Student Research Grants
The purpose of the AED Student Research Grant Program is to support innovative and cutting-edge research conducted by student members of the AED. Each year AED will award up to two grants of $1,000 each to support any aspect of a student research project, including (but not limited to) participant payments, support staff salaries, and costs related to study assessments and/or database management. However, funds may NOT be used for travel or salary/stipend support for the awardee.
Awardees will be honored during the Annual Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony at the International Conference on Eating Disorders. Awardees are encouraged (but not required) to attend the Annual Business Meeting. Awardees will be required to acknowledge the award in presentations and publications emanating from the research and to provide yearly updates to the AED Scientific Committee on research progress.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be a current student AED member, or a completed membership application must accompany the grant materials.
- Applicants must be a full-time student in a degree program, including physicians-in-training with interest or involvement in the field of eating and related disorders. Postdoctoral trainees and residents are not eligible.
- Applicants must be nominated by a non-student member of AED.
- In the same year, students may apply for either an AED Student Research Grant or an AED Travel Scholarship, but not both. However, students are encouraged to apply for these mechanisms in different years.
- Individuals who have received this award more than once, or in the prior year are not eligible.
Application Materials:
- Applications are accepted during the fourth quarter annually.
Materials Submitted by Nominee:
- Curriculum Vitae: Please include a current curriculum vitae including academic degrees, appointments, recent employment history, teaching activities, community activities, references for any publications or presentations at eating disorders conferences, meetings, or seminars.
- Research Plan: Please include a two-page, single-spaced plan outlining the specific aims of the project, the background literature, the study procedure and methods and the timeline for completion. Within the research plan, nominees should provide a brief statement that indicates: 1) whether the research fulfills a degree requirement (i.e., a thesis or a dissertation; NOTE: the information on whether the research is for a degree is not a requirement, but is helpful information for the review committee); and 2) how the funds will be spent in the conduct of the research.
- Budget: Please include a detailed budget that lists materials and other items and their costs.
- Nomination Letter: Please provide one (1) nomination letter from a non-student member of the AED. This letter can be no longer than 500 words in length and should comment on your research plan, your potential as a researcher, and the potential for the successful completion of the proposed project.
- Letter of Support: Please provide one (1) letter of support from a faculty member from your institution or the eating disorders field. This letter should be no longer than 500 words in the length and should address the importance of your proposed research and contributions to this work.
Application Process:
- Applications will be reviewed by the AED Awards and Scientific Review Committee.
- All applicants will be notified of the results no later than 45 days after the application process closes.
Post-Award Procedures:
Awardees will be encouraged (but not required) to attend the AED International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED) to receive their award and research funds. Funds will be disbursed at ICED. If the awardee is unable to attend ICED, funds will be disbursed no later than 10 days after the conclusion of the ICED.