2025 SNEB Foundation Scholarship Application
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SNEB Foundation Scholarship Application - 2025
GOAL
The goal of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Foundation (SNEB Foundation) Scholarship Program is to provide financial assistance for recipients to attend the SNEB International Conference.
The number of scholarships awarded each year will depend on available funding. The 2025 conference is being planned with both in-person and virtual programming. If you are unable to travel and would prefer to be considered for a scholarship for virtual registration only, please indicate that choice on the nomination form.
The Foundation budgets to award five graduate or undergraduate, one international, and one community scholarship each year but continues to fundraise to increase that number.
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
- Graduate and Undergraduate Scholarships: $500 each for in-person attendance at the 2025 SNEB Annual Conference in Indianapolis and complimentary conference registration.
- International Scholarship: $1,000 to help cover additional travel costs for students living outside the U.S. and complimentary conference registration.
Only one scholarship will be awarded per recipient. For virtual conference attendees, scholarships include complimentary registration but do not include a travel stipend.
Criteria for Eligibility
- To be eligible for consideration for a student scholarship the applicant must be an Undergraduate Member or Graduate/PostDoc Member of SNEB. Non-members can join at http://www.sneb.org/join.
- All applicants must have 3 years or fewer of professional work experience.
- Prior Foundation scholarship recipients are not eligible to reapply for the same category of scholarship.
COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS
Provides financial assistance to those working in community-based nutrition education programs.
- 2025 Award: $500 for travel to the conference in Indianapolis, IN, plus complimentary conference registration.
- Virtual Conference: Scholarships include complimentary registration but no monetary award.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must work for a 501(c)3 nonprofit or governmental entity.
- Must be involved in a community-based initiative offering nutrition education or programs to improve nutrition behaviors.
- Must have at least one year of experience in the field.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The application form and essay must be submitted by February 28, 2025.
JUDGING PROCESS
All essays will be rated based on the quality of your response to the question "How do you plan to apply what you learn from the conference to your studies, research, or professional career related to nutrition education?" The reviewers will evaluate essays on the following criteria:
- Originality/creativity/innovation in nutrition education. How is your research or work enhancing the field of nutrition education? (This can be expressed by describing work you are already doing or work you are interested in pursuing in the future.)
- Ability to apply information from SNEB conference to career potential How will exposure to conference sessions help you advance your nutrition education career goals?
- Ability to express ideas well and convey information clearly and concisely.
Scholarship recipients will be chosen by May 1, 2025, and notified by the SNEB Foundation President and Scholarship Committee Chair. Scholarship recipients will be recognized at the SNEB Foundation Meeting and other International Conference activities/sessions.