The ASN Foundation is pleased to provide pilot grant(s) to support innovative projects at an early stage of development. Grants are intended to generate preliminary data, test novel hypotheses, or explore new ideas that have potential to lead to larger research studies. The recipient will be awarded a $10,000 pilot grant (USD) and a $2,000 travel stipend to attend ASN’s annual meeting, NUTRITION 2026.  Grants are open to ASN Early Career Nutrition members.

*Must be an ASN Member to apply. Monetary award will be in provided in US Dollars.

Deadline to Apply: December 1, 2025

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Additional Requirements

  1. Proposed research project information:
    – Proposed research project title (150 character limit without spaces)
    – Proposed research project date
  2. Statement: Statement written for a non-scientific audience, explaining the contribution of the proposed research to knowledge in nutrition. Tables, images and/or graphs should not be included or referenced in the Statement. (3,500 character limit without spaces, approximately one single spaced typewritten page)
  3. Summary: Summary of your proposed research project including objective, experimental approach and selected references. Up to 4 tables, images and/or graphs can be included to supplement the Summary. Tables, images and/or graphs (uploaded as image files in .jpg, .png, .gif or .bmp format) will appear separate from and following the Summary text. (14,000 character limit without spaces, approximately four single-spaced typewritten pages)
  4. Completed certification form (to be signed by applicant, faculty advisor, and program director)