The deadline for accepting applications for the Sylvia Rowe Fellowship has been extended until Wednesday, Feb. 17.

 

The goal of this award is to develop the recipient's communication skills that he or she can and will apply to communicating nutrition and food safety information to the public in an academic setting, professional situation (either for-profit or nonprofit sector), or other public venue.

The recipient will be awarded an eight- to 12-week paid internship at the IFIC and Foundation offices in Washington, D.C. The IFIC and the IFIC Foundation are dedicated to the mission of effectively communicating science-based information on health, food safety and nutrition for the public good. The internship needs to be completed by the end of the year in which it is awarded.

Applicants need to supply:

·               Transcripts   

·               Three (3) original letters of recommendation 

·               Résumé 

·               List of planned academic programs/courses 

·               Letter of Intent

·               Explain how the internship will develop your communication skills to enhance public understanding of nutrition and food safety issues.

·               Completed Application Form. (Download your 2016 application here)

 

Complete information on how to apply can be found here.

For application questions, please contact Kris Sollid, RD, IFIC’s director of nutrition communication at [log in to unmask].