Funding Opportunities

Since INC launched the first Call in 2013, it has awarded more than 1.55 million Euros to the research on and dissemination of the health effects of nut and dried fruit consumption.

The International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC) launches annually the Call for Research Projects and the Call for Promotion and Dissemination Projects. Both Calls are open for public and private institutions, as well as not-for-profit organizations, and are usually launched between October and December, with due date for submission January 31 or February 28 of the following year. The Guidelines and Application Form are posted online, in this site.

For information about the Call for Research and the Call for Promotion and Dissemination Projects, please contact Ms. Maria Pascual at maria.pascual@nutfruit.org.

In addition, INC offers the “Nuts for Gifts” Global Dissemination Program, which can be shared and disseminated through its ToolBox Kit. INC members and industry organizations can download it at the Members Area of the website nutsforgifts.org. For more information about this program, please contact hello@nutsforgifts.org.

NEW CALL FOR OPEN ACCESS STUDIES

The International Nut and Dried Fruit Council Foundation (INC) calls for projects to promote the health benefits of nut and dried fruit consumption.

The objective of this grant is to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and to promote the dissemination of the health benefits of nut and dried fruit consumption as widely as possible, through the payment of the Open Access charges of those articles already accepted for publication in a Scientific Journal or those articles that have been already published.

Requirements:

INC will only accept studies that involve nuts and/or dried fruits.
Studies that compare nuts and/or dried fruits among themselves will not be accepted.

Priorities:

Nuts and/or dried fruits and cognitive function.
Nuts and/or dried fruits and body weight and adipose tissue distribution.
Combination of nuts and/or dried fruits and blood pressure, clotting factors and inflammatory markers.
Combination of nuts and/or dried fruits and glycemic load and/or diabetes.
Nuts and/or dried fruits in exercise performance.
Nuts and/or dried fruits and intestinal microbiota.
Nuts and/or dried fruits and metabolomics.
Nuts and/or dried fruits as part of a healthy diet.
Intervention trials on relevant clinical end points.
Meta-analysis of clinical trials.

Up to 18,000 EUR is available for 2018. This Call will be open the whole year, until the total budget is depleted.

Publications must have been accepted in a scientific journal or have already been published.

All project proposals must be submitted using the Application Form.

Here you can find the Guidelines of the call.

Please send your application as one single PDF e-mail attachment to maria.pascual@nutfruit.org. We need an electronic copy only. Please do not send paper copies.

Annual Calls

Annual Call for Research Projects

In order to better understand the health benefits of nuts and dried fruits, the INC funds scientific research through an annual Call for Research Projects.

The Call is usually launched between October and December, with due date for submission January 31 or February 28 of the following year. The Guidelines and Application Form are posted online, in this site.

The Call is open for public and private institutions, as well as not-for-profit organizations.

Annual Call for Promotion and Dissemination Projects

The objective of the INC Annual Call for Promotion and Dissemination Projects is to fund projects aimed at increasing the use and consumption of nuts and dried fruits, whenever such projects are beyond the scope of the INC.

The Call is usually launched between October and December, with due date for submission January 31 or February 28 of the following year. Both the Guidelines and Application Form are posted online, in this site.

The Call is open for public and private institutions, as well as not-for-profit organizations.