The Graduate Association for Food Studies proudly confers two annual graduate student awards for recognition of outstanding scholarship in the field of food within the social sciences, humanities and related disciplines. We offer two annual awards:

Alex McIntosh Award for Ph.D. Dissertation

Bill Whit Award for Master’s Thesis

The 2026 Call for Submissions is Closed.
Please check back for more information about the 2027 call in January.

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For previous award winners and their research click here

Award winner presentations (2022, 2023, & 2025) can be viewed on the GAFS YouTube Channel

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Food Studies Research Talks

In order to celebrate and discuss the rich and diverse research showcased in the annual submissions, we host an online event for our winners and runners-up to present their passionate research.

2026 awardees will present their research on May 18, 2026 at 10AM (EST). Please email Rikki Brown (gradfoodstudies@gmail.com) for Zoom link information.