The mission of the National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation (NSCAF) is to support the Mission of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) by providing funding for educational and research activities that enhance the practical application of strength and conditioning. It is the goal of the NSCAF to be recognized as a leader in providing funds to support the research of students and faculty members in areas that relate to strength and conditioning. This information packet outlines the available grant opportunities and contains the application. All general and specific guidelines for each respective program are outlined and should be closely read by the applicant to ensure all guidelines have been met prior to submission.


General Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for student research grants must have graduate student status during the term of the grant to be considered for funding. At the time of application, student applicants must be a Member of the NSCA and all faculty co-investigators or applicants must have maintained concurrent NSCA membership for a period of at least one year prior to the submitted or postmarked grant application as verified by the NSCA office. Grants are open to Members of the NSCA*. Only one project per Primary Investigator can be submitted to each award. Applicants that apply to two different grant categories with the same project; or two projects with the same methods and from the same laboratory submitted to different categories will be disqualified. Applicants are not eligible to win more than one scholarship or grant in any given year, however applications can be made to more than one program in any given year. Applicants are only eligible to win each award twice and any further applications will not be accepted for that program from the applicant. NSCA employees and their families are ineligible to receive financial awards.

All grant applications must be submitted online. No scanned and emailed applications will be accepted. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. A complete application must be submitted for every program in which an application is being made. *Excludes Associate Membership

Grant recipients are to acknowledge NSCA funding in any publication of the supported study. Additionally, grant recipients are required to submit a six-month and one-year report. Failure to submit the required reports will result in a five-year prohibition where the applicant may not apply for any NSCFA Grants.


Grant Categories:

• GNC Nutritional Research Grant
• Master's Research Grant
• Doctoral Research Grant
• Young Investigator Grant
• Senior Investigator Grant
• International Collaboration Grant