The MFNS Ruby P. Puckett & Elizabeth Frakes Food Management Continuing Education Award provides continuing professional education credit to assist qualified professionals’ attendance at the Academy’s Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo™ (FNCE®) or another conference of professional interest related to food and nutrition management.
Funds for this opportunity are conducted through the Foundation and are not taken from MFNS membership dues. Up to two awards, not to exceed $2,000 each, will be awarded each year.
- Be a current Management in Food and Nutrition Systems Dietetic Practice Group (MFNS DPG) (DPG #41) member and have maintained MFNS DPG membership for a period of two years or greater
- Must not be currently serving in an elected position on the MFNS Executive Committee
TWO MFNS members are eligible to receive $2000 each to attend a continuing professional education program (FNCE® preferred).
The application is available December 2, 2024 within the Foundation's application portal with a deadline of February 24, 2025, at 5:00 pm CT (Central Time). Questions may be addressed to the Foundation at scholarship@eatright.org.