Scholarships
Scholarships & Stipends

FDA Scholarship and Stipends:

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Florida Dietetic Association Scholarships:

The FDAF awards three, $1,500. scholarships each year. The Sister Marie Pellicer Scholarship is for undergraduates, the FDA President’s Scholarship is for graduate students and the Dietetic Internship Scholarship is for interns. 
May 1 is the application deadline. Applications and references will be accepted between April 1 and May 1.   

Special note:  This is the last year that these three scholarships will be offered in May. These scholarships are being transitioned to a November 1 deadline.  Due to this transition, FDA has approved offering these scholarships twice in 2008. The three FDAF scholarships will be available again in the fall of 2008.  November 1 is the application deadline.
Applications and references will be accepted between October 1 and November 1.

Levina Phillips Stipends:
The Levina Phillips Leadership and Emerging Leader Stipends are offered for members to attend programs to enhance their leadership skills.   These $500. stipends are awarded twice a year. April 1 is the application deadline for spring submissions.  Applications and references will be accepted between March 1 and April 1.  September 15 is the fall submission deadline.  Applications and references will be accepted between August 15 and September 15.
Completed applications should be e-mailed to the FDA scholarship chair.

FDA Dietetic Student Stipends:
Calling all interested Florida dietetic students!  Would you like to attend the annual educational and networking symposium for the Florida Dietetic Association?  Just being a Florida dietetic student makes you eligible for this $200. stipend.  You must be willing to volunteer 5 hours of your time to FDA while attending the meeting.  FDA headquarters will contact you to make arrangements for your volunteer hours, if you are selected.
5 stipends are awarded annually. The application deadline is May 10.  Applications and references are accepted between April 10 and the May 10 deadline.

American Dietetic Association Membership Stipend:
This stipend promotes the benefit of ADA membership and supports ADA membership retention.
Fifteen, $100 stipends are available to newly eligible RD/DTRs and RD/DTRs up to the first 5 years of ADA membership.  A $100. check will be sent to you to apply towards the  ADA membership dues. The stipend can be awarded up to 2 times to new ADA members during their first 5 years of membership.

The application deadline is April 10.  Applications and references will be accepted between March 10 and the April 10 deadline.