British Nutrition Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Early Career Scientist Award 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About British Nutrition Foundation Early Career Scientist Award
The British Nutrition Foundation Drummond Early Career Scientist Award is an annual scheme run by the British Nutrition Foundation to recognise early career nutrition scientists, whether working in academia, policy or industry, who show great potential to be future leaders in the field.
Benefits of British Nutrition Foundation Early Career Scientist Award
- The winner and any runners up will be invited to turn their abstract into a mini-review paper for publication in Nutrition Bulletin.
- Upon acceptance of the paper, the winner receives a year’s online subscription to Nutrition Bulletin, plus a £500 honorarium.
- The winners and any runners up will be invited to receive their award at the prestigious British Nutrition Foundation Annual Conference in central London in November 2026 (attendance is optional).
British Nutrition Foundation Early Career Scientist Award Requirements
The award is open to students who are currently studying for a postgraduate qualification in human nutrition, or a related field, as well as those within three years of being awarded a PhD (i.e. the date that amendments to your thesis were accepted and the degree awarded; note that in the context of this award ‘PhD’ does not include PhDs by published work) or within six years of being awarded an MSc for those do not have a PhD (i.e. the date of receiving your transcript) in these areas. Eligibility is considered in relation to the launch date of the award (2 February 2026). Those who were awarded their PhD or MSc degrees more than three or six years ago respectively 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, depending on the time passed since finishing and the time taken as leave. Such instances will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis and Emma Rowley ([email protected]) should be contacted to discuss eligibility. Applications are welcome from any country.
Application Date and Process
- Applicants are required to complete all sections of the application form. The form includes space for an abstract for an up-to-date mini-review paper that will describe an emerging, topical area of human nutrition science, including its relevance to public health, the most important research findings to date, where the applicant’s research advances current understanding in the field (if applicable) and implications for future research and practice.
- The abstract should be 300 words maximum and must include a title along with author(s) and their affiliations (title, author and affiliations do not contribute towards the word count). It should specify the type of review (narrative or systematic) and the methodology that will be used to conduct the review including the types of studies that would be included. We expect that the applicant would be the first or last author. The abstract does not need to include any references but any you wish to include do not contribute towards the word count.
They welcome abstracts on, but not limited to, the following areas:
- the biochemical and physiological basis for the role of various nutrients in the human body;
- epidemiological associations between diet/nutrients and aspects of human health, and particular issues related to population sub-groups;
- human nutrition interventions in disease prevention;
- psychobiological and behavioural aspects of human nutrition;
- the impact of methods of food manufacture and supply on human diet/nutrition.
Please note that abstracts describing original research including studies in animals or modelling work will not be considered for the award.
Application forms will be used to help identify those applicants who show the greatest potential to become future leaders in the field. The abstracts will be judged on both their scientific merit and clarity of communication.
Application Deadline
10 May, 2026
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