Undergraduate & Graduate Student Research Career Development Awards
The Distillers Technology Council (DTC) is pleased to announce the recognition of outstanding graduate and undergraduate students and their research accomplishments encompassing distillers’ products and technologies at the 2025 Distillers Technology Symposium in Bloomington, MN. If you know of an outstanding candidate, please forward this information and encourage them to apply.
DTC will be providing a number of research career development awards to graduate and undergraduate students. The goal of this program is to recognize outstanding research accomplishments of graduate and undergraduate students who conduct research in the area of distillers’ products and technologies.
For nearly 80 years, the DTC has provided an annual symposium on distillers’ grains. This symposium has a long tradition of covering current, relevant topics on distillers’ grains, including production, processing, feeding, utilization, transportation, regulatory, marketing, and non-traditional uses.
At this year’s symposium, we intend to offer $1000 career development awards to current graduate and undergraduate students that have completed original research, which has resulted in new knowledge on distillers’ grains production/distribution, animal feeding (nutrition), or other applications/uses.
This year's symposium is scheduled for April 14-16, 2025 at the Doubletree by Hilton in Bloomington, MN. Winning applicants must attend the symposium to receive their career development awards. The DTC will cover all pre-approved travel expenses to attend. Recipients must prepare a poster describing their research, which will be exhibited at the symposium. Additionally, the award winners will be required to give a 5-minute overview presentation of their research during one of the general sessions.
Career Development Award Details
General Information
These career development awards will be provided to current graduate/undergraduate students that have completed original research which has resulted in new knowledge on distillers grains production/distribution, animal feeding (nutrition), or other applications/uses.
These scholarships will be provided by full and associate member companies of the Distillers Technology Council (DTC). Some of the members who have provided past scholarships include: ADM, Beam-Suntory, BetaTec Hop Products, DuPont, Fluid Quip Technologies, Hoxie Feed Yard, Land O’Lakes Purina Feeds, PhibroChem, POET, etc.
Judges of the Career Development Award applications will be representatives of the member companies that provided funding. Winners of career development awards will receive $1000, and will have pre-approved travel expenses and symposium registration paid for by these companies.
Applicant Requirements
- Candidate must be a current graduate/undergraduate student of a college or university in the USA or Canada.
- Applicant must fill out the attached application form that briefly describes their research work, results and new knowledge contribution. Applicant must also contain their research advisor’s signature.
- Applicant’s research must be original and provide new information in one or more of the following areas: animal nutrition, production/distribution, or other applications/uses.
- Research previously published or presented is eligible if it has not been published or presented more than nine (9) months before the symposium.
- If distillers grains is utilized or produced as part of the research, then it must meet the legal definition as printed in the American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Official Publication for Distillers Grains Products. Details for procurement of this publication can be found at www.aafco.org.
- Completed applications must be submitted by email by Friday, February 28, 2025 to info@distillersgrains.org.
- Career Development Award Winners:
- Must attend the DTC Symposium April 14-16, 2025.
- Will be required to prepare a poster describing their research, which will be exhibited at the symposium. Additionally, the award winners will be required to give a 5-minute overview presentation of their research during one of the general sessions.
- Career Development Award checks and certificates will be presented as part of the symposium program.
Career Development Award applications will be accepted until February 28, 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact info@distillersgrains.org.