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A.S.P.E.N. Rhoads Research Foundation Grants

 

The A.S.P.E.N. Rhoads Research Foundation funds exceptional scientific research projects submitted by early-career investigators of nutrition therapy, metabolic support, and related clinical nutrition topics.  For 2014, there will be five large (four up to $25,000, and one up to $16,600) and two small (up to $5,000) grants available.  The Foundation welcomes your grant application submission.    

 

To apply for the 2014 grant cycle, review the application instructions, and complete the grant application form below.

Grant Application Instructions, including qualifications (PDF)

Grant Application Form (Word doc)

 

Deadline for Receipt of Grant Applications: September 9, 2013

Grants will be awarded on January 21, 2014 at Clinical Nutrition Week 2014 in Savannah, Georgia.

 

Available Grants

Grant 

 Funder 

 Maximum Amount 

Topic Preference 

Abbott Nutrition Research Grant

Abbott 

 

$25,000

Enteral Nutrition-related studies.  May be used to fund other studies such as nutritional effects on gut physiology / intestinal microbiota or malnutrition-related biomarkers.

Baxter Grant for Parenteral Nutrition Research

Baxter 

 

$25,000

 

Parenteral Nutrition

Fresenius Kabi Parenteral Nutrition Research Grant  

  FreseniusKabi 

 $25,000

Parenteral Nutrition

Nestlé Nutrition Institute Maurice Shils Grant

 

 

 $25,000

 

Norman Yoshimura Grant

AesculapBBraunMedEdGrantLogo 

$16,600

Parenteral Nutrition

Small Research Project Grant logo 

 

 $5,000

 
C. Richard Fleming Grant logo 

 

 $5,000

 

 

The Maurice Shils, Norman Yoshimura, and C. Richard Fleming Grants are named after individuals who dedicated many years of service to A.S.P.E.N. and who made significant contributions to the field of nutrition support. 

 

The Nestlé Nutrition Maurice Shils, Fresenius Kabi Parenteral Nutrition Grant, the Baxter Parenteral Nutrition Research Grant, and Abbott Nutrition Research Grants may be renewed for a second year of funding, assuming satisfactory progress.

 

Abbott Nutrition endows the Nutrition Research Grant. 

Baxter HealthCare endows and funds the Baxter Parenteral Nutrition Grant.

The Fresenius Kabi Parenteral Nutrition grant is funded by Fresenius Kabi. 

The Shils grant is endowed and funded by Nestlé Nutrition Institute.  

B.Braun Medical and the Aesculap Academy fund the Norman Yoshimura Grant.   

The C. Richard Fleming and Small Research Project Grants are funded by the generous donations of A.S.P.E.N. members.  

 

If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to the A.S.P.E.N. Rhoads Research Foundation or have questions, contact aspen@nutr.org.