Call for Promotion and Dissemination Projects
Up to €100,000 is available for the 2023 Call. The INC will only accept one project per institution, and will fund a maximum of €50,000 per project/institution. All projects must be submitted using the Application Form and in accordance with the Guidelines. Applications are due by April 15, 2023, 12:00 (noon) CET.
Objectives
The goal of this grant is to fund promotion and dissemination projects that raise awareness of the importance of daily nut and dried fruit consumption to help ensure a healthy balance between supply and demand globally.
Targeted Projects
- Activities that provide markets and consumers with information on the properties and qualities of nuts and dried fruits (e.g. marketing campaigns at points-of-sale, education campaigns at schools…).
- Market research and activities aimed at ensuring that buyers, consumers and health professionals know about nuts and dried fruits and their many positive features (e.g. participation in specialized events…).
Priorities
- Promoting nut and/or dried fruit use and consumption to help ensure a healthy balance between supply and demand globally.
- Projects to be undertaken in developing countries.
- Multi-collaborative projects and cooperation with INC members and industry-related partners.
- Project proposals aimed at disseminating the outcomes of the scientific findings that come from INC-funded research or new scientific findings that have been published in high-impact scientific journals.
- Supporting the development of innovative new products and marketing initiatives.
- Innovative proposals.
Grant Winners
INC Promotion and Dissemination Grant Winners From the Past Five Years
Jun 2022 - May 2023 (12 months)
2022
Nuts about good health. Nuts as health influencers. Nucis Italia, Italy.
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023 (12 months)
2022
Eat More Dried Fruit – Increase consumer confidence in health benefits of natural dried fruit, growing global consumption. The Dried Fruit Alliance, UK.
Oct 2021 - Apr 2022 (7 months)
2021
Dissemination of findings from the scientific review of the evidence for nuts and heart disease (to substantiate and apply for a high-level health claim). Nuts for Life, Australia.
Jul 2021 - Jun 2022 (12 months)
2021
“Growing Dried Fruit” Increase consumer confidence in health benefits of natural dried fruit, growing global consumption. Dried Fruit South Africa.
Jul 2021 - Jul 2022 (12 months)
2021
Prof. John Sievenpiper: An innovative technology-based approach to translating clinical practice guidelines for nuts: The tree nut-containing PortfolioDiet.app
Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 (12 months)
2020
Nuts about good health. Nucis Italia, Italy.
Jul 2020 - Jun 2021 (12 months)
2020
Dried Fruit South Africa, Get Real. Eat Dried Fruit Campaign. Dried Fruit South Africa.
Jun 2019 - May 2020 (12 months)
2019
Nuts and nutrition system. Nucis Italia, Italy.
Jun 12 - Jun 15 (4 days)
2019
37th International Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition: Dried Fruits & Diabetes Symposium and Presentation. Toronto 3D Knowledge Synthesis and Clinical Trials Foundation.
Jun 2018 - May 2019 (12 months)
2018
Nuts and the new dietary styles. Nucis Italia, Italy.
Feb 19 - Jul 19 (6 months)
2019
Dissemination of results from the secondary analysis of nut consumption in the 2011-13 Australian Health Survey. Australian Nut Industry Council ANIC.