Through the support of alumni, industry and friends Dairy and Food Science students are supported through many scholarships totaling over $165,000 and including scholarships for incoming students, upper class and graduate students. A list of all Dairy Science scholarships is provided below. Awards are made at the Dairy and Food Science scholarships and awards banquet in the second week of April.
Other scholarship opportunities are also available to Dairy and Food Science students, e.g., from the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, FFA, Duane Rath Foundation, Institute of Food Technologists and others. These will be announced as they become available.
| Scholarship Name | Amount Awarded |
|---|---|
| Agropur Hull, IA Dairy Manufacturing | $2,000 |
| Agropur Hull, IA Dairy Production | $2,000 |
| Agropur/Jay Headley Memorial | $11500 |
| Alfred Herman Rishoi Memorial (2 @ $600) | $1,200 |
| Associated Milk Producers, Inc. | $1,000 |
| bel brands USA | $3,000 |
| Clyde G. Helsper Memorial | $2,000 |
| Dairy Club (7 @ $500) | $3,500 |
| Dairy Connection | $1,500 |
| Dairy Farmers of America | $400 |
| Dairy Fest (2 @ $500) | $1,000 |
| Dairy Science (Several) | $6,800 |
| David A. Thompson Manufacturing/Food | $5,000 |
| David A. Thompson Manufacturing | $5,000 |
| David H. Henry Memorial | $950 |
| David J. and Darlene K. Schingoethe | $1,000 |
| Dean Foods - Sioux Falls | $2,000 |
| Derdall | $750 |
| Dr. Vikram Mistry Endowment | $2,100 |
| Ed and Jennifer Bick- Food Science | $1,000 |
| Emery Bartle Memorial | $7,500 |
| George Marx | $1,100 |
| Gibert T. & Olga Gilbertson Memorial | $450 |
| H.C. Olson | $500 |
| Harbarth (2 @ $2,000) | $4,000 |
| Horatio Alger Association Mark and Mary Davis | $5,000 |
| Howard Voelker Freshman Dairy Production | $1,000 |
| Idaho Milk Processors Association (2 @ $2000) | $4,000 |
| James Marvel Memorial | $350 |
| Joe E. Schuch | $2,000 |
| John Anderson Memorial (2 @ $3000) | $6,000 |
| John C. Gross | $1,000 |
| Joseph Van Treek | $1,500 |
| Kemps, LLC. | $1,500 |
| Kenneth I. Gross | $1,000 |
| Kirk and Dorothy Mears Memorial | $1,000 |
| Land O'Lakes | $250 |
| Leprino Foods | $4,000 |
| Midwest Dairy Association (2 @ $3500, 3 @ $1000) | $10,000 |
| MN Institute of Food Technologists | $1,000 |
| Non-Dairy Science Student Dairy Club | $1,500 |
| North Central Cheese Ind. Assoc. (1 @ $2,000, 3 @ $1500) | $6,500 |
| Ode Family | $500 |
| Pete Behrends Memorial | $2,950 |
| Ralph Rogers Memorial | $350 |
| Robert Chamberlin - Food Science | $950 |
| Rogers Dairy | $1,000 |
| Ross Baker | $500 |
| Royal D. and Helen B. Doner in Dairy Production | $400 |
| Ryan Graber Memorial | $1,000 |
| Saputo Cheese | $2,000 |
| Schreiber Foods | $5,000 |
| SD Dairy Field Representative Scholarship funded by the Central Plains Dairy Foundation (3 @ $1000, 1 @ $2000) | $5,000 |
| SD Dairy Field Representative Scholarship funded by the Central Plains Dairy Foundation - Clyde Helsper | $1,000 |
| SDState Dairy Association (2 @ $1500, 2 @ $1000) | $6,500 |
| Shirley Seas Memorial | $450 |
| Susan Hawkins | $2,000 |
| T. M. Olson | $65 |
| Todd and Erica Stahl | $1,000 |
| Valley Queen Cheese Factory | $7,500 |
| Valley Queen Cheese Factory Freshman | $2,000 |
| Walt and Yvonne Wosje | $2,000 |
| William and Marge Kallemeyn & Sons | $1,300 |