Diversity Scholarships and Awards

The Foundation proudly serves as the world’s largest provider of nutrition and dietetics scholarships to students at all levels of study. The success and impact of our scholarship program would not be possible without the generosity of its donors.

Thank You!

The Foundation would like to extend a special thanks to the following Academy Groups whose support provided over $40,000 in scholarships for students and dietetic interns of diverse backgrounds and cultures for the 2021-2022 academic year:

*These Academy Groups have established named Diversity Scholarship Funds with the Foundation to provide annual scholarships for members of underrepresented populations within the nutrition and dietetics profession.

Meet the Foundation's 2021 Advancing Diversity in Dietetics scholarship recipients.

Through philanthropy, the Foundation aims to empower current and future food and nutrition practitioners to optimize global health. Since 1979, specific Foundation awards and scholarships have been made available for diverse individuals within the field of dietetics. The portfolio of funds established for these purposes has continued to grow since that time. While these individuals are eligible and encouraged to apply for all Foundation funding opportunities, criteria for the following focus on supporting diverse members. Please contact scholarship@eatright.org for additional information.

Read more about Foundation Scholarship Funds dedicated to IDEA

I am completely dependent on scholarships, part-time employment and loans to pay for school. Since I will be in the University of North Carolina Greensboro Dietetic Internship program and working on the second year of my Master’s of Science degree, I will have more time to work on developing my skills and becoming a competent practitioner. In particular, the scholarship will help to cover the cost of the Culinary Medicine elective course. I will gain knowledge that I will utilize to better relate to clients of diverse backgrounds, to equip them to take better control of their health and nutrition and to give them equitable treatment and care.

Sarah L. White, BS 
2021 National Organization of Blacks in Dietetics and Nutrition (NOBIDAN) Scholarship Recipient

Receiving this scholarship allows me to continue pursuing my goal of representing the Latinx/Latine community in the field of dietetics. Without the 2021 Commission on Dietetic Registration Diversity Scholarship, I would be experiencing much more hardship on the way to completing this part of my career journey. Thanks to the Foundation and the CDR, I will be able to focus more on my internship without having the stress of just making ends meet.

Isabel Garcia, MS
2021 Commission on Dietetic Registration Diversity Scholarship

This scholarship will help pay for my tuition for my dietetic internship and graduate school classes. As a student that has to financially support myself, any and all funding alleviates some of the financial burden, which will allow me to be a better student and intern.

Dayanna Fair
2021 Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group Diversity Scholarship

The diversity scholarship will ensure the continuation of my pursuit for honesty health disparity research. In a world full of bias, my research aims to give voice to low income Mexican men. This scholarship will provide compensation to participants that give their time for the better of Hispanic health research.

Antonio Miranda, MS, RD, LD, PhD Candidate
2021 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation Diversity Scholarship

Receiving a scholarship from the Foundation really helps to ease to financial burden on the road to becoming a Registered Dietitian. I am so grateful for the Foundation’s generosity towards my education so that I can focus on my studies, so that I can become the best dietitian I can possibly be!

Moriam Dolapo Balogun
2021 General Scholarship Recipient