The Wimpfheimer-Guggenheim Fund for International Exchange in Nutrition, Dietetics and Management

FIND Fellowship for Study in the USA Recipients

2000: Jihyun (Barbara) Yoon, MS, RD (South Korea)

2001: Mahshid Ahrari (Iran)

2002: Veena Singh, MD, MPH (India)

2003: Tatyana Yousef El-Kour, MS, RDN, FAND (Jordan)

2004: Zalilah Mohd Shariff, PhD (Malaysia)

2005: Okuli Joshua Jason (Tanzania)

2006: Martha Amondi M.A. Nyagaya (Rwanda)

2007: Nana Matsumoto, MS, RD (Japan)

2008: Yean Hoong Teh, MS, RD (Singapore)

2009: Patricia Y. Thompson, MSc, RDN, SNS (Jamaica)

2010: Caroline K. Karani (Kenya)

2011: Irene Acheampong, MS (Ghana)

2012: Maria Jose Romo-Palafox, RD (Mexico)

2013: Miyoung Kim, MSc (South Korea)

2014: Jessie Ho (Hong Kong)

2015: Nhung Hong Luong (Vietnam)

2016: Ahmed Saddam, MS (Iraq)

2017: Ahmed Gommaa, MS (Egypt) and Pradtana Tapanee, MSc, CDT (Thailand)

2018: Dania Kassas, MS (Syria)

2019: Khawlah Al-Muhanna, MS, RDN (Saudi Arabia)

2020: Lubna Alnaim, PhDc (Saudi Arabia)

2021: Yea Jin Kim (Republic of Korea)

2022: Grace Adeola Adegoye, PhD, D.D, MSc, REHO, LEHO (Nigeria) and Zhijun Chen, EdM (China)

2023: Laura C. Velasco (Colombia)

The Wimpfheimer–Guggenheim Fund for International Exchange in Nutrition, Dietetics and Management provides support for the international exchange of needed nutrition, dietetic and/or management information for the benefit of the nutritional health of the world community.

Wimpfheimer-Guggenheim Winning Essays

The fund previously offered a $1,100 award for essays highlighting international nutrition concerns; a different topic was chosen each year. View winning essays from previous years by visiting the  Wimpfheimer-Guggenheim essay competition archive.

First International Nutritionist/Dietitian (FIND) Fellowship for Study in the USA

This award was established to assist foreign nationals who are pursuing postgraduate work in the USA and have a clearly articulated plan to return to their country. The fellowship award is given to deserving, promising nutritionists/dietitians who intend to practice in a developing country with whose culture they are familiar. The number of awards given annually varies.

2023 Recipient: Laura C. Velasco (Colombia)

View past recipients of the FIND Fellowship for Study in the USA

Wimpfheimer-Guggenheim International Lecture

The Wimpfheimer-Guggenheim Fund for International Exchange in Nutrition, Dietetics and Management has established an annual international lecture at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo™ (FNCE®). The focus of the lecture is to raise the nutritional health of the world community by highlighting original international projects in food and nutrition, dietetic education, research and foodservice management.

Listen to and learn more about past lectures.

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