The Annual NNEdPro-IANE Awards Symposium 2026 will be held on Tuesday, 15th September 2026, recognising faculty, professional, and student members for their excellence and continued engagement with the IANE community and member platform in the following categories:
 

CATEGORIES OPEN TO EVERYONE

MEDICAL NUTRITION EDUCATION AWARD
Self-nominated or nominated by a colleague

Eligibility Criteria  (open to institutions based in and outside of UK who meet at least one of the following requirements)

• Excellence in nutrition education and teaching practices 
• Impact in and outstanding contribution to and promotion of nutrition education
• Recognised as an expert in filed/s of nutrition

 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Self-nominated or nominated by a colleague

Eligibility Criteria

• Impact in and outstanding contribution to nutrition education of health professionals and the community, or to the development of curriculum and/or policy for the nutrition education of health professionals
• Examples of ongoing initiatives in the nutrition education and public health domain

Documents needed to apply

• Application must be accompanied by at least 2 reference letters
• Cover letter addressing the criteria
• Curriculum Vitae
• List of publications and/or external impacts (e.g. mass media articles and other material showing evidence of reach and impact is desirable)

NNEDPRO-IANE FELLOWSHIP
Self-nominated or nominated by a colleague

Eligibility Criteria (must meet at least one of the following requirements)

• Seniority and outstanding service to the profession, as a leader, role model or mentor
• Impact in and outstanding contribution to and promotion of nutrition education
• Recognised as an expert in field/s of nutrition
• Attributes of an advanced practitioner
• Actively participated in the work of NNEdPro/IANE
• Has been a member of the NNEdPro/IANE for the five years prior to nomination.

Documents needed to apply

• Accompanied by 2 reference letters
• A cover letter addressing the criteria
• Curriculum Vitae
• List of publications e.g. articles in peer-reviewed journals, reports, mass media articles and other material showing evidence of reach and impact is desirable.

 

BMJ NPH PAPER OF THE YEAR
Self-nominated or nominated by a colleague

Eligibility Criteria 

• Has been published in the previous 12 months
• Multiple citations
• Shows originality and innovation
• Well-written - Cohesion and overall presentation
• Of significance to the research/practice/policy community
• Evidence of impact – i.e. social reach, AND/OR contributes towards policy outcomes (e.g. mass media and social media metrics)

 

CATEGORIES OPEN TO IANE MEMBERS ONLY

NNEDPRO-IANE ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Self-nominated or nominated by a colleague; awarded to a member of the Academy who has demonstrated commitment to nutrition education and education of health professionals.

Eligibility Criteria

• Has been a member of NNEdPro-IANE for at least 2 years
• Demonstrated commitment to nutrition education and education of health professionals AND
• Active participation in IANE (e.g. attended all journal clubs, contributed to a journal club(s) or newsletter)

NNEDPRO-IANE PROFESSIONAL MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Self-nominated or nominated by a colleague; awarded to a member of the Academy who has demonstrated commitment to nutrition education and education of health professionals.

Eligibility Criteria

• Has been a member of NNEdPro-IANE for at least 3 years
• Demonstrated commitment and contribution to nutrition education and education of health professionals AND
• Active participation in IANE (e.g. attended all journal clubs, contributed to a journal club(s) or newsletter)

NNEDPRO-IANE FACULTY MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Self-nominated or nominated by a colleague; awarded to a member of the Academy who has demonstrated commitment to nutrition education and education of health professionals.

Eligibility Criteria 

• Has been a member of IANE for at least 1 year
• Contribution to one or more IANE Webinars and Journal Clubs
• Have actively participated as a mentor as part of the IANE Faculty Mentors Panel
• Sustained excellence and impact

NNEDPRO-IANE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE YEAR 
Self-nominated or nominated by a colleague; awarded to a member of the Academy who has demonstrated commitment to nutrition education and education of health professionals.

Eligibility Criteria

• Has been a member of IANE for at least 1 year
• Demonstrated commitment to nutrition research and education of health professionals AND
• Active participation in IANE (e.g. attended all journal clubs, contributed to a journal club(s) or newsletter)

 

NNEDPRO-IANE ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Self-nominated or nominated by a colleague

Eligibility Criteria

• Has been a member of IANE for at least 1 year
• Demonstrated commitment to the NNEdPro-IANE work

SUMMER SCHOOL AND FOUNDATION CERTIFICATE IN APPLIED HUMAN NUTRITION ESSAY COMPETITION WINNER
Selected by the faculty
Eligibility Criteria

• Needs to be registered to the Summer School 

 

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION HERE

Applications close on 28th February 2026. Winners announcement on 15th September 2026.

Anyone can submit nominations; however, only NNEdPro-IANE members can apply for the membership-level categories. The Outstanding Achievement Award, NNEdPro-IANE Fellowship, Medical Nutrition Education Award and BMJ NPH Paper of the Year categories are open to everyone.

These awards are supported and ratified by The International Food and Nutrition Trust with the aim to recognise and celebrate excellence in nutrition education and innovation contributions.

For queries, you can send us an email at info@iane.online with the subject line ''NNEdPro-IANE Awards 2026”.