Texas Student Dietetic Association (TSDA)

TDA FNCE Scholarship Application 2014

Submission Deadline: Monday, February 24, 2014
Note: To be eligible for a TSDA scholarship, a student must be:
1. Enrolled full-time in a dietetics education program (either didactic program in dietetics or
coordinated program in dietetics).
2. Have a GPA of 3.0 or greater.
3. Be a current (i.e. paid) TSDA member, which entails AND membership under the new bylaws.

The Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (TAND) Food and Nutrition Conference and
Expo (FNCE) will be held April 24th-26th, 2014, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Nutrition professionals
attend to network with other dietetics professionals, listen to presentations on the emerging
trends in nutrition, and visit with exhibitors.
You can find out more information at: http://www.eatrighttexas.org/meetings/index.asp#fnce10
Two TSDA scholarships will be awarded in the amount of $105.00 each to cover the early bird
registration fee for students, which will be reimbursed at the annual meeting on Saturday April
26. Priority will be given to students who have not attended TDA FNCE in the past. The
scholarship will not cover travel expenses or room and board. If a student is awarded a TSDA
scholarship to attend TAND FNCE, he or she will be expected to submit a 300-500 word article
on his or her experience by Friday, May 2 for publication in the May edition of TSDA Today,
TSDAs official monthly newsletter.
Scholarship award recipients will be notified via email. Please be sure to provide a valid email
address.
Directions:
1. Type your responses for parts I, II, and III.
2. Send your completed application via email to eatrighttsda@gmail.com.
3. Email Emilyann Kinlaw, TSDA president, at leon_nnaylime@icloud.com with any questions.
Sign here, acknowledging that you have read the above directions.
___________________________________________________________________
I.

Personal Information

Name: ___________________________________________________________
Last

First

Middle

Email Address: _____________________________________________________

Telephone Number: _________________________________________________

Applicants Address:
_______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Permanent Address (if different):
_________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
II.

School Information

Expected Graduation Date: ____________

Current Program: _________________________________________________________________
Cumulative GPA as of December 2013: ___________
Note to the scholarship applicant: Provide verification of GPA by requesting either that the registrars office
send an electronic copy of the transcript to eatrighttsda@gmail.com or that a faculty advisor sign below to
verify the GPA based on a transcript or grade report that you present to him/her.

By signing below, I (the faculty advisor) acknowledge that this student is enrolled in either
the Didactic Program in Dietetics or the Coordinated Program in Dietetics at the educational
institution I represent. I also acknowledge that the information on this application
(particularly the scholarship applicants GPA) is true to my best knowledge.
Faculty Advisors Signature: __________________________________________________________
Faculty Advisors Printed Name: _______________________________________________________
Institution: _________________________________________________________________________
Date: _____________________________________________________________________________
III.

TDA FNCE

Have you attended TDA FNCE in the past? (Circle one) Yes

No

Dates of TDA FNCE previously attended: ____________________________________________________

Location of previous TDA FNCE attended: ___________________________________________________

IV.

Essay

Below, type a 300-500 word essay detailing why you would like to attend TDA FNCE, what specifically you
hope to gain from the experience, and how attendance at this national conference will contribute to your role as
a student, member of the Texas Student Dietetic Association, and as a future dietetic professional.