Entry Guidelines

There are three phases to the competition: 

• Phase One:  Preliminary Report and Cover Letter
• Phase Two:  Full Report & Product/Webinar Presentation
• Phase Three: American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) Presentation

Phase One:  Preliminary Report and Cover Letter
A cover letter and preliminary report must be submitted to Dairy Research Institute (DRI)  Shantanu Agarwal (shantanu.agarwal@rosedmi.com) by no later than February 15, 2012. 

The cover letter must include school affiliation, student names, advisor names, or ingredient supplier names.

The five page preliminary report must follow these guidelines:

• The report must not indicate school affiliation, student or advisor names, or ingredient supplier names (unless an integral part of the ingredient name)
• Must not exceed 5 pages, double-spaced, font size minimum 11
• Should include, but not limited to:
• Title page (not included in page limit)
• Product description
• Feasibility of production and/or process description
• Marketability/target market
• Preliminary sensory data
• Dairy ingredient functionality in product
• Demonstrate how the product is linked to DRI consumer and marketplace insights (website URL)
• List of citations (not included in page limit)
• Process flow diagram (not included in page limit)
• Photograph of product (one 5 X 7; not included in page limit)
• Based on these 5-page reports, six entrants will be selected for full report submission

Phase Two:  Full Report & Product/Webinar Presentation
Top six entrants will submit a full project report which will be used by a panel of judges selected by DRI and involved in dairy research and development. The final report with accompanying cover letter to DRI must be sent to Shantanu Agarwal  no later than April 30, 2012. The report is composed by at least one student team member with guidance from the faculty advisor. The cover letter must again include school affiliation, student names, advisor names, or ingredient supplier names. Guidelines for the reports include:

• Must not indicate school affiliation, student or advisor names, or ingredient supplier names (unless an integral part of the ingredient name)
•  Must not exceed 10 pages, double-spaced, font size minimum 11
• Should include, but not limited to:
• Title page (not included in page limit)
• Product description
• Feasibility of production and/or process description
• Marketability/target market
• Dairy ingredient functionality in product
• Demonstrate how the product is linked to DRI consumer and marketplace insights (website URL)
• Sensory evaluation
• Safety/shelf life
• Challenges overcome
• List of references (not included in page limit)
• Process flow diagram (not included in page limit)
• Photograph of product (one 5 X 7; not included in page limit)

The top six entrants will also submit the product and present via webinar for final judging. The finalist teams must submit enough product for 15 servings. The product (along with storage, preparation, and serving instructions) must reach the DRI office (10255 W. Higgins Road, Suite 900, Rosemont, IL 60018) no later than May 24, 2012. 

The webinar will be May 30, 2012 at a mutually agreed upon time by teams and judges. Webinar components are:

• Presented to a panel of judges
• Presented by up to three student team members
• Questions may be answered by any student team members (with no participation from faculty advisory)
• Each presentation will be no longer than 15 minutes with 10 minutes of additional time for questions.

Phase Three: American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) Presentation
The top three winning teams will be invited to the Annual ADSA Conference in Phoenix, AZ, July 15-19 2012 to be honored. Teams must prepare and present project posters that will be showcased at the DRI-sponsored opening reception. Winners also will be featured in various promotions including newsletters, websites and publication articles.