Anxiety Disorders Grants

American Psychiatric Association/GlaxoSmithKline Young Faculty Award
for Research Development in Biological Psychiatry (postresidency)

This Young Faculty Development Award is designed to support research by a junior faculty member in the biology and psychopharmacology of mood disorders and/or anxiety disorders. A $45,000 stipend award will be paid to the institution for disbursement to the awardee. APA members with a M.D. or D.O. degree who have completed residency training in general or child psychiatry are eligible for this award. Applicants must hold a tenure track position as an assistant professor in the psychiatry department at a school of medicine in the United States. The annual deadline for receipt of all applications and supporting materials is October 14. An original and five collated copies of each application and all supporting materials are required. More detailed guidelines are available from the American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education, 1000 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Va. 22209-3901; 1-800-852-1390.

Nomination/Application Requirements

Submissions must:

* Describe the candidate's previous accomplishments and activities that justify the nomination;
* Identify the institutional resources and facilities, including senior faculty with whom the young faculty award designate can collaborate;
* Provide a statement (not to exceed four pages) describing nominee's career goals and specific objectives for coming academic year in terms of a brief research plan;
* Provide a curriculum vita and three letters of recommendation (at least one from an institution other than the applicant's institution);
* Include the nominee's name, address, phone and fax numbers, email address and any other pertinent information.

Selection

The selecting body will look for excellence across each of the above points. Applications will be judged on the adequacy of institutional resources, quality of the submitted research plan and three letters of recommendation.

Annual Deadline

October 14

Submit all materials to:

APA/Glaxo SmithKline Young Faculty Award
American Psychiatric Institute
for Research and Education
1000 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Va. 22209-3901