The Nestlé Foundation is seeking applications for its Research Grants program to initiate and support research in human nutrition with public health relevance in low-income and lower-middle-income countries. The chosen applicants from across the world will get financial assistance as well as support in the form of capacity building and knowledge resource.

The results of the research projects should ideally provide a basis for implementation and action which will lead to sustainable effects in the studied populations as generally applicable to the at large. They should also enable institution strengthening and capacity building in a sustainable manner in the host country and further cooperation and collaboration between Institutions in developed and developing countries.

The Nestle Foundation offers different award and grant categories using a modular approach:

Training Grant (TG) - to support a small research project such as an MSc or PhD thesis project or another training endeavour

Pilot Grant (PG) - to support pilot research with high potential to lead to a subsequent full research project grant.

Small Research Grant (SRG) - to support a small research study, including the continuation of a TG or also a PG.

Large Research Grant (LRG) - Full grant application of a complete research proposal according to the guidelines

Re-Entry Grants (REG) - to support return and re-establishment of post-graduate students into their careers in their own countries.

There are no fixed submission deadlines for submitting the Letter of Intent. An LI can be submitted at any time of the year.

Timeline for full grant applications(only upon invitation of an accepted Letter of Intent):

• Deadline for submission:- January 10th /May 10th
• Latest announcement of the decision:-Mid-late April/Mid-late May
• Earliest possible grant starting date:- Mid-late September/Mid-late October

The focus is on topics aligned with the research areas of the foundation.

Research Topics:

• maternal and child nutrition, including breastfeeding and complementary feeding,
• macro- and micronutrient deficiencies and imbalances,
• interactions between infection and nutrition, and
• Nutrition education and health promotion.
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The funding allotted for each category of grant varies and are as follows:

Training Grant (TG) -Up to 20,000 USD in total

Pilot Grant (PG) - Up to 20,000 USD in total

Small Research Grant (SRG) - Up to 50,000 USD in total

Large Research Grant (LRG) - Up to 100,000 per year to a maximum of 300,000 for 3 years

Re-Entry Grants (REG) - Up to 50,000 USD in total

Interested scientists should first submit a letter of intent in which they describe they describe, in brief, the kind of project they wish to undertake and the estimated budget. More details are available here.

If the proposed project is compatible with the Foundation's current funding policy, then the applicant will get an invitation to submit a full grant research proposal. More details are available here.

The Nestlé Foundation for the Study of Problems of Nutrition in the World was established in 1966 in Switzerland by a donation by the Nestlé Company on the occasion of its centenary. The Foundation is independent and managed by a Council consisting of at least 5 internationally well-known scientists as Council Members. The Nestlé Foundation initiates and supports research in human nutrition with public health relevance in low-income and lower-middle-income countries according to the World Bank classification.