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IFT 2021-2022 Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge

The Seeding The Future Foundation has provided funding to the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) to launch and conduct the Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge, which will be awarding up to $1 million annually.

The goal of the Challenge is to inspire and support passionate, diverse, and multidisciplinary teams to create game-changing innovations that will help transform the food system to be more sustainable, make healthier diets more accessible, and empower consumers to make choices benefitting both personal and planetary health


IFT Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge

Application DeadlineAugust 16, 2021
TypeCollege School
SponsorThe Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
GenderMen and Women

Benefits of IFT Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge

  • $25K Seed Grants: Awarded to organizations that are planting and nurturing high-potential, innovative ideas and have developed prototypes and/or initial proof of concept demonstrating that their innovation is feasible.
  • $100K Growth Grants: Awarded to organizations that have demonstrated that their innovation is doable at least on a small scale and have developed early projections for both economic feasibility at scale and the impact potential to transform the food system.
  • $250K Seeding The Future Grand Prizes: Awarded to organizations that have created innovations that are scalable, economically feasible, trusted by and compelling to consumers, and demonstrated major impact potential to transform the food system.

Requirements for IFT Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge

The following organizations are eligible to compete in the Challenge:

  • Non-profits located in any country
  • Academic or research institutions located in any country.
  • Early-stage or emerging U.S.-based for-profit companies

Application Deadline

August 16, 2021

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) on webportalapp.com to apply

Please note, however, that teams of students or researchers may participate as part of an organization’s submission. Organizations are encouraged to form teams to compete in the Challenge. If two or

more organizations form a team to compete, they should choose one of the organizations to serve as the applicant.

For more details,visit Seeding The Future website


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