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Welcome to the ASN Foundation Portal!


The American Society for Nutrition Foundation welcomes nominations/applications for the following programs.

Nominations/applications must be submitted using the ASN Foundation Portal.

The deadline for nominations/applications is December 8th, 2025.

Please click on the link below to view frequently asked questions for each fellows program listed below:


  • Fellows Programs:
      • Research Career Path
      • Translational Career Path
      • Combination Career Path



    Please click on the link below to learn more about the eligibility and guidelines or required forms for each program listed below:



  • Lifetime Achievement Awards (for established investigators with distinguished careers):
    • Conrad A Elvehjem Award for Public Service in Nutrition
    • David Kritchevsky Career Achievement Award
    • George Bray Outstanding Scientific Achievements Award in Obesity Research
    • Jean-Pierre Habicht Lifetime Achievements in Global Nutrition Award Lecture
    • Robert Suskind and Leslie Lewinter-Suskind Pediatric Nutrition Lifetime Achievement Award
    • Roland L Weinsier Award for Excellence in Medical/Dental Nutrition Education

  • Investigator and Educator Awards (targeted to investigators 10+ years past their terminal degree):
    • ASNF-NNF Henrik Dam Award for Scientific Discovery in Nutrition
    • ASN Foundation Mentorship Award
    • ASN Industry Recognition Award
    • E. V. McCollum Award
    • The E. V. McCollum International Lectureships in Nutrition Award
    • Excellence in Nutrition Education Award
    • General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition Innovation Award
    • Haleon Consumer Healthcare Nutritional Science Award
    • Mary Swartz Rose Investigator Award
    • McCormick Science Institute Research Award
    • Nevin Scrimshaw Mid-Career Award in Global Nutrition
    • Osborne and Mendel Award
    • Robert H Herman Memorial Award

  • Early Career Investigator Awards (targeted to investigators < 10 years past their terminal degree):
    • ASNF-NNF Flemming Quaade Award for Innovative Approaches to the Prevention and/or Management of Childhood Obesity
    • Bio-Serv Award in Experimental Animal Nutrition
    • ELR Stokstad Award
    • Mary Swartz Rose Early Career Investigator Award
    • Mead Johnson Award
    • National Dairy Council Endowed Dairy Science Award
    • Norman Kretchmer Memorial Award in Nutrition and Development
    • Peter J Reeds Early Career Investigator Award
    • Samuel J Fomon Early Career Physician Award
    • Vernon Young International Award for Amino Acid Research

  • Other Awards:
    • ASN Volunteer of the Year Award
    • Korean Nutrition Society (KNS) Award
    • Nutrition Society of Taiwan (NST) Award

  • Fellowships, Scholarships and Funding Opportunities (targeted to students and early career investigators):
    • ASNF Pilot Grant for Early Career Members
    • ASNF Undergraduate Diversity Research Fellowship
    • Clinical Nutrition Internship Program
    • Dennis Bier, MD Early Career Editor Position for the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
    • Early Career Grant Supported by the National Pork Board
    • Gerber Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
    • Haleon Predoctoral Fellowship
    • National Dairy Council Early Career Investigator Research Award

    Important Notes:
    • Login credentials for the ASN Foundation Portal are specific to this website and separate from ASN website usernames and passwords.
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