ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation Annual Small Grants

The ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation offers annual small grants (up to $10,000) to support innovative research in clinical nutrition and metabolic support. These grants are aimed at early-career investigators and are particularly beneficial for projects requiring preliminary data collection for advanced degrees. The foundation emphasizes the importance of both basic and translational research to enhance the practice of nutrition support, ultimately improving clinical outcomes.

The Foundation is named in honor of Jonathan Rhoads, MD, for his outstanding and renowned contributions to science in the fields of clinical nutrition, nutrition support, and surgery. Through its regular granting cycle, the Foundation funds exceptional scientific research projects submitted by early-career investigators of clinical nutrition and metabolic support in alignment with the priorities outlined in the ASPEN Research Agenda.
Future research should include both basic science-oriented investigations aimed at improving our understanding of the science of nutrient regulation in different disease states, as well as clinical and translational research to determine how the practice of nutrition support can continue to be refined and individualized to optimize clinical outcomes.
Small Grants ($10K or under)
The smaller grants may be most useful to support data collection and analysis for small projects including those that are part of a Masters, PharmD, or PhD program, or to support the generation of preliminary data for a new line of investigation. This funding amount would be most beneficial for those who seek to fund smaller projects and who may not have other options for funding.

Eligibility

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