Nutrition Awards & Scholarships

Definition of Awards: In general, awards are one-time honors. They may or may not carry a monetary award. In most cases, they are recognized at the Honor’s Day Award Ceremony.

Definition of Scholarships: Scholarships, in most cases, may be renewed annually provided that the criteria continue to be met (i.e. GPA, financial need, residency, etc). In the case of specific College of Health Sciences and individual department scholarships – these are not transferable to another major. For example, a scholarship in nursing carries the criteria of being a nursing major. The scholarship will be forfeited if you change majors outside of nursing. Scholarships awarded at the University level may or may not be transferable.

Complete application form and return to Cindy Chapman, 303 Willard Hall by February 11, 2009.

Awards:

• Irma Ayers Scholar Award (Intercollege Award)
• Sophomore
• Nutrition and Dietetics, FASH, HRIM, IFST or LEAD majors
• Highest cumulative index for first three semesters at the University
  
• Amy Rextrew Award (Intercollege Award)
• Senior and Junior chosen
• Nutrition and Dietetics, consumer studies, HRIM, IFST majors
• Outstanding scholarship, leadership and character
• Appreciation of values successful in chosen field
  
• Amy Rextrew Graduate Student Award (Intercollege Award)
• Master’s or PhD candidate
• Nutrition and Dietetics, HRIM, IFST majors
• Outstanding scholarship and potential leadership to profession
  
• Susan L. Alexander Award
• Senior
• Nutrition and Dietetics Major
• Honor’s Day Award
  
• American Dietetic Association Outstanding Dietetic Student Award
• Graduating Senior in didactic program in dietetics
• Leadership, professional potential
• Academic achievement
• Selected by faculty recommendations to Delaware Dietetic Association
  
• Mary Clayton Bentley Award
• Senior Nutrition major
• Excellence in scholarship (3.0 GPA), leadership and service to University and Community
• Honor’s Day Award
• For more information: click here
  
• Nutrition and Dietetics Panel of Distinguished Seniors
• Academic excellence
• Leadership within major or in outside professional work
• Potential for continued contribution to nutrition and dietetics
  
• Louise Little Undergraduate Student Research Award
• Undergraduate research or travel allowance for participation in a professional meeting
• Nutrition major
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
  
• Arlette I. Rasmussen Graduate Research Award
• Graduate research or travel allowance for participating in professional meeting
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Awarded upon completion of thesis/research project suitable for presentation at professional meeting
• Undergraduates completing Degree with Distinction may also apply
• For more information: link to word document

Scholarships:

• Joan McKinney Prall Scholarship
• Undergraduate students majoring in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Academic achievement and financial need (FAFSA form)
• Minimum grade point of 3.0
• Renewable if requirements continue to be met
  

• Charlene Hamilton Dietetic Internship Scholarship
  The candidate for this scholarship, which Dr. Hamilton has provided, must be a returning student who is currently employed, and plans to continue working while pursuing the dietetic internship, with the goal of becoming a registered dietician .

Criteria:

• A returning student
• Has strong motivation to becoming a registered dietitian
• Is working at the present time
• Plans to continue working during the internship, and will be a part time intern
• Ideally falls into one of the following categories:

  a. someone who did not do the internship directly out of an undergraduate program, but instead worked for a while in a nutrition-related non-RD position

  OR
  b. someone who began a career with an associate’s degree, is a dietci technician, and now has returned to school for a BS degree and an internship

  OR
  c. someone who is planning to make a career change, and is taking courses in order to qualify for a dietetic internship.