Awards

2024 Awards and Nomination Applications

Only active members of DDPG are eligible to nominate.

For further information about each award or stipend, please click on the name of the award. If you have questions, email the DDPG Awards Chair at ddpg.awards@gmail.com

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Awards

Excellence in Practice Award

Recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the practice of diabetes education and medical nutrition therapy as well as demonstrated the integration of food and the culinary experience into educational teaching methods.

DDPG Advocate Award

Recognizes an individual, organization, and/or business who has made significant contributions to DDPG and/or showed their support to the dietetics professional and diabetes medical nutrition therapy. NOT a DDPG member.

Diabetes Innovator of the Year Award

Recognizes a DDPG member with less than 5 years of experience in the diabetes field who has demonstrated innovation in diabetes care and nutrition management. Can include advocacy initiatives, innovative education methods, and projects serving the community of diabetes.

Distinguished Service Award

Recognizes an individual who has demonstrated leadership and service as a member of the Diabetes Dietetic Practice Group and who has worked toward the promotion of dietetics professionals involved in diabetes care and the diabetes community.

Rising Student Leader Award

Recognizes a student or intern who demonstrates leadership, volunteer or work experience in the field of diabetes. Can include presentations, online presence and/or research projects.

Stipend

Diabetes DPG Educational Stipend Award

Funding to attend a diabetes related training.

Diabetes DPG Speaker Stipend Award

Funding to sponsor a speaker for an educational lecture that is on a diabetes related topic and eligible for CPE units for dietitians.

The Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Foundation Research Grant

The Diabetes DPG Karen Goldstein Memorial Grant for Diabetes MNT Application

This grant is given every other year to provide financial support to a Diabetes DPG (DDPG) member for outcomes research in diabetes medical nutrition therapy.

Grant amount is $20,000 given every other year.

Funded by the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Foundation.

Email questions to: grants@eatright.org

Nomination Due Date: CLOSED

Student Stipend

The Foundation Student Stipend Program

Student funding to attend FNCE® awarded, on behalf of DDPG, through the Academy Foundation .

Stipend amount is $100.

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Nomination Due Date: CLOSED