Academy Foundation and CDR Research Grants Available

Apply by November 18th:

Commission on Dietetic Registration Research Grants

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation is currently accepting applications for two research grants that will provide funding for up to ten projects.

The grants, funded through the generosity of the Commission on Dietetic Registration, aim to stimulate innovation and discovery in nutrition and dietetics science by providing funding for emerging researchers and program directors or faculty members of ACEND-accredited educational programs who oversee ongoing research within their programs.  

Both applications are currently available within the Foundation’s electronic application portal. The application deadline for both grants is 10:00 a.m. CT on Monday, November 18, 2024.

Commission on Dietetic Registration Emerging Researcher Grant ($10,000)

UP TO 5 RECIPIENTS WILL BE AWARDED

The Emerging Researcher Grant aims to accelerate the professional development of emerging registered dietitian nutritionist researchers. Submissions where research outcomes may be used as pilot data for future investigations, or submissions that build on existing investigations, are encouraged.

Applicants must:

• Express a commitment to further the nutrition and dietetics profession through a career including nutrition, foodservice and/or food science research.
• Serve as either the principal investigator or a co-investigator with a clearly defined, significant role on the research team.
• Abide by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Scientific Integrity Principles.
• Have limited or no track records of extramural funding from competitive research grants and/or few or no first-authored, peer-reviewed, research publications.
• Be either:
• A Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credentialed by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• A student pursuing the completion of their registration eligibility requirements at an ACEND-accredited program and USDE-accredited college or university while simultaneously enrolled in a thesis-based master’s program or doctoral degree.

Commission on Dietetic Registration Student-Faculty Collaborative Research Grant ($5,000)

UP TO 5 RECIPIENTS WILL BE AWARDED

The Student-Faculty Collaborative Research Grant aims to support the professional development of as many emerging RDN researchers as possible by funding program director- and faculty-led research. The grant is intended for ACEND program directors and faculty who oversee ongoing research within their programs and engage enrolled nutrition and dietetics students who are completing the RD exam eligibility requirements.

Applicants must:

• Be either:
• A program director of an ACEND-accredited educational program
• A faculty member of an ACEND-accredited educational program
• Express a commitment to further the nutrition and dietetics profession by mentoring future RDNs and NDTRs in their careers, including nutrition, food service and/or food science research.
• Serve as either the principal investigator or a co-investigator with a clearly defined, significant role on the research team.
• Abide by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Scientific Integrity Principles.
• Involve at least one student, enrolled in an ACEND-accredited program leading to the RDN and NDTR credential, in the research project at all times.

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Questions? Please contact Foundation staff via email at grants@eatright.org.