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Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program 2012 Call for Applications

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation — 2012-02-04T10:51:30Z

Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program 2012 Call for Applications

Deadline: March 15, 2012, 3:00 PM EDT

The Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program was established to increase the number of faculty from historically disadvantaged backgrounds who can achieve senior rank in academic medicine and dentistry and who will encourage and foster the development of succeeding classes of such physicians and dentists. Four-year postdoctoral research awards are offered to universities, schools of medicine and dentistry and research institutions to support the research and career development of physicians and dentists from historically disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to developing careers in academic medicine and dentistry and to serving as role models for students and faculty of similar background. The program defines the term “historically disadvantaged” to mean the challenges facing individuals because of their race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status or similar factors.

Total Awards:

We will fund up to nine four-year awards in this grant cycle. Scholars will receive an annual stipend of up to $75,000 each, complemented by a $30,000 annual grant toward support of research activities.

Key Dates:

March 15, 2012 (3 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of completed applications.
March 16, 2012—Deadline for postmark of supporting documents.
July 18–20, 2012—Applicant interviews with national advisory committee members.
December 2012—Notification of awards.

Contact:

Nina Ardery, deputy director
amfdp@indiana.edu
Office: (317) 278-0500
Fax: (317) 278-0508

Association of Women Psychiatrists Fellowship

Association of Women Psychiatrists — 2012-02-01T17:51:13Z

Association of Women Psychiatrists Fellowship

The Association of Women Psychiatrists announces its annual fellowship for outstanding female psychiatry residents who have demonstrated significant potential for leadership and contribution in women’s health. The fellowship will award a $1,500 stipend for travel and participation in the AWP/APA Annual Meetings. The fellowship is designed in keeping with AWP goals of developing female psychiatrist leaders and improving the present and future personal and professional roles of women. The awardee will be on the selection committee for the AWP fellowship for the following year and actively engaged in AWP activities.

The candidate will be selected based on leadership potential, interest in and commitment to women’s health, community mental health service, and academic excellence.

Requirements for the application include:

1. Current enrollment in a psychiatric residency program
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Letter of nomination from residency training director
4. Current AWP Membership (membership application may accompany the nomination application)
5. Letters of support/reference from two psychiatry faculty members
6. One half page personal statement of why the candidate believes she merits receipt of the fellowship and how this fellowship will assist her in meeting her career goals.

All documents must be submitted as a single PDF via email to be considered by the selection committee

Deadline: received by February 15, 2012

Association of Women Psychiatrists/Alexandra and Martin Symonds Foundation Fellowship

Association of Women Psychiatrists/Alexandra and Martin Symonds Foundation — 2012-02-01T17:37:03Z

Association of Women Psychiatrists/Alexandra and Martin Symonds Foundation Fellowship

The Association of Women Psychiatrists and The Alexandra and Martin Symonds Foundation announces its annual fellowship for outstanding female psychiatry residents. This prestigious fellowship in keeping with AWP goals seeks to identify, mentor and develop new female leaders in psychiatry and improve the present and future personal and professional lives of women.

The goal of this award is to increase the exposure of female psychiatric residents to scientific endeavors that will enhance the residents’ understanding and commitment to the advancement of women’s mental health and the exploration of the impact of gender related issues on the lives of both men and women.

This fellowship was established by the Symonds Foundation, a charitable foundation to promote charitable, educational and scientific activities in general, and specifically, it is dedicated, but not limited to, advancing the study and understanding of gender in psychoanalysis and contemporary culture, including the application of this understanding to the lives of men and women.

The fellowship will award a $1,500 stipend for travel and participation in the AWP/APA Annual Meetings. The awardee with be part of the selection committee for the following year for the Symonds Foundation fellowship and an active part of the AWP organization.

The candidate will be selected based on a demonstrated leadership potential, accomplishment in and commitment to women’s health, and academic excellence with an emphasis on interest and experience in psychoanalytic theory and practice.

Requirements for the application include:

Deadline: Received by February 15, 2012

Association of Women Psychiatrists Leah J. Dickstein, M.D. Award

Association of Women Psychiatrists — 2012-02-01T17:20:53Z

Association of Women Psychiatrists Leah J. Dickstein, M.D. Award

The Leah J. Dickstein, M.D. Medical Student Award was established in the year 1992 to recognize a female medical student who best exemplifies the spirit of creativity, energy, and leadership that Doctor Dickstein herself epitomizes and seeks to foster in others.

Award
The Association of Women Psychiatrists is pleased to sponsor the Leah J. Dickstein, M.D. Award. The recipient
of the AWP Leah J. Dickstein, M.D. Award will be expected to attend the Annual Meeting (in conjunction with
the American Psychiatric Association meeting) in Philadelphia, May 2012 where she will receive this award. The
winner will receive a plaque honoring her achievements and also be invited to join the award committee for the
following year and encouraged to participate in other AWP activities. The awardee will receive $1000 to help
defray the expenses of attending the meeting (with any remainder to be used at the awardee’s discretion). We look
forward to receiving your nomination and completed application.

Eligibility
The award is open to female medical students who have demonstrated superior academic achievement,
creativity, and leadership. Examples of appropriate disciplines or genres include: service or clinical aspects of
medicine; science research; or excellence in art, music, literature, etc.

Timetable
The deadline for submission of application materials is February 15.
The winner will be notified by April 1 and will receive her award at the Annual Meeting of the Association of
Women in Psychiatry’s Annual Meeting which is held in conjunction with the APA Annual Meeting.

Association of Women Psychiatrists Marian I. Butterfield, M.D., M.P.H. Early Career Psychiatrist Award/Lecture

Association of Women Psychiatrists — 2012-02-01T17:02:04Z

Association of Women Psychiatrists Marian I. Butterfield, M.D., M.P.H. Early Career Psychiatrist Award/Lecture

The Marian I. Butterfield, M.D. Early Career Psychiatrist Award was established in the year 2002 to recognize women psychiatrists who have established significant professional careers early in their professional development. The award was established to honor Doctor Marian Butterfield who, early in her career, had already served as President of the Association of Women Psychiatrists and had made significant contributions to research in the area of post traumatic stress disorder in women, particularly, women veterans. Furthermore, Doctor Butterfield had also conducted other research in the areas of womens' mental health, had held many leadership positions in the American Psychiatric Association and had chaired committees related to women's mental health in the American Medical Women's Association.

The fellowship will award a $1,500 stipend for travel and participation in the AWP/APA Annual Meetings. The fellowship is designed in keeping with AWP goals of developing female psychiatrist leaders and improving the present and future personal and professional roles of women. The awardee will be on the selection committee for the AWP fellowship for the following year and actively engaged in AWP activities.

The candidate will be selected based on leadership potential, interest in and commitment to women’s health, community mental health service, and academic excellence.

Requirements for the application include:

All documents must be submitted as a single PDF via email to be considered by the selection committee

Deadline: received by February 15

Request for Submissions: American Psychiatric Association, Division of Research Early Career and Senior Scholar Health Services Research Awards

American Psychiatric Association, Division of Research — 2012-02-01T16:49:08Z

Request for Submissions: American Psychiatric Association, Division of Research Early Career and Senior Scholar Health Services Research Awards

The American Psychiatric Association, Division of Research supports several awards in the area of Health Services Research. These awards are designed to promote health services research, support young investigators in their research efforts, and recognize significant contributions to the field.

The APIRE Early Career Award provides $500 and an honorary plaque to awardees and is given in recognition of a significant paper in the field of Health Services Research published by a young researcher. The Senior Scholar Health Services Award provides $1,000 and an honorary plaque in recognition of distinguished career contributions to Health Services Research.

The Early Career Award recognizes the best nominated paper published during the past year by an early career psychiatrist (less than 40 years of age or within 5 years of completion of training).

The Senior Scholar Award recognizes singular or sustained research accomplishments by a researcher beyond early career status which have made an important contribution to the field of mental health services research.

Nomination/Application Procedures:
Nominations for both awards can be either from the individual or a colleague in the field, such as a department chairperson, division chief, or other health services researcher.* While the proposed applicant must be an APA member, the nominating individual need not be a member and may be from any discipline. The nomination letter should succinctly indicate the contributions that are the basis for the nomination, and the nature of the relationship of the nominator and nominee. A curriculum vitae of the nominee should accompany the letter, along with the nominated paper (for the early career award) and 1-2 papers of greatest significance (for the senior scholar award). Please note that application materials should be submitted electronically.

* Applicants must be notified of their nomination by nominator.

Selection and Conditions of the Award:
Awardees will be selected by the APA Committee on Health Services Research, Grayson Norquist, M.D., Chair. The awards will be presented at the Health Services Research Breakfast which is held in conjunction with APA's Institute for Psychiatric Services (IPS) meeting. The 2012 IPS meeting will be held in New York, NY from October 4-7, 2012. Please note that these awards do not cover any travel expenses to the meeting.

Deadline: August 31, 2012

For submission or further information, please contact:

Harold Goldstein, Ph.D.
Early Career and Senior Scholar Health Services Research Program
American Psychiatric Association, Division of Research
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825, Arlington, Va. 22209-3901
Phone: (703) 907-8623
E-mail: goharold@psych.org

Call for Submissions: 2012 Award for Research in Psychiatry

American Psychiatric Association — 2012-02-01T16:43:19Z

Call for Submissions: 2012 Award for Research in Psychiatry

The American Psychiatric Association takes pleasure in inviting submissions for the 2012 American Psychiatric Association Award for Research in Psychiatry. First awarded in 1949 as The Hofheimer Prize, this is the most significant award given for research by the American Psychiatric Association. It is given in recognition of a single distinguished contribution, a body of work, or a lifetime contribution that has had a major impact on the field and/or altered the practice of psychiatry. The Award is intended to cover the full spectrum of psychiatric research.

The Award consists of a $5,000 prize and an honorary plaque to be presented at APA's Annual Meeting in May. The Award also includes an honorary lecture by the awardee.

Candidates for the Award must be citizens of the United States or Canada and be nominated by a sponsor. Sponsors must be members of the American Psychiatric Association. Members of the Award Committee are excluded from submitting nominations.

The sponsor should submit a letter setting out in detail the justification for the nomination, summarizing the nominee's research accomplishments in a specific area, or the coherent theme of the research.

The nominee should submit:

A summary statement emphasizing the principle theme running through the work, its internal cohesiveness and consistency, and scientific implications
An up-to-date Curriculum Vitae, and
An up-to-date Bibliography.

Please note that it is no longer necessary for applicants to submit copies of relevant books and/or journal articles.

All entries should be submitted electronically to Harold Goldstein, Ph.D., APA Division of Research, email: goharold@psych.org

The Award is based on an annual competition and awardees are selected by APA's Committee on Research Awards, Stuart C. Yudofsy, M.D., Chair. Prior applicants who wish to reapply may do so by resubmitting in the next award cycle. For more information please contact Harold Goldstein, Ph.D., by email or by phone at (703) 907-8623.

Deadline for receipt of submissions is August 31, 2012.

Call for Submissions: American Psychiatric Association/American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry Research Mentorship Award

2012-02-01T16:34:08Z

Call for Submissions: American Psychiatric Association/American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry Research Mentorship Award

On behalf of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry, we are inviting submissions for the 2012 APA/AACDP Research Mentorship Award.

This award honors an academic psychiatrist who has in a significant traditional or innovative manner, fostered the pursuit of student research within his/her university department. The nominee’s contribution may be through direct mentorship of individual students, or by the promotion of novel research-oriented training activities within a department or residency program. The award consists of an inscribed plaque and a $1,500 honorarium, to be presented at the APA Annual Meeting.

Only one nomination from any department will be considered. Candidates for the award need not be limited to senior, well-established candidates; innovativeness and dedication will be honored any academic level. Nominees must be members of APA.

The award recipient will be selected by the APA Committee on Research Awards, Stuart C. Yudofsky, M.D., Chair.

The nomination package, which should be submitted electronically, should include:

A nomination letter describing the contribution(s) of the nominee to the department/residency program and/or to the people mentored.
A representative list of mentees or other beneficiaries of a specific research training program fostered by the nominee.
The nominee’s curriculum vitae.

The nomination package should be submitted to Harold Goldstein, Ph.D., APA Division of Research: email: goharold@psych.org telephone: (703) 907-8623

Please note the Submission Deadline of Friday, August 31, 2012.

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Young Investigators Grant

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine — 2012-02-01T16:11:58Z

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Young Investigators Grant

The Young Investigator Grant provides awards in amounts of up to $40,000 aimed at providing "seed money," or start-up funds, for pilot projects. The principal investigator must be an early career orthopaedic surgeon, fellow, or resident with interests in sports medicine research. Any investigational team seeking such a grant must include at least one member of AOSSM in good standing.

All information should be submitted in one pdf document to Bart Mann, AOSSM Director of Research.

Pre-reviews: In an effort to improve the quality and competitiveness of submissions, the AOSSM Research Committee will pre-review and critique applications prior to the final application deadline. This pre-review is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED but not required. It is anticipated that by participating in the pre-review process, the applicant's chances for funding will improve.

The pre-review will focus on:

Significance of proposed research
Scientific quality
Statistical methods
Realistic nature of goals
Long term value of results
Pilot data

Submit your application by August 15th to receive a pre-review. You do not need to include any signatures for pre-review.

Note: Final submission deadline: December 1st before midnight. Please contact Bart Mann with any questions.

Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Grant

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine/Musculoskeletal Foundation — 2012-02-01T16:03:19Z

Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Grant

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), in partnership with the Musculoskeletal Foundation (MTF), is pleased to announce a one-time grant of $300,000 to support a research project that focuses on meniscal allograft transplantation. The purpose of this grant is to foster research for clinically relevant biomechanical studies, basic science studies, preclinical or clinical studies related to meniscal transplantation. Projects related solely to meniscus repair or preservation, meniscus regeneration, collagen implants, and other such topics will not be considered for this grant. At least one investigator on each application must be a full AOSSM member. Collaborative, multi-center studies will be strongly encouraged and will be given special consideration in the review process. The application deadline is April 1, 2012. Award notices will be made on or after July 1st with a start date of September 1, 2012. Inquires can be directed to Bart Mann, AOSSM Director of Research.

All information should be submitted in one pdf document to Bart Mann, AOSSM Director of Research.

AOSSM gratefully acknowledges MTF for the educational grant to support this activity.

AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation Connections for Cardiovascular Health Program

AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation — 2012-02-01T15:29:35Z

AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation Connections for Cardiovascular Health Program

Recently, the AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation launched the Connections for Cardiovascular Health program with the mission of improving cardiovascular health within the United States and its territories.

This program awards Foundation grants of $150,000 and more annually to US-based, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations or similar nonprofit organizations engaged in charitable work at the community level in the United States in support of the program’s mission.

To Qualify

To qualify for a Foundation grant, nonprofit organizations based in the United States must be engaged in charitable work (at the community level or otherwise) that addresses the Foundation’s Connections for Cardiovascular Health mission and meets key criteria, such as:

Addressing cardiovascular health issues within the Unites States and its territories
Recognizing and working to address an unmet need related to cardiovascular health in the community
Responding to the urgency around addressing cardiovascular health issues including cardiovascular disease or conditions contributing to cardiovascular disease
Improving patients’ lives in connection with the services provided

Additional Connections for Cardiovascular Health Criteria

Funding
-- Preference is to fund the majority of Foundation grants between $150,000 and $250,000.
-- There is a yearly maximum cap amount of $1.5 million per program.
-- An organization with current funding does not have to wait until that funding has ended to submit another application for a new program.
-- Incidental equipment and costs necessary to complete or sustain a project are allowed.
-- Programs requesting funding for equipment that is more than 30% of the total budget will only be considered when the equipment is integral to the specific program design (e.g., tele-monitoring equipment, first responder equipment, BP monitoring equipment, etc.).

Program Design, Innovation and Sustainability
-- Program demonstrates clear, defined and designated outcomes, measurements and processes.
-- Program offers an innovative approach.
-- Program collects and measures program outcomes.
-- Program defines sustainability beyond potential grant funding.
-- Program must be open to the community-at-large if the organization is a religious organization.

Programs that focus exclusively on the following will not be considered for funding:

-- Capital investments and unsolicited capital campaigns
-- Media/awareness building
-- Enhancement of existing hosptial services (e.g. inpatient case management) or hospital software systems
-- Professional education and/or training for healthcare professionals that is more than incidental to the program

Foundation grants will be provided to innovative initiatives that are focused on clearly defined and measurable results and processess. The recipient organization must be able to demonstrate sustainability of the initiative after the Foundation grant funds are expended and must be able to demonstrate ongoing activity in helping to improve cardiovascular health.

2012 Online Application

The online application module will be available to accept applications January 2, 2012 via the "Apply Here" link below. This online module will guide you through a series of questions that will help define your proposal, starting with the section entitled, "Are You Eligible?"

At any time before submitting your Foundation grant application, you will be able to save your session, log out, and return to it at a later time. You can also click on the "Need help?" link to access "Application Support" and view and print a complete listing of application questions. If necessary, you can enter preliminary data into each page in order to move to the next tabbed page.

When you next log on, you can move back to previous pages to edit information, as well as complete any remaining required information. Your data is not submitted to the Foundation until you click the final "Submit" button on the last page. Please note you will not be able to make any changes to your application once submitted. Prior to clicking "Submit", be sure to print your application for your records.

Online Application and Funding Deadlines

Online Application and Funding Cycle Action
January 2, 2012 2012 Online Application Opens to Accept Funding Proposals
February 2012 2011 Awardees Announced in the Media
Early March 2012 2011 Awardees Posted on the Foundation website
March 15, 2012, 5 PM ET 2012 Online Application Closes
All applications must be submitted prior to this date and time.
October 2012 Foundation Grant Awardees Notified
November 2012 All Foundation Grant Applicants Notified of Application Status
December 2012 Foundation Grant Funds Distrubuted to the 2012 Awardees
January 2013 2013 Online Application Opens to Accept Funding Proposals
February 2013 2012 Awardees Announced in the Media
Early March 2013 2012 Awardees Posted on the Foundation Website

Important Online Application Information

Organizations whose applications are chosen for funding will be asked to review and approve a Letter of Agreement that will include specific, periodic reporting requirements for the duration of the program.

Note that due to the large number of funding requests, not all applications that meet Foundation criteria will receive funding.

Counseling Psychology Video Campaign Contest

2012-01-31T17:58:12Z

Counseling Psychology Video Campaign Contest

Counseling psychology students and professionals:

Would you like a chance to win $1,000 and showcase your creativity? As one of Y. Barry Chung's presidential projects under the theme of The Future of Counseling Psychology Campaign, we are inviting you to create a short video to promote the image and public awareness of counseling psychology!

Possible Themes to Address in Your Video

Why counseling psychology is important (e.g., unique contributions of counseling psychologists, the future of counseling psychology)

Why one should become a counseling psychologist (e.g., career opportunities in counseling psychology, multicultural emphasis in counseling psychology)

Counseling psychology in relation to other health professions (e.g., counseling psychology as a specialty in professional psychology, similarities and differences between counseling psychology and other mental health professions such as clinical psychology and professional counseling, multidisciplinary approach to health care)

Judging

Phase I: A panel of judges will review all submissions and select the finalists.
Phase II: The finalist videos will be displayed on the SCP website for "American Idol"-style voting by members of the Society of Counseling Psychology and Student Affiliates of Seventeen. The video with the most public votes wins! Prizes

The winning video will be awarded the grand prize of $1,000 and will premiere at the 2012 APA Convention in Orlando!

All finalist videos will be shown on the SCP website, and may be used as official promotional videos for counseling psychology.

Details

Videos should be 2-5 minutes in length.

The deadline for submission is May 15, 2012 at 12:00 pm ET.

Please direct questions to scpvideocontest@gmail.com.

Video Contest Special Task Group Members

Derek Iwamoto , PhD (Co-Chair); Michael McAllister, MA, MS, NCC, APC (Co-Chair); Jonathan Entis, MA; Esther Frogel, MA; Ren Hong, MA; and Kathy Wu, MA

Call for Nominations: Society of Counseling Psychology Student Awards

2012-01-31T17:51:45Z

Call for Nominations: Society of Counseling Psychology Student Awards

Co-Chairs Bryan Kim and Karen O’Brien, on behalf of the SCP Awards and Recognition Committee, request nominations for the following Division 17 Awards:

BARBARA A. KIRK AWARD
DONALD E. SUPER FELLOWSHIP

Deadline: February 15, 2012

Members of the Division 17 Awards and Recognition Committee and members of the Executive Board may make nominations. However, if they do so, they must withdraw from the voting process related to any nominee for whom they have written a letter of support. Announcement of all award winners is made at the annual APA Convention (all award recipients are notified confidentially prior to the convention). Current members of the Division 17 Executive Board are not eligible for these awards during their term of office.

GENERAL NOMINATION MATERIALS:
Nominations should include and be limited to the following: (a) a nomination letter indicating the significance of the nominee’s contributions and achievements as these relate to the award criteria; (b) no more than three supporting letters from other psychologists; and, (c) a copy of the nominee’s vita. Additional materials for particular awards are noted below.

SEND MATERIALS ELECTRONICALLY TO Karen O’Brien, PhD (kmobrien@umd.edu)

Please collate nomination materials into one PDF document titled with nominee’s name and award name. For example, “Linda Jackson SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD.pdf”

Send only one nomination per email.

Faxes or mailed submissions will not be accepted. (If you don't have access to email, please work with a colleague who does).

Please notify one of the committee chairs if you would like to resubmit a nomination packet from last year.

The Barbara A. Kirk Award

The Barbara A. Kirk Award is presented in recognition of outstanding student-initiated research (dissertation or other). The award, which includes a cash presentation was established to honor the late Barbara A. Kirk. To be eligible, the research must have been produced by a graduate student conducting independent research while enrolled in a counseling psychology doctoral program. The piece of research can be submitted up to one year after graduation. The nominee must be the principal author of the research.

The Donald E. Super Fellowship

The Donald E. Super Fellowship is awarded to support dissertation research on a topic related to career development and is accompanied by a cash award. Only doctoral students enrolled in a counseling psychology program are eligible. Because the Fellowship is intended to support recipients during their tenure as students, the anticipated completion dated for the dissertation should not fall before the award date (The award is presented at the annual convention of APA .)

Autism Speaks Request for Applications: 2012 Baker Summer Camp Grant Cycle

Autism Speaks — 2012-01-31T17:36:55Z

Autism Speaks Request for Applications: 2012 Baker Summer Camp Grant Cycle

March 5 - Deadline for applications at midnight EST

Program Funding

Autism Speaks Baker Summer Camp Program will select eligible camps to identify scholarship campers and offers up to $5,000 in scholarship funds for campers with Autism Spectrum Disorder to attend a summer camp.

Request for Application

Camp Scholarship Fund applications must be submitted electronically using the Autism Speaks Online Grant System. Applications that are late, incomplete, or do not adhere to the required format will not be reviewed.

Camp Eligibility

All Camps providing a summer camp program to financially disadvantaged individuals with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder are eligible to apply for a Camp Scholarship Fund through the Autism Speaks Baker Summer Camp Program.

Scholarship Camper

Camps selected to participate in the Camp Scholarship Fund are responsible for selecting Scholarship Campers. A Scholarship Camper has: 1) a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2) is financially disadvantaged, and 3) through camp participation has the opportunity for individual growth and development.

Final Evaluation Report

Selected Camps will provide a detailed accounting of the Camp Scholarship Fund. Camper and family evaluation of the Scholarship Camper's experience is provided to Autism Speaks.

Review Committee

Autism Speaks recruits members for the Autism Speaks' Baker Summer Camp Program Review Committee. The national committee will be composed of families affected by autism, individuals with autism, and autism professionals. The Committee reviews eligible applications and selects camps to receive a Camp Scholarship Fund.

The Review Committee reviews and ranks applications based on the following criteria:

1. Overall camp program design and available activities
2. Approach to serving individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
3. Camp offers a wide ranger of opportunities for inclusion of campers with autism with age-appropriate peers
4. Location of the camp is readily accessible to underserved communities
5. Camp staff is provided with training in Autism Spectrum Disorders
6. Camp administration has a clear, fair, and easily documented process for selecting Scholarship Campers
7. The Camp has matching funds available for the 2012 Camp Scholarship fund.

Camps will be reviewed based on the information presented in the online application.

Conflicts of Interest

Conflicts of Interest include but are not limited to a pre-existing relationship between a Camp and a Member of the Review Committee. All conflicts must be declared at the beginning of the process. Anyone with a conflict of interest is not permitted to review the declared application.

All recommendations made by the Review Committee are based on information presented in the online application.

Camps We Have Funded

Since 2010, Autism Speaks has awarded scholarships to more than 630 campers at 99 camps across the country through the Autism Speaks Baker Summer Camp Scholarship Program. All camps in the U.S. that provide a summer program to financially disadvantaged individuals with autism were eligible to apply.

Autism Speaks encourages individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder to contact local camp organizations in order to take advantage of this unique opportunity.

Autism Speaks Request for Applications: Treatment Research Grants: Full- and Pilot-Level 2012 Cycle

Autism Speaks — 2012-01-31T17:24:52Z

Autism Speaks Request for Applications: Treatment Research Grants: Full- and Pilot-Level 2012 Cycle

Letter of Intent due: February 23, 2012, 8:00 PM Eastern

Autism Speaks invites both Full- and Pilot-Level Treatment research grant applications to conduct innovative clinical studies of novel interventions for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) throughout the lifespan. These may include medical approaches including complementary and alternative forms of health care and pharmacological treatments, as well as behavioral and/or psychosocial interventions, and evaluation of the efficacy, safety or therapeutic benefits of all types of interventions. Also appropriate are animal model studies that test the effects of novel compounds for reducing autism symptoms.

For all RFAs, Autism Speaks is focusing on a set of targeted research priorities for 2012. All treatment study projects will be required to demonstrate direct relevance to at least one of these targeted research priorities:

1. Understand environmental risk factors and their interaction with genetic susceptibility to enable prevention and improve diagnosis and treatment

2. Discover biomarkers that can improve risk assessment and subtype stratification that will allow for an individualized approach to treatment

3. Improve quality of life through more effective medicines, behavioral interventions, and technologies

4. Enhance diagnosis and treatment of underserved and under-studied populations, specifically,

• Nonverbal persons with ASD
• Ethnically-diverse and/or low resource communities
• Adults
• Those with medical co-morbidities

5. Disseminate and implement evidence-based clinical practices to the broader community worldwide

IMPORTANT: The relevance of the proposed research to ASD and Autism Speaks’ research priority areas must be explicitly described in the Letter of Intent (LOI) and full application.

Awards
Autism Speaks will make a limited number of treatment research grants determined by the available financial resources.

Full-level research grant
1-3 years
$150,000/year maximum

Pilot-level research grant
1-2 years
$60,000/year maximum

Autism Speaks utilizes a web-based application system for their grant submissions. All applications must be submitted through this system. It is imperative to indicate whether the submission is for the Full- or Pilot-Level Treatment research option.

Research Inquiries
research@autismspeaks.org

Travel Fellowships to RNA 2012

RNA Society — 2012-01-31T16:55:13Z

Travel Fellowships to RNA 2012

RNA 2012 will be held from May 29th through June 3rd in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

As in past years, the RNA Society has funds available to provide travel fellowships in support of researchers who otherwise would not be able to attend the meeting for financial reasons. This year we have budgeted $30,000 for this purpose, but we are also soliciting additional support from corporate sponsors, so more funds may be available later. In most cases the fellowships will be made in the form of reduced or waived registration fees, although it is possible that some contribution toward travel costs could be made in addition to the fee waiver. Travel reimbursement, if awarded, will be presented in the form of a check from the RNA Society either during or after the close of the conference (keep your travel receipts; they will be required to receive reimbursement!).

Please note:

Previous awardees are not eligible to receive a fellowship.
No more than one fellowship per research group will be granted.
Fellowships are restricted to RNA Society members.
Abstracts submitted with the travel fellowship application will NOT be entered into the conference registration system. You will need to make a separate conference registration, followed by a separate abstract submission once you have registered for the conference.

The application deadline for travel fellowships is February 29th. The conference organizers will review your request, and decisions will be communicated by email no later than March 7th. Registration and abstracts must then be submitted by March 11th to be considered for an oral presentation, or by March 31st to meet the poster-only early registration deadline.

Questions can be addressed to travel@rnasociety.org.

Prevent Blindness America Investigator Award

Prevent Blindness America — 2012-01-31T15:54:44Z

Prevent Blindness America Investigator Award

The Prevent Blindness America Investigator Award provides funding for research investigating public health related to eye health and safety.

The application deadline is March 30, 2012.

Applications will be accepted in the following priority areas in adult vision, children’s vision, or eye injury:

Burden/economic aspects of eye disease/vision loss on society
Best practices to integrate vision screening/follow up care to system care access
Vision program effectiveness/evaluation

All research grants need to promote the core mission of Prevent Blindness America – preventing blindness and preserving sight. Basic laboratory science research will not be supported under this program.

Grants are for a one-year period, up to $30,000 and are reviewed by a committee of ARVO members.

All investigators must be citizens and permanent residents of either the United States or Canada. The applicant must be working in either the United States or Canada. All published materials and positions relative to research and eye-health will be listed on the application. Level of experience and related field work will be taken into consideration by the reviewers. A complete budget and detailed description of the research project will be required. All researchers will be required to remain in the United States or Canada for the duration of the project.

Contact Nita Patel, PBA Director of Public Health at 312-363-6019 or npatel@preventblindness.org with any questions.

Epilepsy Therapy Project/Epilepsy Foundation New Therapy - Commercialization Grants Program

Epilepsy Therapy Project/Epilepsy Foundation — 2012-01-31T15:39:18Z

Epilepsy Therapy Project/Epilepsy Foundation New Therapy - Commercialization Grants Program

Letter of Intent due: March 1, 2012, 11:59 PM ET

If LOI is accepted, APPLICATION is due: April 12, 2012, 11:59 PM ET

The New Therapy - Commercialization Grants Program is a unique partnership between two leading epilepsy non-profit organizations, the Epilepsy Therapy Project and the Epilepsy Foundation. The mission of the New Therapy - Commercialization Grants Program is to drive the development of new therapies for epilepsy, accelerating the advancement of research from the laboratory to the patient. Funding is provided to academic and commercial groups worldwide. The Program seeks to advance the development of new therapies including but not limited to medicines, biologics or devices. All proposals must demonstrate a clear path from the lab to the patient and are evaluated with consideration for their potential value to patients, likelihood of successful development including regulatory approval and the timeframe of development. The Program also encourages 1:1 matching grants to academic and commercial entities to support the commercialization of novel approaches to the treatment of epilepsy. Preference will be given to proposals that already have a commercial partner engaged to assist with development, and to proposals that have committed or matched funding from a sponsoring institution, commercial partner or other third party source.

Applicants must demonstrate background work beyond the basic science discovery stage.

Areas of interest include:

Novel approaches to treatment.
Platform technology to advance screening techniques that can be utilized by multiple laboratories, including utility of techniques for early proof-of-concept trials.
Adaptation of treatment in development for another therapeutic area to assess utility for epilepsy (while maintaining patent protection).

All proposals will be evaluated by our Business and Scientific Advisory Boards, as described below:

Proposals are rated on the likelihood of success by the Business Advisory Board as:

Intellectual Property Strategy & Status; Freedom To Operate
Can this Get to Patients: Investment Potential & Likelihood of Ongoing Funding Support
Probability of Success / Time Factor
Fit with Program Mission / Patient Impact
Overall Impression

Proposals are rated on the likelihood of success by the Scientific Advisory Board as:

Quality of Science
Probability of Successful completion of milestones / outlined program
Timeframe of Success
Fit with Program Mission / Impact on Patients
Overall Impression

These grants are awarded only to programs that have progressed beyond the basic science discovery stage. Investigators are strongly advised to have their compounds screened, as appropriate, by the NINDS ASP Program, http://www.ninds.nih.gov/research/asp/index.htm. Investigators are expected to have an established record of achievement in the area. Full intellectual property (IP) rights (composition of matter) are preferred over method of use IP. Clinical programs must have a reasonable protocol and sample size to assure that the results will be meaningful; studies of patients should describe the type of seizure/epilepsy that will be investigated. Device programs should present novel concepts for treatment.

Confidential information should NOT be sent to ETP or provided in any grant application without advance discussion with ETP and only with appropriate confidentiality agreements.

Scientific questions about appropriateness of an application should be directed to Roger J. Porter, MD, roger@epilepsytherapyproject.org.

Investigators must submit a Letter of Intent by March 1, 2012 by 11:59 pm ET.

The deadline for receipt of full Grant proposals is April 12, 2012 by 11:59 pm ET.

Full proposals will be accepted only from Investigators whose Letter of Intent was approved.

Epilepsy Foundation Targeted Research Initiative for Health Outcomes

Epilepsy Foundation — 2012-01-31T15:25:38Z

Epilepsy Foundation Targeted Research Initiative for Health Outcomes

Targeted Research Initiative for Health Outcomes

Application Deadline: March 21, 2012

Award Amount: up to $50,000 maximum for one year

Apply via Proposal Central website

The Targeted Research Initiative for Health Outcomes targets an important need for research to understand how different components of health care systems affect outcomes in people with epilepsy. The purpose of this initiative is to support research that generates initial data leading to more extensive projects that will generate knowledge that will ultimately improve the healthcare of persons with epilepsy. The broad focus of the proposal includes methodological aspects of health and outcome measurement, health care needs assessment, nature and determinants of disparities in healthcare, access to care, quality of life, comparative effectiveness research, insurance and healthcare system issues, and methods of health care delivery.

Applicants may request up to $50,000 maximum for one year.

Epilepsy Foundation
8301 Professional Place
Landover, MD 20785-7223
Telephone: 1-800-332-1000
Fax: 1-301-577-2684
Email: ContactUs@efa.org

Targeted Research Initiative for Women with Epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation — 2012-01-31T15:14:38Z

Targeted Research Initiative for Women with Epilepsy

Application Deadline: March 21, 2012

Award Amount: up to $50,000 maximum for one year

Apply via Proposal Central website

The Targeted Research Initiative for Women with Epilepsy grant program was developed to support research that generates initial data leading to more extensive projects that will have direct relevance to care of women with epilepsy. Research should focus on investigation of one of the many areas that preferentially affect women with epilepsy during the reproductive life cycle. The research may target any point along the reproductive spectrum, including puberty through menopause. Examples of topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas: neuroendocrine disorders, hormone influence on seizure susceptibility, infertility, polycystic ovarian syndrome, contraceptive strategies, complications during pregnancy, and pregnancy outcomes.

The Foundation invites research grant applications from interested investigators to conduct innovative research in these areas, ultimately leading to advances in diagnosis and optimal therapeutic strategies for women with epilepsy. The broad focus of this RFP includes both fundamental and clinical research, and encourages translational research. The peer review for this program will assess proposals based not only on scientific merit, but also on relevance to the goals of the program.

Applicants may request up to $50,000 maximum for one year.

Epilepsy Foundation
8301 Professional Place
Landover, MD 20785-7223
Telephone: 1-800-332-1000
Fax: 1-301-577-2684
Email: ContactUs@efa.org

Epilepsy Foundation Targeted Research Initiative for Youth

Epilepsy Foundation — 2012-01-31T15:00:45Z

Epilepsy Foundation Targeted Research Initiative for Youth

Application Deadline: March 21, 2012

Award Amount: up to $50,000 maximum for one year

Apply via Proposal Central website

The Targeted Research Initiative for Youth grant program recognizes the increasing need for epilepsy and seizure research in populations from birth through the teen years involving pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, behavioral manifestations, medication therapy, and quality-of-life issues.

The Foundation invites research grant applications from investigators interested in psychosocial problems and comorbidities of infants, children and adolescents with epilepsy including, but not limited to topics such as psychiatric comorbidity; treatment of behavioral and cognitive comorbidities, including innovative techniques such as utilization of internet or computer based technologies; studies of the impact of impaired social cognition on educational and occupational outcomes; difficulties and treatment gaps for adolescents transitioning to adulthood; social supports for adolescents with epilepsy; health access and literacy including family communication with health care professionals; the impact of other health conditions (e.g. sleep difficulties, migraines, etc.) on epilepsy treatment and outcome.

Applicants may request up to $50,000 maximum for one year.

Epilepsy Foundation
8301 Professional Place
Landover, MD 20785-7223
Telephone: 1-800-332-1000
Fax: 1-301-577-2684
Email: ContactUs@efa.org

Targeted Research Initiative for Severe Symptomatic Epilepsies

Epilepsy Foundation — 2012-01-31T14:50:43Z

Targeted Research Initiative for Severe Symptomatic Epilepsies

Application Deadline: March 21, 2012

Award Amount: up to $50,000 maximum for one year

Apply via Proposal Central website

The Epilepsy Foundation is pleased to announce its first annual Targeted Research Initiative for Severe Symptomatic Epilepsies grant program. This program seeks to better understand, diagnose, identify co morbidities, and treat these rare but devastating epilepsy syndromes. The catastrophic epilepsies of childhood commonly include Othara's syndrome, severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (Dravet), infantile spasm, progressive myoclonic epilepsies, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Doose syndrome, Sturge-Weber syndrome, Rasmussen encephalitis and, in later childhood, Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) and continuous spike and wave in slow-wave sleep (CSWSS).

Applicants may request up to $50,000 maximum for one year.

Epilepsy Foundation
8301 Professional Place
Landover, MD 20785-7223
Telephone: 1-800-332-1000
Fax: 1-301-577-2684
Email: ContactUs@efa.org

Epilepsy Foundation Targeted Research Initiative for Morbidity and Mortality

Epilepsy Foundation — 2012-01-31T14:42:38Z

Epilepsy Foundation Targeted Research Initiative for Morbidity and Mortality

Application Deadline: March 21, 2012

Award Amount: up to $50,000 maximum for one year

Apply via Proposal Central website

The Targeted Research Initiative for Morbidity and Mortality supports research that generates initial data leading to more extensive projects that will generate knowledge that will ultimately improve the lives of persons with epilepsy. This initiative recognizes the need for research and new insights into these scientific areas.

The broad focus of the morbidity portion of this program includes: identification of somatic comorbidities in epilepsy that occur more than expected among controls, including but not limited to diabetes, gastrointestinal bleeding, chronic lung disease, congenital cardiac abnormalities, heart failure, and pneumonia; and associations between somatic comorbidities in epilepsy and epilepsy outcomes, including quality of life in epilepsy, seizure remission, stigma and other outcomes.

The mortality portion of the program is focused upon potentially preventable causes of death in epilepsy, such as accidents, suicide and SUDEP. Applicants are encouraged to examine risk factors for these causes of death in epilepsy; as well as interventions to decrease the presence of risk factors for these causes of death where risk factors have been identified.

Applicants may request up to $50,000 maximum for one year.

Epilepsy Foundation
8301 Professional Place
Landover, MD 20785-7223
Telephone: 1-800-332-1000
Fax: 1-301-577-2684
Email: ContactUs@efa.org

Targeted Research Initiative for Cognitive and Psychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation — 2012-01-31T14:36:13Z

Targeted Research Initiative for Cognitive and Psychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy

Application Deadline: March 21, 2012

Award Amount: up to $50,000 maximum for one year

Apply via Proposal Central website

The Targeted Research Initiative for Cognitive and Psychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy supports research leading to new insights into the diagnosis etiology, complications and treatment of persons with epilepsy and mood disorders including comorbid cognitive disorders; depression, anxiety, suicidality, other psychiatric symptoms; and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures.

Applicants may request up to $50,000 maximum for one year.

Epilepsy Foundation
8301 Professional Place
Landover, MD 20785-7223
Telephone: 1-800-332-1000
Fax: 1-301-577-2684
Email: ContactUs@efa.org

Epilepsy Foundation Health Sciences Student Fellowship

Epilepsy Foundation — 2012-01-31T14:28:22Z

Epilepsy Foundation Health Sciences Student Fellowship

Application Deadline: March 21, 2012

Award Amount: up to $3,000

Apply via Proposal Central website

The Health Sciences Student Fellowship stimulates individuals to pursue careers in epilepsy in either research or practice settings. Predoctoral training students in the Health Sciences may be accepted at any point in their schooling-following acceptance to the doctoral program, but before beginning the first year, or in the period immediately following their final year. ($3,000 stipend)

Epilepsy Foundation
8301 Professional Place
Landover, MD 20785-7223
Telephone: 1-800-332-1000
Fax: 1-301-577-2684
Email: ContactUs@efa.org

Epilepsy Foundation Behavioral Sciences Student Fellowship

Epilepsy Foundation — 2012-01-31T14:21:10Z

Epilepsy Foundation Behavioral Sciences Student Fellowship

Application Deadline: March 21, 2012

Award Amount: up to $3,000

Apply via Proposal Central website

The Behavioral Sciences Student Fellowship stimulates individuals to pursue careers in epilepsy in either research or practice settings. Appropriate fields include sociology, social work, psychology, anthropology, nursing, economics, vocational rehabilitation, counseling, political science, and others relevant to epilepsy research or practice. Both graduate and undergraduate students are eligible. ($3,000 stipend)

Epilepsy Foundation
8301 Professional Place
Landover, MD 20785-7223
Telephone: 1-800-332-1000
Fax: 1-301-577-2684
Email: ContactUs@efa.org

Epilepsy Foundation Behavioral Sciences Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Epilepsy Foundation — 2012-01-31T14:14:30Z

Epilepsy Foundation Behavioral Sciences Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Application Deadline: March 21, 2012

Award Amount: up to $40,000 maximum for one year

Apply via Proposal Central website

The Behavioral Sciences Post-Doctoral Fellowship develops excellent behavioral scientists to teach the appropriate psychosocial intervention techniques used in working with people with epilepsy, and contributes to the body of behavioral research in epilepsy. Individuals who will have received their doctoral degrees in a field of the social sciences by the time the Fellowship commences, and desire additional postdoctoral research experience, may apply. ($40,000/year)

Epilepsy Foundation
8301 Professional Place
Landover, MD 20785-7223
Telephone: 1-800-332-1000
Fax: 1-301-577-2684
Email: ContactUs@efa.org

American Sociological Association Graduate Student Paper Award: Aging and the Life Course

American Sociological Association — 2012-01-31T14:06:37Z

American Sociological Association Graduate Student Paper Award: Aging and the Life Course

This annual award honors the outstanding paper written by a graduate student (or students) member(s) of the Section on Aging and the Life Course, as determined by the Graduate Student Paper Award committee. Papers authored or coauthored solely by students are eligible; faculty co-authorship is not allowed. Eligible student authors include master's students and pre-doctoral student members of the section who are currently enrolled in a graduate program or who have graduated no earlier than December of 2011.

Unpublished, under review, accepted, or published papers are eligible. If published, the paper should have appeared within the past two calendar years (e.g., a paper nominated in 2012 may have been published anytime during 2011 or 2012). The nominated paper should be journal-length (35 pages maximum) and in the format used by the American Sociological Review. Only one award will be given. All nominations are due by March 1, 2012. Self-nominations are encouraged. To be nominated send a hard copy and an electronic version of the paper to the Chair of the Graduate Student Paper Award Committee. The award consists of $250 presented to the winner at the Business Meeting of the Section, held during the annual ASA meeting.

Nominations for the 2012 award should be sent to:

Professor Teresa Cooney
Chair, SALC Graduate Student Paper Award Committee
Department of Human Development & Family Studies
314 Gentry Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211-7700
E-mail: cooneyt@missouri.edu

American Psychological Association Travel Grants for US Psychologists to Attend International Conferences

American Psychological Association — 2012-01-31T13:51:33Z

American Psychological Association Travel Grants for US Psychologists to Attend International Conferences

This award will cover or partially cover conference registration fees at international conferences held outside the United States and Canada for US-based psychologists.

Deadline: June 1, 2012

Sponsor: APA Office of International Affairs

Eligibility

APA and American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) members are eligible to apply. A conference presentation is not required, although preference will be given according to the following criteria.

Significant contribution to the conference program (e.g., first author, symposium chair, roundtable moderator).

Have not attended an international conference in the past two years.

Early career or graduate student psychologist.

Application requirements:

Application form.

Conference acceptance information.

Conference registration receipt.

Letter from Department Chair indicating need and other sources of support.

American Psychological Association Travel Grants for US Psychologists to Attend International Conferences

American Psychological Association — 2012-01-31T13:48:02Z

American Psychological Association Travel Grants for US Psychologists to Attend International Conferences

This award will cover or partially cover conference registration fees at international conferences held outside the United States and Canada for US-based psychologists.

Deadline: March 1, 2012

Sponsor: APA Office of International Affairs

Eligibility

Significant contribution to the conference program (e.g., first author, symposium chair, roundtable moderator).

Have not attended an international conference in the past two years.

Early career or graduate student psychologist.

Application requirements:

Application form.

Conference acceptance information.

Conference registration receipt.

Letter from Department Chair indicating need and other sources of support.

Pediatric Nursing 2012 Cover Photo Contest

Pediatric Nursing — 2012-01-31T11:50:19Z

Pediatric Nursing 2012 Cover Photo Contest

Capture the spirit of Pediatric Nursing! The journal is sponsoring a photography contest for Pediatric Nursing subscribers and friends of pediatric nursing health care providers. The first prize winner will receive one complimentary registration to the 28th Annual Pediatric Nursing Convention, July 19-21, 2012, in Boston, MA, and one commemorative laminated plaque. The winning photo will appear on the cover of the May/June 2012 conference issue of Pediatric Nursing.

Photos may be submitted by individuals or institutions through their public relations department or agency.

Purpose
To communicate the commitment, and professional and clinical excellence of pediatric nurses as they practice in a variety of health care settings, such as private practice, acute care, general care, critical care, long-term care, outpatient care, home health care, sub-acute care, and community settings.

Criteria

Submit one or more photographs consistent with the purpose.

Photo(s) must be clinically accurate as well as aesthetically sound.

Photo(s) must be submitted using a 3 mega-pixel minimum digital camera on the highest quality setting (preferred), or submitted as high-quality 8x10 glossy prints. Low-resolution or poor quality photographs will not be eligible.
8x10 prints must be submitted in plastic sleeves.

Digital photo(s) must be submitted on CD or via email to pnjrnl@ajj.com in a JPG file format.

Obtain and submit a signed photo release form (or other appropriate form) from all identifiable parties (for children, parents or legal guardians) pictured in the photograph on the organization's letterhead.

Clearly indicate a contact person, including name, organization, address, phone number, and email.

Only submit photographs that are original works and for which you own copyright. Professional studio portraits will not be accepted.

The deadline for receipt of entries is March 30, 2012.

Please note all entries become the property of Pediatric Nursing and will not be returned. Questions may be emailed to pnjrnl@ajj.com.

Submit entries to: Pediatric Nursing
Cover Photo Contest
East Holly Avenue / Box 56
Pitman, NJ 08071-0056
Email: pnjrnl@ajj.com

Call for Submissions: 2012 Sarah Weddington Prize for New Student Scholarship in Reproductive Rights

2012-01-31T10:15:59Z

Call for Submissions: 2012 Sarah Weddington Prize for New Student Scholarship in Reproductive Rights

Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) and the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) Law School Initiative invite submissions for the seventh annual Sarah Weddington Writing Prize.

The theme this year is “Legislating Stereotypes: Reproductive Rights Rollback in the States.”

LSRJ & CRR seek student scholarship that focuses on the ways that recent state legislation relies on negative stereotypes about gender, race, poverty, and sexuality to strip away reproductive rights. Examples of false stereotypes used to justify reproductive oppression include: women of color as irresponsible (“welfare queens”); undocumented immigrants as hyper-fertile (“anchor babies”); gays and lesbians as unfit role models for children; women as weak, vulnerable, incompetent decision makers, and in need of special protection; adolescent and teenage sexuality as reckless; and abortion providers as economically motivated to exploit women.

Examples of legislated (or legislation-supported) reproductive oppression include: the annual renewal of the Hyde Amendment; exclusion of new and undocumented immigrants from health insurance exchanges and Medicaid; attempts to defund Planned Parenthood; the proliferation of and state funding for Crisis Pregnancy Centers; mandatory waiting periods, physician statements, and ultrasounds for abortion; TRAP laws regulating clinics and limiting patients’ access; race- and sex-selection bans; curtailing health insurance coverage for reproductive health services; attempts to take away birthright citizenship; drug-testing of welfare recipients; prosecution of pregnant women and mothers battling substance abuse; resistance to making the HPV vaccine more accessible to minors; and laws allowing the denial of reproductive services on the basis of conscience.

We encourage writing that amplifies lesser heard voices, applies an intersectional approach to legal thinking, offers anti-essentialist analysis, and/or suggests innovative solutions that take into account the practical realities and the lived experiences of the people affected by various forms of subordination and reproductive oppression.

Papers should have a domestic focus, but may draw on international materials such as human rights treaties, international legal norms, and comparative law, in addition to U.S. statutory law and regulation and/or constitutional case law. Authors are asked to apply a reproductive justice lens and/or human rights framework to their analyses of the issues. To learn more:

-- What is Reproductive Justice?: http://lsrj.org/orientation/
--Reproductive Rights as Human Rights:
http://reproductiverights.org/sites/crr.civicactions.net/files/documents/RRareHR_final.pdf
-- Previous winning submissions: www.lsrj.org/awards/#writingprize

Papers must be at least 20 pages in length (not including footnotes), double-spaced in 12-point font with footnotes in 10-point font, conforming to Bluebook citation format. Only original scholarship by current law students or 2011 graduates will be accepted. Papers submitted for publication elsewhere will be considered, but will be ineligible for first place if published elsewhere. Papers already contracted for publication as of March 2012 will not be accepted. Winners will be selected by an outside panel of legal and academic judges. Send your submission (in Word format as an email attachment) to submissions@lsrj.org by 5:00pm PST on Monday, March 5, 2012.

The 1st place winning submission will be published in New York University School of Law’s Review of Law and Social Change. Winning authors will receive cash prizes: $750 (1st place), $500 (2nd place), or $250 (3rd place) and have the opportunity to be published in the Reproductive Justice Law & Policy SSRN e-journal.

AOTA E.K. Wise Scholarship: Building a Diverse Occupational Therapy Workforce

American Occupational Therapy Association — 2012-01-30T18:37:33Z

AOTA E.K. Wise Scholarship: Building a Diverse Occupational Therapy Workforce

Previously known as the E.K. Wise Loan Program, the fund was established in the 1960s through the generous bequest of Elizabeth K. Wise to support women pursuing higher education degrees. The scholarship fund reflects the changes that have occurred in the education of entry-level occupational therapists over the last several decades while remaining true to the intent of the original bequest. The focus of the scholarship will be to support students from diverse backgrounds who can meet E.K. Wise’s and the Association’s objectives of developing a workforce to meet society’s diverse occupational needs in underserved areas or communities.

Awards
The scholarship supports female students pursuing a post baccalaureate entry-level degree program in occupational therapy. Three awards will be granted annually in the amount of $5,000. Students may apply for a second year.

Qualified Applicants must:

Be enrolled (or accepted) in a post baccalaureate entry-level occupational therapy educational program on a full-time basis
Be enrolled in the entry-level occupational therapy educational program for the full 2012-13 academic year (Fall 2012 thru Spring 2013)
Demonstrate a sustained record of outstanding academic achievement
Demonstrate leadership and community service
Able to contribute to a diverse work force
Be a member of AOTA
Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Deadline for all application submissions is May 7th at 11:59pm PST

A Scholarship Selection Committee composed of volunteer occupational therapy practitioners and educators reviews all of the applications and recommends scholarship recipients. The scholarships will be awarded in late summer 2012.

Please direct any further questions to ekwise@aota.org.

Jordan Fieldman, MD, Award

AMA Foundation/AMA Resident and Fellow Section — 2012-01-30T17:49:25Z

Jordan Fieldman, MD, Award

Deadline: April 2012

The Jordan Fieldman MD, Joint AMA Foundation and AMA Resident and Fellow Section Award was established in the name of a very distinguished colleague of ours whose time in this world was all too short. Dr. Jordan Fieldman was an outstanding physician and deeply concerned with helping his patients and making the world of medicine a better place. He was a strong advocate for what he believed in and was a strong force within the AMA-RFS assembly. Unfortunately, Jordan lost his battle with a brain tumor in June 2005 and can no longer be with us. We hope that by establishing this award, we can continue to create physicians like Dr. Fieldman and give them the skills and means to do so.

The Jordan Fieldman, MD, Award will be presented annually to two residents or fellows who have shown leadership or a strong interest in advocacy issues. The award money will cover travel and necessary expenses to travel and attend the Annual or Interim meeting during the year of the award. This award will give a young doctor an opportunity that he or she may otherwise never be able to experience. We feel that by attending meetings, awardees will become more aware of important medical and patient care issues and will be more able to advocate for what is important to your patients and the medical field at large. This award is open to both AMA and non-AMA members.

The Awardee must be:

- A first time attendee to the AMA-RFS Meetings
- From a state or district that does not have funding available to support resident or fellow travel to attend the AMA-RFS Meetings
- Interested and active in patient, physician or health care advocacy efforts

The Awardee must:

- submit the application along with a current curriculum vitae and (1) letter of recommendation in support of your application
- Submit 2 short essays (each less than 300 words) describing (1) your interest in advocacy and previous advocacy efforts as well as (2) your reasons for wishing to attend the AMA-RFS Meetings
- submit all application materials prior to posted deadline

Award winners will be chosen by the AMA-RFS Governing Counci and will be notified within 30 days following the application deadline. For more information please contact the AMA-RFS at rfs@ama-assn.org or (312) 464-4978.

Discovery Channel "Medicine and the Media" Elective

Discovery Communications/American Medical Association — 2012-01-30T17:38:43Z

Discovery Channel "Medicine and the Media" Elective

Deadline: March 15, 2012

Discovery Communications, the leading global real-world media company, is offering an exclusive four to six week elective for American Medical Association (AMA) medical student and resident/fellow members. As part of Discovery’s ongoing dedication to education, Discovery Channel produces continuing medical education (CME) programs that air on the Discovery Channel weekly. During the elective, one AMA medical student and one AMA resident/fellow will each work closely with all members of the Discovery team to develop a medical education program that will air on the network and be viewed by over 2 million people. This exciting opportunity gives the student and resident/fellow hands-on experience in the translation of rigorous scientific data into an entertaining and informational program. To apply for the elective, please complete the application located at www.ama-assn.org/go/discovery by March 15.

Objectives
-- Develop concepts of evidence-based medicine with emphasis on translating research into practice;
-- Determine how to create medical and health programming geared for both physicians and patients in multiple mediums, including TV, DVD, radio, and internet;
-- Develop key outcome measures and metrics when assessing health and medical programming; and
-- Understand the way that media transmits medical information.

Activities
-- Work under direct supervision of a physician – Chief Medical Expert / Vice President, Continuing Medical Education, Discovery Channel;
-- Assigned at least one specific topic and develop a script for a CME program, select appropriate faculty members on the topic, and follow the program through production to premiere;
-- Assist in the development of grant proposals for future CME programs on a variety of topics;
-- Use evidence-based principles in researching topics;
--Work with production and development teams to help create medutainment (medical information that is also entertaining); and
--Travel to shoots and development meetings to bring medical expertise.

The student and resident/fellow will work primarily at Discovery Communications headquarters in Silver Spring, MD, but will also travel to relevant on-site and studio shoots for the program. A stipend will be provided to cover living expenses based on length of rotation ($3,000 for four-week rotation). Dates and length of rotation are flexible. As part of this opportunity, students and residents/fellows will also spend one day in the AMA Washington, DC office with our media relations staff, learning about the ins and outs of working in the field.

Applications for the Elective are due March 15, 2012.

Massage Therapy Foundation Student Case Report Contest

Massage Therapy Foundation — 2012-01-30T17:25:17Z

Massage Therapy Foundation Student Case Report Contest

The Massage Therapy Foundation is delighted to invite you to participate in our Student Case Report Contest. This contest fosters an opportunity for students to develop research skills by conducting their own research case report in which they will summarize their results in the format of a professional research paper. Top-rated reports will receive recognition in the way of publication opportunities and cash rewards. This educational event also provides research acclaim for the host schools. Please see the Foundation’s Mission and Goals at www.massagetherapyfoundation.org.

Reports must be submitted online through www.massagetherapyfoundation.org by March 1, 2012

Students must report on independent clinical interventions on one client with guidance from a Case Report Supervisor and/or a Clinic Supervisor. This includes doing a literature review on the presenting condition or client goal; creating and implementing a treatment plan in accordance with the literature, the needs of the client, and the students’ expertise; writing up the results; discussing the implications of the outcomes; and offering suggestions for future study. Because a case report is on one client only we will not accept a case series on multiple clients. Submissions of this type will not be scored by the reviewers.

SCHOOL AND SUPERVISOR ROLES
Participating massage therapy programs and their student supervisors play a crucial role in the success of this contest. In order for the student to successfully participate, the school must commit to:

• Provide a supervised clinical component as part of the school’s program, in compliance with local jurisdictional requirements.
• Provide a case report supervisor for each student entering the competition; this person may or may not be the student’s clinical supervisor.
• Promote the competition within the school.
• Create an in-house process for selecting the best three case reports produced by the school’s students. Each school can submit a maximum of three case reports to the Foundation’s case report contest review committee. The student authors of the reports must give the school permission to submit their work to the Foundation contest.

Faculty members assisting students participating in the scholarly contest may be involved in one of two roles, or may fulfill both simultaneously:

1. Clinical Supervisor (CS): This role involves collaborative management of the case with the student in accordance with generally accepted standards of practice. This function, being a standard component of the student’s clinical
education, is related yet distinct from the case report contest. If the CS is not performing the role of case report supervisor, he or she must verify to the CRS that the student’s report is an accurate reflection of the student’s clinical experience with the client.
2. Case Report Supervisor (CRS): This role involves acting as a guide and resource as the student researches and writes the case report. Note that the report must be the student’s work, and that in providing support and direction the CRS should not unduly influence the work. The CRS must sign off on the final report, attesting to its being the work of the student and an accurate representation of the student’s activities in meeting the contest’s requirements.

Logistics of the case report
• Students must conduct a minimum of five (5) massage therapy sessions with the participating client.
• It is highly recommended that massage therapy be the only new intervention in the client’s treatment plan.
• Patient confidentiality and the security of health information must be maintained. No personal identification of the student or client may be included in the report.

Student Case Report Contest Awards

Grand Prize “Gold” Award
♦ $2,500.00 cash prize for the gold award winner contingent upon the winner undergoing the peer review process for the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (IJTMB) or another peer reviewed scholarly journal by the appropriate deadline.*
♦ Up to $1,000.00 stipend each for the student winner and the faculty Case Report Supervisor to travel to the 2012 AMTA National Convention and present the findings.
♦ Invitation to submit a poster for the 2012 AMTA National Convention Poster Session.
♦ Local and national press releases announcing the award.
♦ Two personal keepsake gold plaques, one for the winning student and one for the school.

Second Place “Silver” Award
♦ $2,000.00 cash prize for the silver award winner contingent upon the winner undergoing the peer review process for the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (IJTMB) or another peer reviewed scholarly journal by the appropriate deadline.*
♦ Invitation to submit a poster for the 2012 AMTA National Convention Poster Session.
♦ Local and national press releases announcing the award.
♦ Two personal keepsake silver plaques, one for the winning student and one for the school.

Third Place “Bronze” Award
♦ $1,500.00 cash prize for the bronze award winner contingent upon the winner undergoing the peer review process for the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (IJTMB) or another peer reviewed scholarly journal by the appropriate deadline.*
♦ Invitation to submit a poster for the 2012 AMTA National Convention Poster Session.
♦ Local and national press releases announcing the award.
♦ Two personal keepsake bronze plaques, one for the winning student and one for the school.

Honorable Mention/s
♦ Links to the school website from the Foundation website, if the school has posted the case report.
♦ Local and national press releases announcing the award.
♦ Two personal keepsake certificates, one for the winning student and one for the school.

* Awards will be announced by June 2012. Student winners will have until February 28th, 2013 to complete the peer review process with a scholarly journal

For questions regarding the Student Case Report Contest please contact Alison Pittas at apittas@massagetherapyfoundation.org or 847-905-1667. and redeem their cash prize. Please note that

Massage Therapy Foundation Research Grants Program

Massage Therapy Foundation — 2012-01-30T17:14:17Z

Massage Therapy Foundation Research Grants Program

The Massage Therapy Foundation advances the knowledge and practice of massage therapy by supporting scientific research, education, and community service.

Objectives
Awards are granted to support high quality, independent research which contributes significantly and directly to the basic knowledge of massage therapy and/or its application, including applied research which investigates massage therapy as a health/mental health treatment and/or prevention modality.

Eligibility

Research Grants are available to investigators who:

Have experience in the relevant field of research;
Are presently associated with or have secured the cooperation of a university, independent research organization, health center, or other institution qualified and willing to function as a Sponsoring Organization for the purpose of this project. A Sponsoring Organization must have sufficient facilities as well as human and informational resources available to support the proposed research project, as determined by the Massage Therapy Foundation at its sole discretion;

New investigators without prior research experience must document support from an experienced investigator willing to act as a collaborator. Collaborators should be actively involved in the development and execution of the proposed research project and should be identified as such in the staffing plan.

Research Grants will not be awarded to spouses, domestic partners, children, descendant, spouses of descendants or any other individual related to any officers or trustees of the Massage Therapy Foundation, or to members of the Research Proposal Review Committee.

Principal Investigators wishing to apply for a Research Grant must complete the application online. The application is accessible via http://www.massagetherapyfoundation.org/grants_research.html. We can no longer accept paper applications.

Grants will normally be awarded for a 12-month period; the value of the Research Grants will be between $1,000 - $30,000 and must be used in the specific time period for which they are awarded.

Any unspent funds must be returned to the Massage Therapy Foundation at the end of the grant period. Projects of more than 12 months duration must be presented in full with total multi-year budget in this proposal. If funds are awarded for the first 12 months, continuation of funding can be requested in the next annual funding cycle.

Deadlines
The application must be submitted online by midnight CST on Monday, March 1, 2012.

Massage Therapy Foundation
500 Davis Street, Suite 900
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 869-5019
Fax: (847) 864-1178
info@massagetherapyfoundation.org

Call for Proposals: 2012 Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) Program in the Care of Older Adults

2012-01-30T16:49:45Z

Call for Proposals: 2012 Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) Program in the Care of Older Adults

Applications are due in the ADGAP office by close of business on March 12, 2012.

Developed at Boston University Medical Center (BUMC), the Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) program improves Chief Residents’ understanding of geriatrics principles and leadership and teaching skills. The program focuses on Chief Residents because of the key roles that they play in the quality of patient care; medical student and resident training; mediating between faculty, nursing staff, and residents; and communicating with patients and families.

The CRIT program fosters collaboration among disciplines in the management of medically complex older patients. Program participants include both Chief Residents and faculty responsible for residency training in surgical and medical specialties. The program brings these individuals together for an intensive two-day program focused on:

incorporating geriatrics principles into Chief Resident teaching and administrative roles;
developing Chief Resident teaching and leadership skills with a focus on the care of complex older patients;
enhancing leadership and teaching skills that are necessary for a successful term as Chief Resident;
enhancing Chief Residents' abilities to collaborate with other disciplines in the management of complex older patients;
developing an achievable action project focused on a geriatrics care issue that the Chief Resident will carry out during his/her Chief Residency year.
Since its inception at BUMC in 2003, the CRIT program has been disseminated to 15 institutions nationwide. The program has produced institution-wide cultural changes in residency training and collaborative geriatrics care across disciplines, and an increase in Chief Residents' geriatrics knowledge, confidence to teach geriatrics, and leadership skills.

The CRIT program is administered by the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs (ADGAP) in partnership with BUMC, with grants from the Hearst Foundations and the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Program for Faculty Development to Advance Geriatrics Education (FD~AGE).

Who Should Apply

Applications for CRIT grants are welcome from any institution that trains Chief Residents.

The Principal Investigator must be a senior faculty person who has the influence at his/her institution to garner the necessary institutional support to offer this type of training to Chief Residents and to ensure broad participation of Residency Program Directors and Chief Residents across multiple specialties.

The Co-Investigator can be a more junior faculty person who is substantively involved in residency training.

At least one investigator should be from the geriatrics division or department.

Available Funding

Through generous funding from The Hearst Foundations and the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, ADGAP and BUMC expect to award ten CRIT grants in the 2012 grantee cohort. Three programs will be funded by the Reynolds Foundation, and seven by the Hearst Foundations. Past and current Reynolds grantees are not eligible for Reynolds funding, and only academic medical centers (institutions with schools of allopathic or osteopathic medicine) can apply for funding from the Reynolds Foundation. These stipulations do not apply to applicants receiving funding from the Hearst Foundations.

Each CRIT grant will provide grantees with two years of funding ($37,500 in Year 1 and $36,000 in Year 2) to reproduce the BUMC CRIT model at their institutions. This funding will cover approximately 75% of annual CRIT-related expenses. In order to receive a CRIT grant, applying institutions must commit to contributing an in-kind match to cover the remaining 25% of expenses ($12,500 in Year 1 and $12,000 in Year 2).

Grantee institutions will also receive travel reimbursement of up to $2,500 to send two representatives to observe the June 2-3, 2012, BUMC CRIT program in Salem, Massachusetts.

Grant monies will be released in July 2012.

Notice of Hearst Foundations Funding Pending
Please note: For the 2012 CRIT grant cohort, funding for seven of the ten grantee institutions is dependent on ADGAP’s receipt of funding from the Hearst Foundations for national CRIT dissemination. This funding is subject to an annual review by the Board of the Hearst Foundations, and this review is scheduled to take place in June of each year of the CRIT dissemination.

Continuing the process established in 2011, Hearst-funded grantees will be notified of their selection in April 2012, with notice that Year 1 and Year 2 funding is contingent upon renewal of the Hearst Foundations grant. These grantees will be expected to attend the June 2012 BUMC CRIT program (travel expenses will be reimbursed from currently available grant funding). A final notice of funding will be sent in June 2012, following the Hearst Foundations board meeting.

For program related questions contact:

Sharon A. Levine, MD
Professor of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Geriatrics Section
88 East Newton Street, Robinson 2
Boston, MA 02118
salevine@bu.edu

For administrative questions contact:

Joe Douglas
Coordinator
Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs
The American Geriatrics Society
40 Fulton St., 18th Floor
New York, New York 10038
Phone: 212-308-1414
Fax: 212-832-8646
jdouglas@americangeriatrics.org

American College of Phlebology Walter P. de Groot, MD International Scholarship

American College of Phlebology — 2012-01-30T15:41:10Z

American College of Phlebology Walter P. de Groot, MD International Scholarship

Eligibility
International Physicians
Both international members and non-members who have not attended a meeting of the ACP are eligible to apply for the de Groot Travel Scholarship Award which will provide funding to attend an ACP educational meeting.

Purpose
The award, in the amount of $2500.00 (US dollars) will help defray travel, accommodation, and registration costs of the ACP Meeting chosen. Three international physicians will be chosen annually.

Requirements
Applicants must submit a completed application form. Write a letter (written in English) that explains their anticipated benefits from participation in this ACP educational meeting along with a copy of their curriculum vitae (CV).

Review Process
Applications must be submitted by the deadline stated below. They will be reviewed by the ACP International Affairs Committee. Members will have preference, but membership to ACP is not a requirement. The selection process will be based on demographic location, experience in phlebology, and past, present and future contributions to phlebology.

Those applicants who are awarded the de Groot award will be funded on site at the end of the educational meeting. Awardees will be responsible for registration, hotel and accomodations. Recipients will be requested to provide a follow-up essay or white paper describing the benefits they received from attending the meeting. This essay may be posted on the ACP website and/or in the Vein Line newsletter.

Applications are DUE on June 1, 2012.

American College of Phlebology
101 Callan Avenue, Suite 210
San Leandro, California
94577 USA

Phone: 510.346.6800

Fax: 510.346.6808

JOBST Research Award of the Advancement of Phlebology

American College of Phlebology — 2012-01-30T15:32:28Z

JOBST Research Award of the Advancement of Phlebology

The purpose of the JOBST Research Award of the Advancement of Phlebology is to stimulate research in the expanding specialty of phlebology. Through this award, we aim to fund projects directed at wound healing (value of compression), edema/lymphedema management, venous hemodynamics with compression, comparative studies with various sclerosants, ambulatory phlebectomy, venous surgery and vascular malformations.

Eligibility
Applicants must complete and submit the application by the designated deadline. Award recipients must be available to attend the Annual Congress to present their research on the approved topic. Acceptance of the award also includes approval to publish results in Phlebology, the official journal of the American College of Phlebology.

Award
$15,000 ($2,400 per month for quarterly or as scheduled, depending on timeline, plus a $3,000 stipend for presentation at the November Annual Congress)

Application Deadline: May 1, 2012

Presentation: Present research at the November Annual Congress of the American College of Phlebology following the application acceptance

Publication: Results may be published in Phlebology, the official journal of the American College of Phlebology

American College of Phlebology
101 Callan Avenue, Suite 210
San Leandro, California
94577 USA

Phone: 510.346.6800

Fax: 510.346.6808

American Burn Association President's Continuing Education Grant

American Burn Association — 2012-01-30T14:58:36Z

American Burn Association President's Continuing Education Grant

The President's Continuing Education Grant is given at the ABA Annual Meeting to a non-physician member who has made significant contributions to the care of the burned patient. The grant is designed to allow personal development via continuing education. The award amount of $500 cannot be used to finance continuing education as part of a degree program. Applicants must be sponsored by a physician who submits a letter outlining the applicant's outstanding contribution to the field of burn care. Up to 3 grants per year are awarded; selection is made by the ABA President. Applications must be submitted by January 1.

For further information or to obtain an application, send an email to info@ameriburn.org or call the ABA Central Office at (312) 642-9260.

American Burn Association Traveling Fellowship

American Burn Association — 2012-01-30T14:51:42Z

American Burn Association Traveling Fellowship

The Traveling Fellowship award is given at the ABA Annual Meeting to an ABA physician member or postdoctoral fellow who has given evidence of a continuing interest and productivity in the field of burn care, teaching, or research. A candidate's work in the field is anticipated to continue after the proposed travel, and to be advanced by the travel. A maximum reimbursement of $5,000 is provided to the successful applicant to underwrite the recipient's travel expenses. For award consideration, candidates should submit: (1) a CV; (2) a letter detailing the travel that she/he proposes to undertake that identifies the specific benefits related to her/his career development to be obtained from the travel; and (3) a letter of support from the chief of a surgical service or burn center with which the applicant is associated. Materials must be submitted by January 1.

For further information or to obtain an application, send an email to info@ameriburn.org or call the ABA Central Office at (312) 642-9260.

American Burn Association Cheryl Jordan Scholarship Fund

American Burn Association — 2012-01-30T14:44:53Z

American Burn Association Cheryl Jordan Scholarship Fund

Cheryl Jordan was a well known and loved member of the ABA. As an Occupational Therapist she worked at Washington Hospital Burn Center. During her career she had the opportunity to travel to another Burn Center and learn from her colleagues, an experience she found to be clinically enriching. She was instrumental in the development of a burn rehabilitation program. She served on the Board of Trustees for the American Burn Association and received the Curtis P. Artz Distinguished Service Award. An educational exchange grant has been developed to honor her name and memory.

This educational exchange scholarship provides funds to non-physician ABA members to gain clinical experience while traveling to another burn center.

Application Criteria:

ABA member
Minimum experience 1 year
Provide brief description of the purpose of your visit
State the reason for choosing the specific burn center
Burn center must be a verified burn center
Explain why you should be awarded the grant
Must have two letters of recommendation (one from host institution)
Applications must be submitted to the MAC (Membership Advisory Committee) chairperson by July 1st.

For further information or to obtain an application, send an email to info@ameriburn.org or call the ABA Central Office at (312) 642-9260.

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Foundation Doctoral and Post Doctoral Fellowship Program

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Foundation — 2012-01-30T14:17:41Z

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Foundation Doctoral and Post Doctoral Fellowship Program

Deadline – April 1st

Overall goal of the Fellowship Program is to:

• Cultivate the development of leaders in research within nurse anesthesia
• Encourage CRNAs to pursue a program of research
• Equip CRNAs with the skills to be leaders in research
• Recognize exceptional academic ability and leadership
• Establish a network of talented researchers
• Support a strong research commitment

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
222 South Prospect Avenue
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068-4001
Phone: 847-692-7050
Fax: 847-692-6968
Email: info@aana.com

2012 American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Foundation Scholarship Program

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Foundation — 2012-01-30T14:07:58Z

2012 American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Foundation Scholarship Program

Eligibility Requirements:

1. Scholarships are available to all nurse anesthesia students enrolled in Entry into Practice Programs.

2. Applicants must be AANA members currently enrolled in an accredited nurse anesthesia education program in good standing.

3. First year students must have completed six (6) months of nurse anesthesia classes by April 1, 2012. Second year students must have completed twelve (12) months of nurse anesthesia classes by April 1, 2012.

4. Each scholarship may have specific requirements that the applicant must meet. (See the attached table for these requirements).

5. All attachments should be included with your submitted application except for the Program Verification Form which must arrive via mail or email.

6. All applications must be emailed by April 1, 2012.

*Student refers to an individual currently attending a nurse anesthesia program. The nurse anesthesia program must be included on the current list of Recognized Educational Programs accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs.

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
222 South Prospect Avenue
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068-4001
Phone: 847-692-7050
Fax: 847-692-6968
Email: info@aana.com

Somnia Anesthesia Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist of the Year Contest

Somnia Anesthesia — 2012-01-30T13:53:41Z

Somnia Anesthesia Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist of the Year Contest

Do you know an outstanding Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)? Nominate him or her for Somnia’s first CRNA of the Year award! The winner will be announced on February 14, 2012.

Nomination deadline: 11:59 pm on Friday, February 10, 2012.

To commemorate National Nurse Anesthetists Week (January 22-28), Somnia Anesthesia has announced its first annual CRNA of the Year contest. Somnia, a national anesthesia practice management company, will be accepting nominations of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) from throughout the country from January 22 through February 10.

CRNAs can be nominated at http:/www.somniainc.com/CRNA2012 by a colleague, patient, or other healthcare professional. The winner, who will be selected by a panel of senior-level healthcare clinicians and administrators, will be announced on February 14. He or she will receive iPad2.

Nurse anesthetists are advanced practice registered nurses who administer approximately 32 million anesthetics in the United States each year, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), the professional organization for nurse anesthetists, and the sponsor of National Nurse Anesthetists Week. Practicing in every setting where anesthesia is available, CRNAs are the sole anesthesia professionals in the vast majority of rural hospitals and have been the main provider of anesthesia care to U.S. service men and women on the front lines since World War I.

About Somnia Anesthesia
Founded in 1996 by practicing anesthesiologists, Somnia Anesthesia is a full-service clinical anesthesia solutions partner, providing support in all areas of anesthesia including leadership, recruiting, revenue cycle management, payor contracting, quality assurance, billing and credentialing to hospitals, surgery centers and office based surgical facilities. Owned and operated by physicians, Somnia provides locally recruited anesthesia teams, supported by an unmatched national infrastructure that delivers the economies of scale clients demand. Anesthesia services continues to be Somnia’s only business.

For more information visit: www.somniainc.com.

Contact:
Melissa Weisstuch
914.637.3533
mweisstuch@somniainc.com

American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine Golseth Young Investigator Award

American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine — 2012-01-30T13:33:15Z

American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine Golseth Young Investigator Award

The Golseth Young Investigator Award, honoring AANEM Founding Member, Dr. James Golseth, is presented annually for original research in neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic medicine. The Foundation has been funding the award since 1998.

Deadline for Submissions is March 15, 2012.

Award subject and criteria:

The award is given for original research on neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic medicine. The research is judged based on:

Scientific merit
Methodology
Manuscript form
Candidate's contribution to the project

Additional criteria

The first author of the research project must be one of the following:

Medical student in an MD, DO, DVM, or foreign equivalent program
Resident
Fellow-in-training
Physician within 3 years following completion for residency or fellowship training

The following publication criteria also exists for the Golseth Award:

Manuscript must be offered to the editor of the Muscle & Nerve for first review.
Manuscript must follow Muscle & Nerve author guidelines and be concise (text no longer than 2500 words).

Submission Guidelines:

All of the following must be received in the AANEM Executive Office on disc or by email at meeting@aanem.org by March 15, 2012 to be considered.
Manuscript with text no longer than 2500 words, figures and references
Letter from program director certifying eligibility
Letter from candidate describing his/her specific percentage of contribution to project

The Golseth Young Investigor Award winner receives:

Round trip coach airfare up to $500 (U.S./Canada) or $1000 (international)
Hotel accommodations (up to maximum of 4 nights)
$1000 cash
Free AANEM Annual Meeting registration
20-minute time slot to present research at the AANEM Annual Meeting
Abstract published in Muscle & Nerve and Clinical Neurophysiology

For more information on this award, contact meeting@aanem.org.

Call for Applications: American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine Research Grant

American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine — 2012-01-30T13:22:04Z

Call for Applications: American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine Research Grant

The American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) is announcing the availability of a grant opportunity that will be awarded on a competitive basis. The goal of this award is to fund research with high potential to impact patient care through the identification of important relationships between electrodiagnostic measures or imaging modalities with respect to the clinical or functional outcomes of people with neuromuscular disorders. We are seeking high quality, evidence based studies that will provide important information that delineate the role of electrodiagnostic studies in patient management. Studies that assess electrodiagnosis and its relation to outcomes, its ability to promote efficient care and to optimize the use of healthcare resources, as well as complement other diagnostic tests are being solicited. We envision this study to provide class I or II evidence based medicine, demonstrating the impact of electrodiagnosis on patient care and the optimization of resources. Cost effectiveness and care efficiency aspects of proposals are highly desirable.

These disorders include, but are not limited to, common mononeuropathies, cervical and lumbar radiculopathies, peripheral neuropathy, myopathy, neuromuscular junction disorders and motor neuron disorders.

This goal will be accomplished through the peer review grant process with oversight by the AANEM Foundation.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards
The total amount of funding available is $500,000. The foundation anticipates funding 1 project. Projects with direct and indirect costs of up to $100,000 per year will be considered for a 3 to 5 year time span.

Award is contingent upon AANEM Foundation appropriations, and the submission of a meritorious application.

Award Budget
Application budgets are limited to $500,000 (direct and indirect costs) and need to reflect actual needs of the proposed project. Overlapping costs will not be allowed. Cost sharing with other funding mechanisms is encouraged. Indirect costs will be capped 7%

Award Project Period
The total project period for an application requesting support will be between 3 and 5 years. Funding will not exceed five years.

Eligible Applicants
Any physician with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Principal Investigator (PI) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply for AANEM foundation support. It is required that either the PI or at least one co-investigator be a member of the AANEM.

Letter of Intent
Applicants will be asked to submit a 2 page letter of intent prior to submitting a full proposal. This letter should contain sufficient information to describe the scope of the proposed work, an overview of the scientific rationale and methods to be used, and an indication of the ability of the investigators to complete this work successfully.

From the submitted letters of intent, the Research Committee will select the most promising projects to solicit a full proposal.

Open Date (Earliest Submission Date): Oct. 1, 2012
Letter of Intent Due Date: Dec. 1, 2012
Application Due Date(s): March 31, 2012

AANEM Foundation
2621 Superior Drive NW Rochester, MN 55901
Telephone: 507.288.0100
Fax: 507.288.1225
E-mail: foundation@aanem.org

William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship

American Association of Neurological Surgeons — 2012-01-30T13:06:30Z

William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship

The William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship was established by the estate of Dr. Van Wagenen, who was one of the founders and the first President of the Harvey Cushing Society, now the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

The Van Wagenen Fellowship was designed to provide freedom in scientific development without the restrictive limitations usually imposed by many research grants and fellowships.

Candidacy for the fellowship is open to all senior neurosurgical residents in approved neurosurgery residency programs and whose intent is to pursue an academic career in neurological surgery. The country of study must be different than the country of residence.

$120,000 stipend for living and travel expenses to a foreign country for a period of 12 months.

A family travel and living allowance of $6,000 is available if spouse and/or children are accompanying the Fellow.

$15,000 of research support is available to the University, hospital or laboratory, which has agreed to sponsor the Van Wagenen Fellow.

If needed, $5,000 is available for medical insurance.

Please submit the completed application by May 1, 2012

For more information on the Van Wagenen Fellowship, please contact the Development Coordinator at 847.378.0500 or info@aans.org.

American Association of Immunologists Summer Research Program for Teachers

American Association of Immunologists — 2012-01-30T12:50:00Z

American Association of Immunologists Summer Research Program for Teachers

Deadline for 2012-2013 Applications: April 20, 2012

The American Association of Immunologists (AAI), in order to promote excellence in science education at the secondary school level, is sponsoring a summer research program created specifically for high school teachers: the 2012-2013 AAI High School Teachers Summer Research Program in Immunology. This program provides support for a hands-on experience that allows teachers to conduct research in the laboratories of AAI members for a four-week period during the summer followed by two weeks of curriculum development. The goal of the program is to give science teachers the opportunity to participate in an actual research experience in immunology. This experience is intended to acquaint the teacher with modern research tools and techniques, and to allow them to bring the excitement of research to their classrooms. Another goal of the program is to establish long-term associations between science teachers and the research community. Finally, the program allows each teacher to develop written laboratory exercises that will be used in their classroom and will be available to other teachers through the archive maintained on the AAI web site.

Participating teachers will receive a $5,000 stipend upon successful completion of the program, and will receive support to attend the AAI Annual Meeting to present his or her project at a special session, The AAI High School Teachers Workshop, followed by a poster session. In 2013, the AAI Annual Meeting – IMMUNOLOGY 2013™ – will be held May 3-7, in Honolulu, HI. The AAI High School Teachers Workshop and poster presentation will be held on a Saturday to allow for teacher participation. Prior to starting their laboratory experience, teachers are offered the opportunity to attend Part I of the AAI Introductory Course in Immunology held in July to learn the fundamental principles of the field.

The AAI High School Teachers Summer Research Program in Immunology is administered by Mary T. Litzinger, Ph.D., AAI Manager of Education and Career Programs.

An application form requesting professional background, research interests, a brief description of the proposed summer research project (if known), and projected follow-up activities upon completion of the project must be submitted by the teacher, with supporting documentation from a school administrator. The AAI member (mentor) agrees to provide adequate research space and supplies. Women and minority teachers, as well as teachers in school systems with a high minority enrollment, are especially encouraged to apply for this program. If a teacher would like to participate but does not know an AAI member who can serve as a mentor, please contact the AAI offices (infoaai@aai.org) for assistance.

Teachers, administrators, and proposed scientist/mentors should submit their applications together as a team. Submit applications by email to Dr. Mary T. Litzinger at mlitzinger@aai.org and please put The AAI High School Teachers Summer Research Program in the subject line.

Questions about the application process? Please contact the AAI offices at infoaai@aai.org, or (301) 634-7178.