Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) scholarship recipients are forward-thinking future leaders in the agri-food and rural sectors.
The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance's HQP scholarship program [1] is jointly sponsored by the Alliance and Food from Thought [2]. The HQP scholarship program supports the development of highly skilled graduates to become future researchers, policy-makers, business leaders and innovators who can meet the changing demands of the agri-food industry.
The program includes an Innovation and Entrepreneurship course, in which students partner with external organizations to solve real-world challenges. HQP scholarship recipients conduct graduate research projects that address Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) priorities [3] and support the mission and vision of the Food from Thought program.
Meet the 2019 HQP scholars
Meet the HQP scholars who embarked on the program in 2019/20. Each link will take you to a biography where you can learn more about scholars' research and collaborations, their motivations and the potential impacts of their research.
![](http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/sites/default/files/large_Alexander%2C%20Chloe%20-%20HQP%20headshot_1.jpg)
![](http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/sites/default/files/large_Barrett%2C%20Joshua%20-%20HQP%20headshot_0.jpg)
![](http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/sites/default/files/large_Duncan%2C%20Emily%20-%20HQP%20headshot%20cropped.jpg)
![](http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/sites/default/files/large_Fullerton%2C%20Connor%20-%20HQP%20headshot_0.jpeg)
![Dan Noble headshot](http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/system/files/Noble_Dan-colour-square-175.jpg)
![Omid Norouzi headshot](http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/system/files/omid-norouzi-square-175.jpg)
![](http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/sites/default/files/large_Reis%2C%20Leticia%20-%20HQP%20headshot%20cropped.jpg)
![](http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/sites/default/files/large_Schwanke%2C%20Anna%20-%20HQP%20headshot_0.jpg)
![](http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/sites/default/files/large_Singh%2C%20Maleeka%20-%20HQP%20headshot%20cropped.jpeg)
![](http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/sites/default/files/large_Sobkowich%2C%20Kurtis%20-%20HQP%20headshot%20cropped.png)
![](http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/sites/default/files/large_Sousa%2C%20Emily%20-%20HQP%20headshot%20cropped.jpg)
![](http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/sites/default/files/large_Sudan%2C%20Sudhanshu%20-%20HQP%20headshot%20cropped.jpeg)
![](http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/sites/default/files/large_Welboren%2C%20Anna%20-%20HQP%20headshot2_0.jpg)
![](http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/sites/default/files/large_Werry%2C%20Nicholas%20-%20HQP%20headshot_0.jpg)
![](http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/sites/default/files/large_Xu%2C%20April%20-%20HQP%20headshot%20cropped.jpg)