Nutrition Grants

American College of Clinical Pharmacy GI/Liver/Nutrition Practice and Research Network Annual Meeting Travel Awards

The GI/Liver/Nutrition PRN will award a travel grant in the amount of $500 to support the costs associated with travel and attendance for one trainee (or a member who has recently completed postgraduate training). The travel award recipient will be required to present his/her abstract as a brief (~15 minutes) platform presentation at the GI/Liver/Nutrition PRN Networking Forum and Business Meeting on the evening of Monday, October 18th.

Amount/Number of Awards Offered

$500 (1)

Eligibility/Application Requirements

To be eligible to apply the award candidate must meet the following criteria:

* Be a current member of the GI/Liver/Nutrition PRN (nonmembers interested in this award are encouraged to join).
* Be currently completing training, or have completed training within the past two years, in a residency, fellowship, or graduate training program, under the mentorship of a member of the GI/Liver/Nutrition PRN.
* Have an abstract accepted for presentation at the 2010 ACCP Annual Meeting.
* For applicants who have completed training within the past year, the research being presented must have been a project completed during their residency or fellowship program.

Each applicant may submit only one abstract for consideration for this award. Only abstracts submitted in response to this call for abstracts for the purposes of this award will be considered by the PRN Travel Award Committee (i.e., even though ACCP has already accepted the abstracts, applicants must also submit their accepted abstract to apply for the award). The abstract submitted for the travel award should be identical to that accepted by ACCP.

Submissions will be evaluated and scored by a panel of evaluators. This award will be preferentially granted to current residents and fellows submitting an abstract.

Deadline: September 3, 2010

Questions/Submit Applications To

Maria Ballod, Pharm.D. (Chair, GI/Liver/Nutrition PRN)

American College of Clinical Pharmacy
World Headquarters
13000 W. 87th Street Parkway
Lenexa, KS 66215-4530
Telephone: (913) 492-3311
Fax: (913) 492-0088
E-mail: accp@accp.com

International Agency for Research on Cancer Expertise Transfer Fellowship

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is the specialized cancer Agency of the World Health Organization (WHO). Situated in Lyons, France, the IARC houses both epidemiology and laboratory Groups allowing it to fulfil its mission: to coordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, to elucidate the mechanisms of carcinogenesis and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control.

The IARC is offering an Expertise Transfer Fellowship to enable an established investigator to spend normally from six to twelve months in an appropriate host institute in a low- / medium-resource country* in order to transfer knowledge and expertise in a research area relevant for the host country and related to the Agency's programmes. The major areas of activity are focused on understanding cancer etiology (including infections, nutrition, lifestyle, environment, radiation, genetics), developing strategies for cancer prevention (primary prevention, screening) and elucidating the underlying mechanisms of carcinogenesis through studies of molecular and cell biology, molecular genetics, epigenetics and molecular pathology. The Agency also has strong programmes dedicated to describing the global cancer burden and to the evaluation of carcinogenicity through its Monographs Programme. There is an emphasis on interdisciplinary work in the Agency's research activities.

Applications should include a proposed collaborative research project, specifying the link to IARC's on-going activities and a letter of support from the host lab giving details of feasibility and anticipated benefit to the receiving institute. A letter of endorsement from a research Group at IARC must also be provided. Priority will be given to projects directly linked to IARC's on-going research programme, involving at least one contact at IARC.
Applicants should be established cancer researchers actively engaged in the field with appropriate scientific or medical qualifications and an excellent publications' record. They must also belong to the staff of a university or a research institution.

Deadline for receipt of applications is: 30 November 2010 . Candidates will be notified of the outcome of their application by the end of April 2011. There will be an annual remuneration of up to US$70,000, which will take into account the on-going salary of the Fellow. This amount may include limited support for the project. The cost of travel will also be met. The Award should be taken up no later than 30 November 2011.

(*any country other than those classified as high-income economies by the World Bank )

Fellowship application forms and more detailed information are available from:

Fellowship Programme
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
150 cours Albert-Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France
Tel: +33 (0)472 73 84 48; Fax: +33 (0)472 73 80 80; E-mail: fel@iarc.fr
Internet: http://www.iarc.fr

International Agency for Research on Cancer Visiting Scientist Award for Senior Scientists

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is the specialized cancer Agency of the World Health Organization (WHO). Situated in Lyon, France, the IARC houses both epidemiology and laboratory Groups allowing it to fulfil its mission: to coordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, to elucidate the mechanisms of carcinogenesis and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control.

The Agency is offering the exciting opportunity of an IARC Senior Visiting Scientist Award. This Award is for a qualified and experienced senior investigator with recent publications in international peer-reviewed scientific journals who wishes to spend from six to twelve months at the IARC working on a collaborative project in a research area related to the Agency's programmes. The major areas of activity are focused on understanding cancer etiology (including infections, nutrition, lifestyle, environment, radiation, genetics), developing strategies for cancer prevention (primary prevention, screening) and elucidating the underlying mechanisms of carcinogenesis through studies of molecular and cell biology, molecular genetics, epigenetics and molecular pathology. The Agency also has strong programmes dedicated to describing the global cancer burden and to the evaluation of carcinogenicity through its Monographs Programme. There is an emphasis on interdisciplinary work in the Agency's research activities.

Candidates are requested to contact the relevant Scientific Groups in order to set up a collaborative project. For details on scientific programmes and research groups please consult the IARC Web site: http://www.iarc.fr, or contact the IARC at the address below.

Applicants must belong to the staff of a university or a research institution and should provide written assurance of a post to return to at the end of the period of award.

Deadline for receipt of applications is: 30 November 2010. Candidates will be notified of the outcome of their application by the end of April 2011. There will be an annual remuneration of up to US$80,000-, which will take into account the on-going salary of the visiting scientist plus the cost of travel. The Award should be taken up no later than 30 November 2011.

Fellowship application forms and more detailed information are available from:

Fellowship Programme
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
150 cours Albert-Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France
Tel: +33 (0)472 73 84 48; Fax: +33 (0)472 73 80 80; E-mail: fel@iarc.fr
Internet: http://www.iarc.fr

$5,000 Predoctoral Fellowships for Students in Nutrition Research

Eligibility is based upon membership in the ASN and enrollment in a program listed on the ASN website in the ASN Directory of Graduate Programs in Nutritional Sciences. The deadline for the receipt of applications for the 2011 awards is December 1, 2010. The review committee will evaluate significance, feasibility, communication and clarity, as well as overall scientific technical quality of your proposal.

Complete the Predoctoral Fellowship Application and prepare a summary of your research proposal not to exceed four single-spaced typewritten pages including objective, experimental and selected references. A twelve-point, true-type font should be used with one-inch margins throughout. Applications that fail to comply with the guidelines will not be reviewed.

Type the proposal title at the top of each. Do not put the name of your institution or your name on the proposal. Prepare a one-page statement, in non-technical language, explaining the contribution of the proposed research to knowledge in nutrition.

Application forms are also available from your department/program office or from the American Society for Nutrition, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 634-7050.

Gerber Foundation Grants Program

The mission of The Gerber Foundation, to enhance the quality of life of infants and young children in nutrition, care, and development, has remained the guiding beacon for Foundation giving throughout its history. Accordingly, priority is given to projects whose primary beneficiaries are young children from birth to three years of age.

In all of our grantmaking, the Foundation is particularly interested in fresh approaches to solving problems in our defined program areas. Research approaches should, if proven successful, generate long-term support from other sources, promote the health and well-being of infants up to the age of three, and lead to systemic change in practice.

Generally, competitive requests will be focused on particular projects in furtherance of the Foundation's mission and goals of supporting nutrition or health-related interventions to improve infant health and development. Foundation grants are not typically ongoing. Supported projects should have beginnings and endings, reasonable periods during which measurable progress or outcomes are accomplished. The impact of Foundation funding should be detailed, so that the infusion of new or outside funding can be seen to have some positive influence on the progress or outcome of the project.

The Foundation gives priority to projects of national or regional impact. Projects should be sufficiently focused to make a felt difference in the field of interest.

The Gerber Foundation has an interest in promoting the development of new investigators. Recognizing that many developing researchers may find it difficult to obtain initial funding to establish their line of investigation, a Novice Researcher program has been initiated. The purpose is to encourage the development of medical research in infant and early childhood health and nutrition by awarding small grants to new researchers. Up to 10 awards may be given per year.

These awards follow the Foundation's current focus on clinical/translational research in infant and early childhood health and nutrition. Emphasis is placed on projects with relatively short clinical applicability.

The Trustees of The Gerber Foundation expect the Foundation's grant dollars to make a significant impact on issues facing infants and young children. Through our grant-making efforts, the Trustees are committed to improving the health and well-being of the youngest members of our society.

The primary focus of grantmaking is on health and nutritional issues affecting infants and young children. Research projects aimed at finding solutions to children's health and nutritional problems are sought. Of particular interest are those offering a substantial promise of meaningful advances in prevention and treatment of diseases and those with broad applicability to the general population.

Interested researchers may contact the Program Manager to discuss how specific research ideas fit with the Foundation's current interests.

Concept papers are due June 1 and December 1 of each year. If these dates fall on a weekend, the papers are due the next business day. Determination of interest in receiving a full proposal is generally made within two weeks. Notification will be made to the primary contact via U.S. mail.

The Concept paper provides a brief summary of the project, enabling the Foundation to assess how well the proposed researcher fits with the Foundation’s interests. Both lay and medical professionals will review the concept paper. Medical jargon should be limited, where feasible.

The concept paper format should include a cover letter, contact page and 2-page concept paper (12 point type). The letter enables the Foundation staff and Trustees to determine the relevance of the proposed project to the Foundation's programs and to provide advice on whether to submit a full proposal.

The cover letter should be written by a senior official of the applying organization or from the department chair to which the principal investigator is assigned. The letter should include a brief introduction to the investigator(s), the goals of their research and why they feel this project is a fit with The Gerber Foundation.
The contact page should include at least a primary and secondary contact with name, title, address, phone, fax and email information. The designated primary contact will receive results of the concept paper review by U.S. mail.

The concept paper (2 pages) should include the following:
Administrative information:
Project title
Principal Investigator
Length of study (Maximum 3 years)
Estimated total cost (Does not need to be itemized)
Number of subjects to be studied
Age range of subjects
Hypothesis(es) and objectives: State the specific hypothesis(es) to be tested. Describe objectives or aims of the proposed research.
Study design: Describe the basic design of the study, including information about study groups, measures and sample collection and primary outcomes to be evaluated.
Potential impact: Discuss expected outcomes and the ways findings are expected to improve the health and nutrition of infants and young children. Include a projection of the number of years before findings may result in significant changes in practice or influence the health and nutrition of infants and young children.
Scientific references are not necessary for the concept paper.

Concept papers may be submitted:
online
emailed to tgf@ncresa.org in a Word or PDF format
faxed to 231.924.7906
or mailed to: The Gerber Foundation, 4747 W. 48th Street, Suite 153, Fremont, MI, 49412-8119

Individuals seeking assistance with their concept paper may contact the Foundation at any time.

Questions may be submitted using the following information.

Address
The Gerber Foundation
4747 West 48th St, Suite 153
Fremont, MI 49412-8119
Phone: (231) 924-3175
Fax: (231) 924-7906
Email: tgf@ncresa.org

Staff
Catherine A. Obits
Program Manager
cobits@ncresa.org
Marcy Griffes
Administrative Assistant
tgf@ncresa.org

Gerber Foundation Grants Program

The mission of The Gerber Foundation, to enhance the quality of life of infants and young children in nutrition, care, and development, has remained the guiding beacon for Foundation giving throughout its history. Accordingly, priority is given to projects whose primary beneficiaries are young children from birth to three years of age.

In all of our grantmaking, the Foundation is particularly interested in fresh approaches to solving problems in our defined program areas. Research approaches should, if proven successful, generate long-term support from other sources, promote the health and well-being of infants up to the age of three, and lead to systemic change in practice.

Generally, competitive requests will be focused on particular projects in furtherance of the Foundation's mission and goals of supporting nutrition or health-related interventions to improve infant health and development. Foundation grants are not typically ongoing. Supported projects should have beginnings and endings, reasonable periods during which measurable progress or outcomes are accomplished. The impact of Foundation funding should be detailed, so that the infusion of new or outside funding can be seen to have some positive influence on the progress or outcome of the project.

The Foundation gives priority to projects of national or regional impact. Projects should be sufficiently focused to make a felt difference in the field of interest.

The Gerber Foundation has an interest in promoting the development of new investigators. Recognizing that many developing researchers may find it difficult to obtain initial funding to establish their line of investigation, a Novice Researcher program has been initiated. The purpose is to encourage the development of medical research in infant and early childhood health and nutrition by awarding small grants to new researchers. Up to 10 awards may be given per year.

These awards follow the Foundation's current focus on clinical/translational research in infant and early childhood health and nutrition. Emphasis is placed on projects with relatively short clinical applicability.

The Trustees of The Gerber Foundation expect the Foundation's grant dollars to make a significant impact on issues facing infants and young children. Through our grant-making efforts, the Trustees are committed to improving the health and well-being of the youngest members of our society.

The primary focus of grantmaking is on health and nutritional issues affecting infants and young children. Research projects aimed at finding solutions to children's health and nutritional problems are sought. Of particular interest are those offering a substantial promise of meaningful advances in prevention and treatment of diseases and those with broad applicability to the general population.

Interested researchers may contact the Program Manager to discuss how specific research ideas fit with the Foundation's current interests.

Concept papers are due June 1 and December 1 of each year. If these dates fall on a weekend, the papers are due the next business day. Determination of interest in receiving a full proposal is generally made within two weeks. Notification will be made to the primary contact via U.S. mail.

The Concept paper provides a brief summary of the project, enabling the Foundation to assess how well the proposed researcher fits with the Foundation’s interests. Both lay and medical professionals will review the concept paper. Medical jargon should be limited, where feasible.

The concept paper format should include a cover letter, contact page and 2-page concept paper (12 point type). The letter enables the Foundation staff and Trustees to determine the relevance of the proposed project to the Foundation's programs and to provide advice on whether to submit a full proposal.

The cover letter should be written by a senior official of the applying organization or from the department chair to which the principal investigator is assigned. The letter should include a brief introduction to the investigator(s), the goals of their research and why they feel this project is a fit with The Gerber Foundation.
The contact page should include at least a primary and secondary contact with name, title, address, phone, fax and email information. The designated primary contact will receive results of the concept paper review by U.S. mail.

The concept paper (2 pages) should include the following:
Administrative information:
Project title
Principal Investigator
Length of study (Maximum 3 years)
Estimated total cost (Does not need to be itemized)
Number of subjects to be studied
Age range of subjects
Hypothesis(es) and objectives: State the specific hypothesis(es) to be tested. Describe objectives or aims of the proposed research.
Study design: Describe the basic design of the study, including information about study groups, measures and sample collection and primary outcomes to be evaluated.
Potential impact: Discuss expected outcomes and the ways findings are expected to improve the health and nutrition of infants and young children. Include a projection of the number of years before findings may result in significant changes in practice or influence the health and nutrition of infants and young children.
Scientific references are not necessary for the concept paper.

Concept papers may be submitted:
online
emailed to tgf@ncresa.org in a Word or PDF format
faxed to 231.924.7906
or mailed to: The Gerber Foundation, 4747 W. 48th Street, Suite 153, Fremont, MI, 49412-8119

Individuals seeking assistance with their concept paper may contact the Foundation at any time.

Questions may be submitted using the following information.

Address
The Gerber Foundation
4747 West 48th St, Suite 153
Fremont, MI 49412-8119
Phone: (231) 924-3175
Fax: (231) 924-7906
Email: tgf@ncresa.org

Staff
Catherine A. Obits
Program Manager
cobits@ncresa.org
Marcy Griffes
Administrative Assistant
tgf@ncresa.org

2010 Subaru Healthy Sprouts Awards

Children today spend more time in the vitural world than the natural world. How can we expect the next generation to care for the environment if they feel disconnected from it and lack understanding about the impact of their actions on our health and food supply, both locally and globally? One solution: Get them in the garden!

Garden programs engage children by providing a dynamic environment where they can observe, discover, experiment, nurture, and learn. Through gardening activities, children develop respect for their environment and establish an important connection with nature.

Edible gardens in particular provide opportunities for youth to learn how to nurture and care for other living things while also learning how to care for themselves. They experience first-hand, the process of growing food and the skills needed to increase their access to fruits and vegetables. Edible gardens also provide opportunities to teach kids how to care for others in their community. What better way to create awareness about hunger than to have them actively involved in growing a garden, or part of a garden, to donate to a local food pantry.

The Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award recognizes and supports youth gardening programs focused on teaching about our environment, nutrition and hunger issues in the United States. Through winning programs, youth will learn the skills necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle compatible with environmental stewardship and gain an understanding of how their actions can positively impact the well being of their community.

Who is eligible to apply:

To be eligible for the 2010 Healthy Sprouts Awards, your school or organization must plan to garden in 2011 with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18. The selection of winners is based on the demonstrated relationship between the garden program and education related to environmental, nutrition and hunger issues in the United States.

Grant Packages

This year we will present awards to 30 schools or organizations. Each program will receive:

* a $500 gift certificate to the Gardening with Kids catalog and online store for basic youth gardening supplies and supporting educational materials
* NGA's Eat a Rainbow Kit, chock full of engaging taste education and nutrition lessons
* a literature package from NGA

healthy sprouts Submission process: Applications are due by October 1, 2010.

National Gardening Association
1100 Dorset Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Phone: 800-538-7476 (800-LETSGRO)
Fax: 802-864-6889

Interested in learning more about our grants programs, contact Amanda: amandaw@garden.org

Conference Student Scholarships: Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Dysfunction

Scholarship Deadline: September 17, 2010 (Midnight US Mountain Standard Time)

Modern technology has created a favorable climate for the “perfect metabolic storm”. Triggered by lifestyle habits that promote overnutrition and inactivity, Westernized societies are confronting an epidemic surge in the incidence of obesity and its attendant co-morbidities. Foremost among these is type 2 diabetes mellitus, which is projected to reach a global incidence of 300 million cases by the year 2020. This grim epidemiological forecast has inspired intense efforts to unravel the molecular mechanisms that link increasing adiposity to glucose intolerance and metabolic failure. This Diabetes meeting will assemble international leaders and rising stars in diverse biomedical disciplines with common interests in understanding and combating cardiometabolic diseases. The program showcases recent advances in the molecular etiology of obesity-related functional impairments in the major peripheral organs that orchestrate energy flux and glycemic control: skeletal and cardiac muscle, adipose tissue, the liver and the pancreas. Thematic emphasis will center on lipid signaling and lipotoxicity, nutrient sensing, mitochondrial energetics, circadian biology and epigenetics. A major goal of the meeting is to provide a forum that encourages interactions between basic and translational scientists at all career levels to critically evaluate new developments and current controversies. Opportunities for interdisciplinary interactions will be further enhanced by the concurrent meeting on “Obesity and Adipogenesis”, which will share two Keynote Speakers and three plenary sessions with the Diabetes meeting.

Keystone Symposia is offering scholarships to students and post-docs this conference season. These scholarships, of up to $1000 each, are to be used to help defray the expenses associated with conference attendance, including air (on a U.S. air carrier), ground transportation and lodging costs. Receipts will be required to receive reimbursement.

Abstracts submitted for poster presentation will be used as the basis for awarding the scholarships. Conference organizers will select the scholarship recipients based on the quality of science of the abstract and the relevance of the abstract to the conference topic. Only one application per abstract is accepted.

Keystone Symposia
221 Summit Place #272
PO Box 1630
Silverthorne, CO 80498
www.keystonesymposia.org

Financial Assistance / Student Scholarships
Phone: +1 (800) 253-0685 or
Ksenia Shambarger - +1 (970) 262-1230 extension 140
Fax: +1 (970) 262-0311

Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine Research Mini-Fellowship Program

Objectives

· Provide additional research training opportunities for young investigators in the field of free radical biology that are not available at their home institution.

· Cultivate collaborative relationships between established scientists and development of novel techniques or methodologies at applicant’s home institution.

· Promote career development and research opportunities for young investigators.

Eligibility
1. Applicant must be a current member of the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine.

2. Applicant must be one (1) of the following:
a. Student, enrolled in in a Ph.D. graduate school training program
b. Post-doctoral fellow
c. Clinical fellow/medical trainee
d. Investigator within five (5) years of obtaining their Ph.D.
e. Junior faculty within two (2) years of their initial appointment as Assistant Professor.

3. Only one application per young investigator in each funding cycle (February-July and August through January) will be considered.

Application and Program Details

Applicants should submit a 3 page proposal that specifies:

i) a brief description of the applicant’s current research program and justification of use of technical expertise that is not available at the applicant’s institution.

ii) description of the new methodology that will be used and its application to the applicant’s research project; as well as the research site where training will be obtained, and the mentor who will supervise research training.

iii) whether this new methodology will be applied to other ongoing research activities at the applicant’s home institution, and whether resources are available at home institution to implement the desired new methodology.

The project should focus on training of a specific analytical technique or methodology that relates directly to free radical biology, and is not available or developed at the trainee’s institution, and should describe how this technology/methodology supports the applicant’s current research program and her/his future career objectives. Examples include: specific analytical methods for analysis of biomarkers of oxidative stress, the use of EPR or radiolytic techniques for studying free radical reactions, molecular biology or cell culture techniques relevant to free radical research, in vivo techniques of oxygen tension or delivery, training in chemical synthesis of relevant molecules, etc.

The application should include CV that describes the applicant’s areas of expertise, as well as support letters from the current mentor/supervision and from the research mentor at the host institution. The proposed mentor must be a member of SFRBM.

The duration of the project at the mentor’s site should be up to 4 weeks, but may in some cases consist of multiple 1- or 2-week visits.

Grant Amount and Budget: The maximum individual grant amount to be awarded is $2,500. Awards can be used to cover travel expenses, accommodations and related costs near the host’s institution, and specific reagents/supplies. These awards are not intended to supplement other funding sources for ongoing research projects.

Application Deadline: March 15, 2010 and September 15, 2010

Complete applications should be submitted electronically to SFRBM at info@sfrbm.org as a single pdf document and should consist of: 1) a completed SFRBM Research Mini-Fellowship Application form (use template form); 2) a 3-page proposal description; 3) a detailed budget; 4) applicant’s CV; and 5) letters of support from both the current research mentor as well as the mentor at the host institution.

Proposal Review and Announcement
Proposals will be reviewed by the SFRBM Young Investigator Committee within one month of the application deadline. All applicants will be informed in May and November 2010 as to whether their proposal will be funded. Announcement of SFRBM Research Fellowship recipients will also be made at the Annual SFRBM Meeting (November).

Awards to be Funded in 2010
SFRBM intends to fund two (2) awards for each of the cycles described above (4 total). One of these four fellowships in 2010 will be given for an outstanding proposal in the area of aging research (sponsored by the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research).

Final evaluation and report
All Research Mini-Fellowship rotations must be completed within six months of receiving the award. The awardee should complete a brief evaluation form co-signed by the hosting mentor within 2 weeks of completion of the fellowship. Also, the awardee is requested to provide a 2-page summary (and potential publications or abstracts) describing the application of the new technique or methodology to her/his research program within 6 months after the completion of the program, and submit these materials to the SFRBM office.

If you have any questions, please contact SFRBM at (317) 205-9483 or via email at info@sfrbm.org.

Robert Guthrie PKU Scholarship

In memory of Dr. Robert Guthrie, this higher education scholarship program was started after his death in June 1995 by National PKU News. Dr. Guthrie developed the newborn screening test for phenylketonuria (PKU) in 1961. He then worked tirelessly for more than thirty years to establish newborn screening programs in the United States and many other countries. Every family of a child with PKU born after the mid-1960's, in a country where newborn screening is done, has reaped the benefits: more than 20,000 children have been saved from devastating mental retardation caused by untreated PKU. Early screening and a special diet have allowed these young people to grow up normally and lead full, productive lives.

There is no question that young people with PKU who are bound for higher education programs owe this opportunity to early screening and diet treatment. Without PKU identification early in life, they could be living in institutions or group homes for the retarded instead of planning to attend college or technical school. It seemed fitting to establish a scholarship program in Dr. Guthrie's name. The scholarship will benefit bright young people with PKU who are planning to obtain higher education degrees through college or technical school.

From its start in 1989, Dr. Guthrie was a member of the Board of Directors of National PKU News. National PKU News is a nonprofit organization devoted to bringing news and other information to families living with PKU. Beyond his single-minded dedication to preventing the mental retardation caused by PKU, throughout his life Dr. Guthrie was a devoted advocate for families living with it. National PKU News was started with his strong support and encouragement.

We hope families, and others whose lives have been touched by Dr. Guthrie's remarkable career, will generously support The Robert Guthrie PKU Scholarship.

Who is eligible:

Scholarships are open to any college-age young person with PKU who is on diet treatment and is not in graduate school (the scholarship is now open only to undergraduates, a change from previous years due to financial reasons). Residents of any country are eligible to apply, but the application must be in English or translated into readable English.

Applicants must be accepted to an accredited college or technical school before the scholarship is awarded, but may apply for the scholarship before acceptance is confirmed.

Who will review scholarship applications:

A scholarship committee will review all applications. The committee consists of well-known PKU professionals and Guthrie family members.

Scholarship awards:

Academic excellence and financial need of the applicant will be among factors considered, but financial need is NOT a prerequisite for being awarded a scholarship or merit award (it is only considered when the committee decides on the amount of the award).

We are looking for excellent students, no matter what their financial need.

Application deadline:

Applications will be available after July 1 each year for that year's applications.

Completed applications must be postmarked by November 1 each year.

The Robert Guthrie PKU Scholarship
c/o National PKU News
6869 Woodlawn Ave. NE #116
Seattle, WA 98115-5469

E-mail: schuett@pkunews.org