EDUCATIONAL STIPEND: RDN MEMBER

Application Deadline: March 1, 2017

Purpose: The Executive Committee of the Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine Dietetic Practice Group (DIFM DPG) believes it is important for DIFM DPG members to attend and/or participate in professional educational events related to integrative, functional and holistic medicine or nutrition, nutritional genomics, whole foods, dietary supplements, and natural healing modalities (“required focus”) to enhance our members’ knowledge and increase the visibility of the DIFM DPG in the integrative health and nutrition community.

Implementation: To encourage the DIFM DPG members to attend and participate in a professional development meeting in the required focus area described above, one educational stipend will be given annually to an RDN member. A stipend of $250 will be provided to the successful applicant to be used toward meeting and/or travel expenses.

Criteria:

1.A member who has previously received the stipend may not reapply for three membership years.

2.Members may select the meeting they wish to attend. The meeting must have a primary topic related to the required focus.

3.The meeting must be held and attended prior to December 31, 2017.

Requirements and Procedures:

  1. Applicants must apply in writing using the DIFM DPG application below by March 1, 2017. Applications are submitted via email to the Nominating Chair and the Nominating Committee. Selection of the recipients of the Educational Stipends is made by the Nominating Committee.
  2. Members selected for the educational stipend will be required to submit a two to three page, double-spaced, article summarizing the meeting highlights and pertinent information learned. This article is due within a month of the meeting and will be published in the DIFM newsletter, The IntegrativeRDN. Awardees must contact the Editor, Sarah Laidlaw, for report format, at .
  3. To facilitate selection of the stipend winner, a brief proposal of the newsletter article is required. This proposal should be based on the topic or focus of the meeting to be attended, and list goals/objectives and benefits relevant to DIFM members.
  4. All applicants will receive notice of the result of their application by email from the Nominating Committee no later than April 1, 2017.
  5. The monetary award shall be issued within 10 days of receipt of the required written newsletter article.

EDUCATIONAL STIPEND
RDNMEMBER APPLICATION 2017

Please type or print clearly. You may complete this form electronically, save your document and submit as attachment; or complete in handwritten form, scan and submit as attachment.

I verify that I have paid my dues and I am a member in good standing of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics ____ YES (please initial)

I verify that I have paid my dues and I am a member in good standing of the DIFM DPG.

_____YES (please initial)

Academy Member Number:

Name:
Phone:

Email address:
Full Mailing Address:

Member’s Signature: ______

(Electronic signature is acceptable)

date submitted ______

Please provide information regarding the meeting you plan to attend:

Name of meeting:

Date of meeting:

Location of meeting:

Explain why you feel this meeting is important for your professional development: (one sentence)

To Apply:

  1. Completed applications are accepted through March 1, 2017.
  2. Please email completed applications to all members of the Nominating Committee with the subject line, Educational Stipend Application for your review

Nominating Committee Chair / Aarti Batavia /
Nominating Committee Chair-Elect / Stephanie Harris /
Nominating Committee Chair Member / Elizabeth Redmond /
Nominating Committee Chair Member / Monique Richard /

Please include as attachments:

  1. This Completed application form.
  2. A typed proposal (limit of 1 page, double-spaced) that includes a brief outline of your proposed article for the Newsletter, including potential topics based on the topic of the seminar or sessions. Listing goals and objectives for your learning, and benefits of this topic to DIFM members is encouraged.
  3. Your curriculum vitae or resume.

Questions, please contact Aarti Batavia at

Educational Stipends are available through an
educational sponsorship agreement with Integrative Therapeutics

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