Deadline: 8 June 2025
The British Nutrition Foundation is inviting nominations for its Pump Priming Award to help a university lecturer or postdoctoral researcher/research fellow/research associate working in human nutrition to undertake the pilot work needed to generate data.
Prize Information
- The British Nutrition Foundation is providing the opportunity to apply for a grant of £5000.
- Should the grant be awarded, the successful applicant will be invited to the British Nutrition Foundation’s Annual Conference in November 2025 where they will be presented with a certificate.
- The winner will also be invited to write an article for the British Nutrition Foundation’s peer reviewed journal Nutrition Bulletin at a later date, detailing how the award supported their research.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant must be a UK-based postdoctoral researcher/research fellow/research associate or lecturer working in the field of human nutrition and within 5 years of starting their first academic appointment following completion of their PhD.
- Applicants must have completed their PhD prior to the award launch date. Those who are beyond 5 years of starting their first academic appointment following completion of their PhD but took formal time out during this period for personal reasons (e.g. maternity/paternity/adoption leave; long-term ill-heath) may still be eligible. Such instances will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
- The public health relevance, potential impact and novelty of the proposed work will be considered, and preference will be given to studies involving humans (in vivo and ex vivo work) and those focusing on whole foods or diets rather than just supplements.
Ineligibility Criteria
- As the award is for early-stage researchers, individuals who have been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator on a successful UK Research Council or EU funded grant are not eligible to apply.
- Applications requesting funding towards salaries, generic IT equipment (e.g. laptops, statistical software) or conference attendance will not be considered.
Application Requirements
- Please complete the application form which requires the following information to be detailed:
- A summary and justification of the planned work, including the background (scientific rationale and public health relevance), study aims and objectives, a description of study methods, timeline, a cost breakdown and an explanation of how the work would feed into a major grant application including information on the proposed funding agency and the grant type (maximum 1500 words for these sections).
- Applications should be adequately referenced. Alongside this please submit a short CV (maximum 1 page) which will be reviewed for verification of eligibility only.
For more information, visit British Nutrition Foundation.
