2025 MNI GRANT

The MNI grant rewards national initiatives or research projects for Optimal Nutritional Care. The objective is to support and/or inspire high quality initiatives. Over the years, the MNI Grant has supported or stimulated ambitious initiatives - endorsed by PEN (or sister) societies worldwide - which have contributed to improving nutritional care policies at national level.

Requirements

Must be endorsed by a national PEN society listed on http://www.espen.org/espen-national-societies
through an endorsement letter by the endorsing PEN society should be submitted with the application. Without such a document the application will be considered non-compliant and excluded from the review.

Must focus on quantifiable advancements in one or more of the following areas of clinical nutrition:

• Evidence of improved patient outcome
• Effective screening and treatment pathways
• Reduction in prevalence of malnutrition risk
• Demonstration of health economic benefits
• Progressive collaborations with multidisciplinary stakeholders including patients and carers
• Education of medical students / healthcare professionals
• Strategies to implement and advance nutritional care in clinical practice

Focus on a broad population is highly desirable. Potential of the initiative to influence national nutrition policy and/or to transfer       to other settings or geographies is highly desirable. Multinational submissions are welcome.

Must demonstrate progress and achievements in the next 24 months. The winner will be invited to provide:

1. A detailed project management plan at the start
2. A mid-term short report at 12 months (or earlier), and
3. An end-of-project report at 24 months (or earlier), including   an overview of fundings and expenditures.

Any delay in the deliverables of the project shall be communicated promptly to the MNI Secretariat in a timely manner.

Request

Previous MNI Grant winners may reapply if submitting either a new initiative, or a significant evolution from the initial winning submission. Submissions will be reviewed by a scientific committee, with representatives from MNI and ESPEN, according to the defined criteria.

The winner will be invited to present their initiative during the 2025 ESPEN Congress. After the event, all compliant submissions will be posted on www.medicalnutritionindustry.org.

• Submit your application using the MNI submission template.
• Address all the submission requirements listed above.
• Incomplete submissions may not be considered for review.

Submissions and any enquiries should be e-mailed to: secretariat(ELIMINAR)@medicalnutritionindustry.com

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