Funder: ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Eligibility exception request) | August 2027 (Application)
Funding Amounts: $25,000 for one year; may be renewed for one additional year through competitive review
Summary: Supports advanced early-career investigators conducting clinical nutrition, nutrition therapy, and metabolic support research aligned with the ASPEN Research Agenda.
Key Information: Applicants must be ASPEN members; mentors must have held ASPEN membership for at least one year before submission.
Description
The ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation Annual Award supports advanced early-career investigators pursuing original research in clinical nutrition, nutrition therapy, and metabolic support. The Foundation seeks basic science investigations of nutrient regulation in disease, alongside clinical and translational studies that refine and individualize nutrition support to improve clinical outcomes. Projects must address priorities in the ASPEN Research Agenda.
The $25,000 award is intended to support pilot or preliminary studies that generate proof-of-concept findings for larger grants from federal agencies, foundations, and corporate sponsors. It targets doctoral-level investigators with advanced academic training, including senior postdoctoral fellows and early-career faculty. The Foundation favors applicants actively developing nutrition research careers, with peer-reviewed publications demonstrating accomplishment and commitment to research.
