Established in memory of Gail E. Butterfield, PhD, RD, FACSM, this award assists doctoral students (one US resident and one non-US resident) with travel expenses to present their nutrition research at the ACSM Annual Meeting.  

Dr. Butterfield was a valued member of ACSM, serving as a founding member of the Nutrition Special Interest Group, an active member of five committees (pronouncements, program, awards and tributes, liaisons ad hoc, and public information), and as a trustee of ACSM. She held faculty and research positions at the University of California – Berkeley, Stanford University, and the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital.  

Eligibility: 

• Applicants must be an ACSM national member in good standing before applying. ACSM chapter membership alone does not fulfill this requirement.   

• Open to doctoral students enrolled in full-time programs and conducting research in human subjects focused on protein metabolism, altitude and nutrition, energy balance, nutrition, and exercise interventions to improve metabolic health, and/or nutrition and the female athlete.  

• Applicants must be the presenter of an abstract accepted at the ACSM Annual Meeting.  

• Previous recipients of the Gail E. Butterfield Nutrition Travel Award are not eligible to apply.  

Award Requirements:   

• Winners are encouraged to attend the ACSM Honors at the ACSM Annual Meeting. 

Please contact the ACSM Foundation with questions regarding this award.