Allison Rose NEC Advocacy Scholarship
Applications for the Allison Rose NEC Advocacy Scholarship are now closed. The Awardee will be announced soon.
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The NEC Society’s mission is to build a world without necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) by advancing research, education, and advocacy.
Dr. Allison Rose cared for infants as a neonatologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and helped to elevate the NEC Society’s work by engaging in many of our research, education, and advocacy efforts.
Her leadership within the NEC Society began in 2019 at the NEC Symposium in Ann Arbor, and she became increasingly involved in the NEC Society until her devastating cancer diagnosis and passing in 2024. We are forever grateful for Allison’s dedication to patient-families and contributions to our mission of building a world without NEC.
Outstanding Advocacy
Throughout her career, Allison was a staunch advocate for increasing equitable access to donor human milk for infants in the NICU and was integral in improving communication and educational strategies for clinicians and patient-families about the importance of mothers’ own milk for the best protection against NEC.
She was instrumental in the development of the NEC Registry, an online platform for individuals affected by NEC to share their experiences and better characterize the long-term effects of NEC as they relate to physical and mental health, social experiences, and quality of life. As a member of the NEC PCOR Leadership Team, she played a pivotal role in establishing the NEC Research Priorities.
Introducing the Allison Rose Advocacy Scholarship
To carry on Allison’s light, the NEC Society has allocated funding for the Allison Rose NEC Advocacy Scholarship to support a clinician focused on NEC to attend the NEC Symposium in Chicago, IL, September 7-10, 2025. We share Allison’s commitment to equity, advocacy, and optimizing care to protect infants from necrotizing enterocolitis. We will continue to honor Allison by advancing our work to prevent NEC and holding her memory in our hearts.
This award will cover registration, travel, and accommodations for the NEC Symposium in Chicago, September 7-10, 2025.
Submit by: March 8, 2025 5:00 PM ET *Honoree will be notified and announced by April 1, 2025
Award Recognition: NEC Symposium in Chicago, Sept. 7 – 10, 2025 *Honoree must attend in person
Applications are open to:
- Any clinician with a demonstrated commitment to advocacy and diversity in their NEC-focused work.
- Early career clinicians within the first five years of degree completion or in training.
- Members of our NEC Society community. Join here.
