Applications Open February 17, 2025! 🎓
Please stay tuned for updates and link to the application portal

ABOUT

The MISA Foundation Scholarship Fund was formed in March of 1989 by the Meat Industry Suppliers Alliance (MISA) in an effort to encourage and support those interested in pursuing careers within the meat industry or engineering field. Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of the following criteria: academic performance, commitment to a career in the meat industry or engineering field as well as potential for success. Multiple scholarships of $10,000 will be awarded each year.

Purpose:

General Eligibility:

Applicants may be junior or senior-level undergraduate students and Masters or Ph.D. candidates in engineering or the meat sciences, attending a North American university.
United States citizenship is not a requirement.

Important Dates

The applications opens Monday February 17th 2025
The application deadline is Sunday June 1st 2025 at 11:59PM Pacific Time Zone

Contact Support

If you have any questions about the scholarship, please contact Umair Bajwa at ubajwa@fpsa.org or (703) 663-1213.

If you need assistance with the online application process, you may contact the ISTS Program Support Team via email at ContactUs@applyISTS.com or click the green help widget at the bottom of your application to live chat with an agent during normal business hours.

Please click on the button below to view more information on the MISA Scholarship program and FAQs.

2024 MISA Scholarship Winners:

Grace Harris
Masters Student – Oklahoma State

Jacob Bagby
Masters Student – Texas Tech

Preston Twilligear
Masters Student – Texas Tech 

Jessica Brown
Ph.D. Student – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Brittley Bowers
Undergrad Senior – Texas A & M

Katherine Sierra
Ph.D. Student – Auburn University

Tyler Kleinsasser
Masters Student – SDSM&T