Domestic Violence Grants

MetLife Foundation Journalists in Aging Fellows Program

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and New America Media (NAM) are welcoming applications — from journalists who cover aging issues and/or who work for ethnic media outlets — for a new fellowship program underwritten by the MetLife Foundation.

By 2030, the number Americans age 65 and over will double to 70 million, with a growing percentage of them coming from ethnic minority populations. The health and social consequences permeate every aspect of life in this country. For instance, the first members of the huge baby boomer generation will get their Medicare cards starting January 1, 2011. While America’s mainstream media have largely ignored this burgeoning story, most communities remain under-informed about the wide-ranging challenges of the longevity revolution.

Dates and Location
Selected Fellows will attend GSA’s 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting, which is taking place in New Orleans, LA, from November 19 to 23. This event regularly welcomes over 3,000 professionals in the field of aging and the schedule includes hundreds of symposia, papers, and posters — all featuring new research presented for the first time.

Requirements
Each Fellow will be expected to participate in a special day-long pre-conference session and at least two days of general meeting sessions. Fellows will also commit to completing one short-term article about any aspect of the meeting and one longer-term in-depth project of their own design.

All articles must be published, broadcast, or posted through distributed or circulated news media entities rather than personal blogs.

Short-term stories: By December 15, 2010, fellows must have published (or electronically disseminated) or have scheduled for publication (not later than December 31, 2010) an article of not less than 500 words stemming directly from the GSA meeting. Articles can be a news report, feature or commentary (blog), such as reporting on a study or discussion presented at the conference about any aspect of aging.

Long-term projects: Each Fellow will submit a proposal outlining a major article or series that she or he intends to research and write, as well as an agreement by his or her publisher/producer to run the story or stories in their media outlet. By March 1, 2011, Fellows will research and write a story or series of their design, documenting and explaining the pressing issues elders in their respective community are facing. All stories must be edited and approved before publication. Projects must be completed by June 1, 2011.

Fellowship applicants are invited to make proposals on a wide range of subjects, such as caregiving challenges; dementia and its impact; intergenerational activities; healthy aging (including wellness and physical activity); safety education (e.g., falls and fall prevention); health disparities; elder abuse prevention; depression and social isolation; hunger; medication challenges; lifelong learning; art and creativity for older adults; aging in place; age-friendly communities; older-worker issues (e.g., career retraining and encore careers); and civic engagement (mentoring, volunteering, or otherwise “giving back” to society).

Stipend and Travel
Each Fellow will receive a stipend of $1,500, with half to be paid on arrival at the meeting and the rest upon completion of the project. GSA will arrange and pay for all flights and hotel bookings (up to three nights) in New Orleans, and qualifying local travel expenses (e.g., cab, train, or bus fares) will be reimbursed. Fellows are free to attend the meeting for additional days, although further lodging/travel costs will be the responsibility of the individual or his or her news organization.

Selection Process
The fellowship selection panel will include experts in gerontology and editorial professionals from NAM and GSA. Stories (print or electronic) or multimedia packages will first be published by each Fellow’s news organization and soon thereafter by NAM, as well as posted on the GSA website. All stories must be submitted prior to publication in any medium for approval by project editor Paul Kleyman, director of NAM’s Ethnic Elders Newsbeat.

Additional Information
For further details about fellowship requirements and potential stories, contact NAM Ethnic Elders Editor Paul Kleyman at pkleyman@newamericamedia.org or (415) 503-4170, ext. 133. For further details about how to submit an application, contact GSA Communications Manager Todd Kluss at tkluss@geron.org or (202) 587-2839.

Application Process
Applications will consist of five components:

1. A cover letter or e-mail containing:

Applicant Name
Mailing Address
Office Phone
Mobile Phone
E-mail
Employer (Freelancers must specify their length of affiliation with the outlet that will publish or broadcast the story.)
Employer Address
Employer Phone
2. A resume.

3. A two-page proposal describing the long-term story topic, how the subject will be researched and covered, the number of expected articles and their approximate length, relevance to the audience, and tentative publication date.

4. Three samples of published or broadcast journalistic work, preferably related to politics and policy.

5. A letter or e-mail from the publisher or producer agreeing to publish the story or stories to be considered for the fellowship.

Send all materials to tkluss@geron.org or Todd Kluss, The Gerontological Society of America, 1220 L Street NW, Suite 901, Washington, DC 20005. (E-mail applications should use the subject line "MetLIfe Fellowship Application" and include items 2 through 5 as attachments or hyperlinks.)

Deadline
Applications must be received by Monday, August 2, 2010.

Doris Duke Fellowships for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

Application period: August 15, 2010 through December 15, 2010 (for the 2011-2012 fellowship year)

As part of an effort to assure the continued development of a committed, talented, and well-prepared workforce, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago have launched the Doris Duke Fellowship for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. The program will support the creation of new knowledge on the dynamics of abuse and neglect and of effective strategies for the prevention of child maltreatment.

Doctoral students who are interested in a career in the field of child abuse and neglect prevention are invited to apply for the new fellowship program. Fellows will participate in a robust learning experience designed to simulate their long-term commitment to examining the individual, community, and normative factors that contribute to or mitigate a child’s risk for abuse or neglect. The fellowship will provide $25,000 annual support for up to two years.

The program seeks individuals who have the skills, energy, and passion to break new ground in this field. Applicants will be required to identify an expert mentor to work with in guiding their fellowship experience and to demonstrate the support of their academic institution in pursuing the fellowship.

Fellows can be based at any academic institution in the U.S. and will be selected through an open national competition. Because the prevention of child maltreatment requires knowledge and collaboration from diverse fields, the program is multidisciplinary in scope and approach. Its range of academic disciplines includes but is not limited to social work, public health, medicine, public policy, education, and economics. Fellows will work on a variety of issues such as: designing programs that attract and retain the most vulnerable families; creating strategies that better connect public and private efforts; and applying empirical evidence to improve practice and policy.

Professional development is a critical part of the fellows’ experience. Selected fellows will be mentored by leaders in the field and professors with pertinent expertise, participate in a collegial network for fellows, attend an annual knowledge sharing meeting, and take part in presentation and training opportunities. The fellowships program seeks to build a sustainable peer learning network among the fellows and mentors and create ongoing professional relationships to help those working to prevent child abuse draw on diverse disciplines and innovations.

The fellowships program will consist of two cohorts of 15 fellows with 2-year terms; the first starting in the Fall 2011, the second starting in the Fall 2012. Each fellow receives an annual stipend of $25,000 for the duration of the term. The application period for the first cohort will open on August 15, 2010 and applications will be due December 15, 2010.

Direct specific inquiries to Sylvie Bendier-Decety at 773.256.5125.

Chapin Hall is located at the University of Chicago:

1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637
T: 773.753.5900
F: 773.753.5940

Annette U. Rickel Dissertation Award

This award supports dissertation research on public policy, which has the potential to improve services for children and families facing psychosocial issues.

Deadline: November 1, 2010

Sponsor: American Psychological Foundation

Description
Examples of eligible topics include but are not limited to issues with at-risk populations, prevention of child abuse, services for youth in the criminal justice system, effectiveness of school programs for children with psychological issues, using psychology in public policy to improve math and science education, and promoting healthy parenting.

The scholarship amount is $1,000.

Applicants must be graduate students in psychology enrolled full time and in good standing in a graduate program in psychology at a regionally ‐ accredited university or college located in the United States or Canada. Applicants must also have:

* Approval of dissertation proposal by the dissertation committee prior to application;
* No record of having received either an APA or APF dissertation award

APF encourages applications from individuals who represent diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, and sexual orientation.

American Psychological Association
750 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20002-4242

Telephone: 800-374-2721; 202-336-5500. TDD/TTY: 202-336-6123

Add-a-Day Scientific Conference Grants

These grants support Add-a-Day conferences which are those meetings that occur at the beginning or end of a scientific conference other than American Psychological Association.

Deadline: June 1, 2010; December 1, 2010

Sponsor: Science Directorate

Add-a-Day conferences are those meetings that occur at the beginning or end of a scientific conference other than APA (e.g., Society for Ingestive Behavior or Psychonomics Society). The other organization need not be primarily psychology oriented. The conference may result in a volume or an alternative form of publication.

The funding range is from $500 to $3,000.

Prospective applicants are urged to consult with APA Science Directorate staff for advice on the conference organization and application (e.g., formats or budget allowances). The committee makes recommendations for funding to the Science Directorate. The review period is approximately 8 weeks.

The requirements below must be met in order to submit a proposal.

* One of the primary organizers must be a member of APA.
* Only academic institutions accredited by a regional body may apply. Independent research institutions must provide evidence of affiliation with such an accredited institution. Joint proposals from cooperating institutions are encouraged.
* Conferences may be held only in the United States, its possessions, or Canada.
* APA governance groups including APA Divisions and related entities are not eligible for funding under this program.

Conference proceedings and presentation materials (including electronic presentations) must be submitted to APA three months after the date the conference is held. APA will hold the conference proceedings for three years. If a book has not been published by APA or another publisher within the three-year holding period, APA will place the conference proceedings in PsycEXTRA.

PsycEXTRA is a companion database to the scholarly PsycINFO, which is designed to link academics, clinicians, librarians, consumers, policy-makers, and researchers to a variety of information sources covering psychology, behavioral science, and health; PsycEXTRA provides the readership with original documents, including proceedings, newsletters, magazines, newspapers, technical and annual reports, government reports, and consumer brochures.

Organizers should send the original proposal and seven copies including all appendices to the Science Directorate by the deadline.

Contact:
APA Science Directorate
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
202/336-6000
202/336-6123 TDD
science@apa.org