Call for Research Projects: Closed
300,000 EUR is available for the Grant. INC will only accept research projects with at least 3 nuts OR 3 dried fruits.
Objectives
The objective of the Call for Research Projects is to fund clinical, epidemiological, basic and/or strategic research that may contribute to enhance the understanding of the health effects of nuts and dried fruits.
Targeted Projects
INC will only accept research projects with at least 3 nuts OR 3 dried fruits.
2020 Research Priorities
1. Fertility
2. Diabetes prevention
3. Diabetes and hyperlipidemia treatments
4. Microbiota
5. Cardioprotective mechanisms and/or inflammatory diseases
6. Calorie control and satiety
7. Cancer
8. Human health and environmental sustainability
INC Grants
Discover the different opportunities to get your project funded
Jan 2020 - Dec 2021 (24 months)
2019
Effects of long-term mixed nut consumption on brain health in elderly: Focus on underlying mechanisms. Principal investigator: Prof. Ronald Mensink, Maastricht Unversity, Netherlands.
Clinical study
Jul 2019 - Jul 2020 (12 months)
2019
Associations between nut intake, cognitive function and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in older adults. Principal investigator: Dr. Sze-Yen Tan, Deakin University, Australia.
Epidemiological study
Jun 2019 - May 2020 (12 months)
2019
Nuts and nutrition system. Nucis Italia.
Jun 12 - Jun 15 (4 days)
2019
37th International Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition: Dried Fruits & Diabetes Symposium and Prsentation. Toronto 3D Knowledge Synthesis and Clinical Trials Foundation, Canada.
Feb 2019 - Jun 2019 (6 months)
2018
Dissemination of results from the secondary analysis of nut consumption in the 2011-13 Australian Health Survey. Australian Nut Industry Council ANIC.
Sep 2018 - Aug 2020 (24 Months)
2018
Optimising gut health: physiological, microbiological and metabolomic effects of dried fruit. Principal investigator: Prof. Kevin Whelan, King’s College Londond, UK.
Jun 2018 - May 2019 (12 months)
2018
Nuts and the new dietary styles. Nucis Italia.
Feb 2019 - Jun 2019 (6 months)
2018
Dissemination of results from the secondary analysis of nut consumption in the 2011-13 Australian Health Survey. Australian Nut Industry Council ANIC.