SNEB Student Membership

The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) represents the unique professional interests of nutrition educators in the United States and worldwide. SNEB is dedicated to promoting effective nutrition education and communication to support and improve healthful behaviors and has a vision of healthy communities through nutrition education and advocacy. SNEB provides forums for sharing innovative strategies for nutrition education, expressing a range of views on important scientific, pedagogic and policy issues, and disseminating research findings. Members of SNEB educate individuals, families, fellow professionals, and students, and influence policy makers about nutrition, food, and health.

 

What Qualifies as a SNEB Student Member?

Individuals who are registered as full-time students OR are actively working on a degree at an accredited college or university are eligible for student membership. All students must have their membership application signed by faculty member to verify student status. Enrollment in a dietetic intern program qualifies you as a student member. If you do not have a faculty advisor, please have your internship supervisor verify your membership application.

 

SNEB Student representative to the Board of Directors

The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior is accepting applications for a Student Member representative to the SNEB Board of Directors. The Student Member representative will be a non-voting position and receives no compensation. In this role, the Student Member representative will:

  • Provide insights and ideas on how to better serve existing student members and increase student participation
  • Actively participate in Board meetings and helping shape the future of SNEB
  • Gain valuable knowledge and leadership skills Meet and work with leading nutrition education professionals
    Applications for the 2012-2013 term were due February 1.

 

Student Scholarships Available to Attend the Annual Conference

The goal of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Foundation (SNEBF) Student Scholarship Program is to provide financial assistance to student members of SNEB who wish to attend the SNEB Annual Conference. The Student Scholarship Program allows many national and international students the opportunity to attend the Annual Conference. The scholarship will help students offset the costs of attending the SNEB Annual Conference. Only one scholarship award will be given to each recipient. Download a Student Scholarship Application -- International Student Scholarship Applicationthe deadline to submit your application for a scholarship to the 2012 Annual Conference in Washington, DC on July 14 - 17, 2012 is March 15, 2012.

Both scholarship applications require a short essay question:

How do you plan to apply what you will learn at the SNEB conference to your studies, research, or professional career related to nutrition education? Conference program information is available here.

 

Student Facebook Page

SNEB Student members have their own Facebook page to network and discuss news items of specific interest to students. Join them!

 

Student Research Awards

The Student Research Awards recognize masters and doctoral level student research in nutrition education. The recipients will present their research in an oral or poster abstract session at the SNEB Annual Conference in Washington, DC, July 14 - 17, 2012.
The award includes a monetary prize to offset conference attendance. Winners are also recognized in the conference proceedings and during the business meeting. To be considered for the Student Research Award, indicate your intention during the abstract submission process. Awards are judged by the SNEB Higher Education Division. The deadline for submitting abstracts was March 1, 2012.