- Scholarship Amount* $2,500
- Administered By Sponsor
- Applications Open* Apr 25, 2025, 12:00 am
- Applications Close* Jun 1, 2025, 11:59 pm
- Tentative Award Date* Jul 21, 2025, 12:00 am
- Sponsored By* The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
- Scholarship Website* Visit Scholarship
Dr. Paul Ernsberger Research Scholarship
The mission of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance is to change perceptions of fat and end size discrimination through advocacy, education, and support.
The goal of the Dr. Paul Ernsberger Research Scholarship is to provide financial support to graduate students currently enrolled in a graduate program with an accredited U.S. college or university. Dr. Ernsberger’s decades of research on metabolic syndrome, diabetes, weight cycling, and the medical harm caused by diet obsession and weight bias has had an immeasurable impact on debunking myths and misunderstandings about fat and health. It is an honor for NAAFA to support the continuation of his important work by supporting graduate students who hope to carry on and advance Dr. Ernsberger’s legacy.
The goal of the Dr. Paul Ernsberger Research Scholarship is to provide financial support to graduate students currently enrolled in a graduate program with an accredited U.S. college or university. Dr. Ernsberger’s decades of research on metabolic syndrome, diabetes, weight cycling, and the medical harm caused by diet obsession and weight bias has had an immeasurable impact on debunking myths and misunderstandings about fat and health. It is an honor for NAAFA to support the continuation of his important work by supporting graduate students who hope to carry on and advance Dr. Ernsberger’s legacy.
How to Apply*
Please visit the sponsor's website to apply online.
And include the following:
Transcripts (unofficial are acceptable)
Proof of enrollment
Recommendation/Reference form(s) - At least one recommendation/reference other than your advisor
Copy of your FAFSA Student Aid Report
Additional Eligibility Criteria
The sponsor has specified that the scholarship has the following additional eligibility criteria, or focus.
To be eligible applicants must study one of the Areas of concentration in scientific laboratory research below:
Nutrition and higher weight people
Metabolic syndrome
Insulin resistance/diabetes
Hypertension
Hyperlipidemia
Weight cycling
Medical harm from being obsessed with weight loss
Medical harm from the bias of physicians
Nutrition and higher weight people
Metabolic syndrome
Insulin resistance/diabetes
Hypertension
Hyperlipidemia
Weight cycling
Medical harm from being obsessed with weight loss
Medical harm from the bias of physicians