American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)


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2012 AAFCS Grants Program


AAFCS awards grant funding for a variety of family and consumer sciences research and professional development projects. Grant winners are recognized each year during the AAFCS Annual Conference.



Please note: The schedule is subject to change due to many factors, including market fluctuations.

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Link to grant winners:

Ruth O'Brien Project Grant

The Ruth O’Brien Project Grant was established in 1972 through a bequest from Ruth O’Brien, former assistant chief of the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and supports research and development in family and consumer sciences. The grant’s objectives are to: assist members of the profession to develop and use their full potential to serve society; provide support for education, study, and scientific research in fields relating to family and consumer sciences; and improve the usefulness and effectiveness of family and consumer sciences in all its aspects. Funding is available for projects that help fulfill these objectives and are in accord with the goals of the Association and the profession.

Ruth O'Brien Project Grant Guidelines

Ruth O'Brien Project Grant Application

Centennial Scholars Research Grant

This is the inaugural year for the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Centennial Scholars Research Grant, which was created in honor of the Association’s 100th anniversary. The fund that supports the Centennial Scholars Research Grant was launched in 2008, thanks to challenge grants given by AAFCS Past Presidents Peggy Meszaros and Sharon Nickols.

The Centennial Scholars Research Grant Guidelines

The Centennial Scholars Research Grant Application

Please note:

  • An award is defined as a merit honor based on performance and on contributions to the field of family and consumer sciences.
  • A grant is defined as financial support given for research studies in family and consumer sciences.
  • A fellowship is financial support from an endowment given to a student for graduate study in family and consumer sciences.
  • A scholarship is financial support from an endowment given to a student for undergraduate study in family and consumer sciences.
  • If a particular award, grant, fellowship, or scholarship is not listed in the 2012 programs section of the website as being offered in 2012, it is not being offered in 2012 (even if it was offered in the past!)
  • An award, grant, fellowship, or scholarship that is not offered in 2012 will be offered again in the future.
  • If no qualified candidate is identified for a particular award, grant, fellowship, or scholarship offered in 2012, it will not be awarded in 2012.
  • AAFCS reserves the first right of refusal to publish any developed materials resulting from AAFCS awards, grants, fellowships, or scholarships.