Application Deadline: April 24, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 Arrell Food Innovation Awards for global excellence in food innovation. Awarded annually since 2018, the Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards recognize unique approaches and achievements of individuals and organizations around the globe. The prizes of $100,000 can be awarded in research innovation and community engagement innovation.
This award, valued at $100,000, recognizes global excellence in the broad area of food innovation and community impact. In 2025, one award will be given to an individual or group who has contributed to improved nutritional health and/or food security, with a focus on strengthening disadvantaged communities.
Criteria
The criteria for awarding the Arrell Global Food Innovation Award is as follows:
- The individual or group being nominated will have made exceptionally significant and documented contributions at the community level in markedly improving nutrition, including access to, or distribution of food.
- The nomination package must clearly demonstrate alignment with our mission, which is to produce more healthy and nutritious food with less environmental impact and economic inequality, “more with less”.
- The nomination package should not be a proposal or a request for funding.
- Nominees must be able to attend the award ceremony and ancillary events.
Eligibility
- Citizens of any country are eligible for nomination, with no restrictions on gender, race, religion, creed or residency.
- Nominations may come from private companies, academic institutions, governmental units, charitable foundations, and not-for-profit organizations. In the case of multiple nominations from a single organization, only the one with the latest date will be accepted.
Application Timeline:
- March 14, 2025: Open nominations
- April 24, 2025: Nominations close
- June 2025: Adjudication Panel meets to select winner
- August 2025: Announcement of winner
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Arrell Food Innovation Awards
