Nomination Criteria:
We are pleased to announce the 2025 Emily J. Prior Award. The purpose of this scholarship is to honor and assist qualified students who are majoring in food science, packaging, or related areas. The 2025 Award recipients will be notified on January 31, 2026 or before.
For more information or to submit a nomination, please Click Here.
The 2024 award winners to be announced by January 31, 2025.
The 2023 award winners and pictured below are:
Ms. Samantha Dworacek, University of Rhode Island
Ms. Milan Poland, Cornell University
Ms. Nicolle Tan, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Donation Information:
The Emily J. Prior Scholarship Fund program was established in loving memory of Emily Prior for her dedicated military service as Chief, Concepts and Systems Division, Army Center of Excellence Subsistence (ACES). After her military career, Emily continued as an R&DA member representing several food & packaging companies supplying the military food marketplace.
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Join Our List of These Amazing Donors!
The EJP Scholarship has benefited from the generosity of our donors. We are very grateful to the following donors who make this scholarship possible.
Premier – Donation of $1,000 or more
Cadillac Products Packaging Company
Chef Kern’s Wholesale, LLC
Crider Foods
Heroes Government Supply
Corporate – Donation between $500 and $999
AmeriQual Group
Corporate Chefs
SOPAKCO
Sterling Foods
Pacific Seafood
Contributor – Donation up to $499
MJB Plastics
Winter-Wolf International