Awards

2024 Awards and Nomination Applications

Only active members of DDPG are eligible to nominate.

See a list of the winners and past winners here.

Name of Award

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.
DDPG Champion 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. 
Legislative Activity Award Recognizes a DDPG member who has served well in nutrition related public policy activities.
Publications Award Recognizes a DDPG member who has published a research article demonstrating the effectiveness of diabetes medical nutrition therapy (MNT) or a review article related to diabetes MNT.
Diabetes Educator of the Year 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. 

          

Name of Stipend

Educational Stipend Award Funding to attend a diabetes related training.
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.
Legislative Stipend Award Funding to attend the Academy's Nutrition and Dietetics Advocacy Summit.

      

The Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Foundation Research Grant

Nomination Due Date

The Diabetes DPG (DDPG) Karen Goldstein Memorial Grant for Diabetes MNT Application

This grant is given 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.

Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Foundation

February 20, 2024
5:00 pm (CT)

     

Student Stipend

Nomination Due Date

Foundation Student Stipend Program

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

Stipend amount is $100.

Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Foundation


September 11, 2023