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Funding for projects dealing with maternal and child nutrition, including breastfeeding and complementary feeding, macro- and micronutrient deficiencies and imbalances,interactions between infection and nutrition and nutrition education and health promotion.

The Foundation offers different research grant categories:

• Training grant (TG): small research project such as a MSc or PhD thesis project or another training endeavor.
• Pilot Grant (PG): pilot research that has a high potential to lead to a subsequent full research project grant.
• Small Research Grant (SRG): small research study. This may even represent a continuation of a TG or also a PG
• Large Research Grant (LRG): Full grant application of a complete research proposal.
• Re-Entry Grants (REG): To encourage the return and re-establishment of post-graduate students into their careers in their own countries

Research Topics

- Maternal and child nutrition, including breastfeeding and complementary feeding,

- Macro- and micronutrient deficiencies and imbalances,

- Interactions between infection and nutrition, and

- Nutrition education and health promotion

Duration

Between 1 and 3 years

Funding

- Training grant (TG): 20,000 €

- Pilot Grant (PG): 20,000 €

Small Research Grant (SRG): 50,000 €

Large Research Grant (LRG): 300,000 €

Re-Entry Grants (REG): 50,000 €

How to apply:

http://www.nestlefoundation.org/e/funding.html

In case of interest, contact with Research Department before May 3rd 2021.