel, Inc., Johanna Foods, Inc., and HP Hood, Inc.

The Food Science major offers opportunities for scholarships and achievement awards from the department, like the Robert Facchina Scholarship, as well as from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Institute of Food Technologists, Institute of Food Technologists Washington, DC Chapter, Maryland D.C. Dairy Technology, C.W. England scholarships, and the Forbes Chocolate Leadership Award.

Information on employment and scholarships is posted through the departmental undergraduate email listserv. You are strongly encouraged to obtain an e-mail account and contact us at nfscinfo@umd.edu to be sure that your name is added to the email list for Dietetics. You may also contact your faculty advisor for more information.

For more information, contact nfscinfo@umd.edu

Last updated: 07/14/2008