Danone International Prize for Alimentation (DIPA)

Since the last edition in 2017, the Danone International Prize for Alimentation (DIPA) has evolved from the former Danone International Prize for Nutrition. The change is in recognition of the need for innovative and collaborative approaches that take account of the diverse influences on people’s food choices and eating habits – including economic, social, psychological, environmental and cultural factors – collectively known as “Alimentation”.

The purpose of the DIPA is to encourage and support cutting edge, innovative and multidisciplinary scientific research in Alimentation, the umbrella term for sustainable eating and drinking practices that contribute to the health of individuals, including food choice, purchase, preparation, cooking and meal organisation, and their determinants.

The award is intended to raise the profile of a mid-career researcher and accelerate his/her career, as well as help develop knowledge on the topic and inspire junior researchers and will recognise the work of a single researcher, or a representative of a research team, who is leading a pioneering and collaborative approach in Alimentation.

The DIPA aims to :
– advance understanding of Alimentation through cutting edge research;
– encourage and inspire pioneering advances that integrate lifestyle, cultural, socio-economic and environmental approaches into research on sustainable diets;
– boost collaboration between the different disciplines affecting nutrition, from anthropology to economics;
– support talented and highly motivated mid-career researchers whose work contributes to scientific excellence in the field of Alimentation.

The research may be of any aspect of Alimentation but should be across disciplines. Laureates of the Prize are rewarded for their multidimensional approach in Alimentation. Hence their research must combine several dimensions of Alimentation that should necessarily be addressed together.

The 2020 DIPA will be awarded at the 22nd International Congress of Nutrition (ICN) in September 2021 that will take place in Tokyo, Japan. The Laureate must be present at the Prize award ceremony and give a lecture about his/her scientific research work.