The International Association for Food Protection has opened nominations for its 2021 awards and travel grants. The deadline is Feb. 16, 2021.

Officials from IAFP are scheduled to present the awards and recognize travel grant recipients at the annual association meeting, set for July 18-21 in Phoenix. All members of the International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) are eligible to submit nominations.

“We also encourage members to apply for the IAFP Travel Award for State or Provincial Health or Agricultural Department Employees (North America only) and for the IAFP Travel Award for Food Safety Professionals in a Country with a Developing Economy to attend the IAFP Annual Meeting,” according to a statement from association officials. 

Student members are invited to submit an application for the “Student Travel Scholarship Award” to attend the IAFP Annual Meeting. Student Travel Scholarship criteria can be accessed on the students page.

Instructions to apply for each award are included in the criteria for the respective award. Nominations for one of the awards, the Samuel J. Crumbine Award are due March 15, 2021.