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Promoting innovation & research discovery to improve nutrition care and health
At the ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation, we are proud to support exceptional scientific research projects on clinical nutrition. Our mission is raising money to fund research that translates to safe and effective nutrition care.
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- The Foundation is accepting applications for volunteers to forward the work of the Foundation. Apply today!
- The Foundation has launched a campaign in honor of Dr. Fritz Schwenk. Funds raised in honor of Dr. Schwenk will be used to fund travel grants. Donate today!
- Two Foundation grant recipients, Nicole Gilbert, RD and Richard Jacobson, MD competed for the Harry M. Vars Award at the ASPEN 2026 Nutrition Science & Practice Conference. Nicole Gilbert was named the 2026 Harry M. Vars Award winner!
- Former grant recipients, Krista Haines, DO and Richard Jacobson, MD presented in the Charles Van Way III Nutrition Research Discoveries Symposium and Celebration during the ASPEN 2026 Nutrition Science & Practice Conference.
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The impact of your investment is impressive. Scientists receiving our grants have gone on to conduct research leading to important scientific advances. These scientists have used the Foundation’s grant funding to gain the experience and credibility necessary for successful careers in nutrition research. Most importantly, their work has helped improve the quality of life for thousands of patients.
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The Impact of Foundation Grants
$3.07 Million
Funding dollars that the Foundation has awarded to early career investigators
140 Articles
Peer-reviewed scientific journal articles that have been published based upon the recipients’ initial work from their Foundation grants
152 Grants
Awarded to 118 investigators, clinicians, trainees, and graduate students
The Foundation Offers Grants in the Following Amounts
$25,000
Annual award
May be renewable for one year.
Annual award
May be renewable for one year.
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These grants are targeted to support early-stage career investigators with a PhD, MD or PharmD that have more advanced academic training, including senior postdoctoral fellows and those with academic faculty appointments at the Instructor or Assistant Professor level. Although funds for a second year are not guaranteed, the investigator may apply for a second year of funding.
$20,000
Pat Anthony Disease-Related Malnutrition Research Grant
May be renewable for one year.
Pat Anthony Disease-Related Malnutrition Research Grant
May be renewable for one year.
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Named after Pat Anthony, MS, RD, FASPEN, for her dedication to nutrition therapy and reducing the burden of malnutrition in chronic disease, this grant will be used to support projects focused on disease-related malnutrition.
$10,000
Annual Award
Not Renewable
Annual Award
Not Renewable
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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.
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