Health Policy Grants

Excellence in Oncology Nursing Health Policy and Advocacy Award

Award: Monetary award of $1000 and a plaque.

Purpose: To recognize and support achievements and involvement in oncology nursing health policy and advocacy.

Nominee's Eligibility Criteria: The candidate must meet the following criteria:

Be a registered professional nurse and an active ONS member
Have at least two years of oncology nursing experience
Be actively engaged in health policy and advocacy at the federal, state, or local level for at least two years immediately preceding nomination

Criteria: The scoring criteria for judging this nomination packet is as follows:

Nominee successfully worked to secure the enactment of policies (e.g. legislation, ordinances, regulations) aligned with ONS health policy priorities and positions or worked to defeat policies (e.g. legislation, ordinances, regulations) that run counter to ONS health policy priorities and positions
Nominee helped to train and recruit nurses or other health professionals to become engaged in health policy and advocacy
Nominee showed health policy and advocacy leadership at the chapter, state, or national level in informing other ONS members of health policy and advocacy efforts (e.g. legislative newsletters, updates, serving as legislative chair or SHPL)
Nominee collaborated with other organizations, entities, and individual advocates to further ONS health policy priorities and positions

Application deadline: October 31, 5pm ET.

Oncology Nursing Society
125 Enterprise Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275

866-257-4ONS (866-257-4667)
412-859-6100
877-369-5497 (toll free fax)
412-859-6162 (fax)
customer.service@ons.org

Oncology Nursing Society Excellence in Survivor Advocacy Award

Supported by the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)

Award: Monetary award of $1000 and a plaque.

Purpose: To recognize and support achievements and involvement of patient advocacy across the cancer treatment continuum, particularly as it relates to survivorship issues.

Nominee's Eligibility Criteria:
The candidate must meet the following criteria:

Be a registered professional nurse and an active ONS member
Have at least two years of oncology nursing experience
Been actively engaged in patient and survivor advocacy (e.g., legislative, regulatory, insurance discrimination issues) at the federal, state, or local level for at least two years immediately preceding nomination
Criteria: The scoring criteria for judging this nomination packet is as follows:

Demonstrated patient and survivor advocacy on a consistent basis in a work setting that cares for individuals with cancer.
Helped to recruit nurses or other health professionals to become engaged in survivor advocacy.
Collaborated with other organizations, entities, and individual advocates to further recognition of survivorship priorities and issues.
Served as a role model for other healthcare professionals and the public by active involvement in cancer support groups, survivor groups, and/or other identified networks or organizations for individuals with cancer.

Application deadline: October 31, 5pm ET.

Oncology Nursing Society
125 Enterprise Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275

866-257-4ONS (866-257-4667)
412-859-6100
877-369-5497 (toll free fax)
412-859-6162 (fax)
customer.service@ons.org

Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program

This Graduate Fellowship Program of the National Academies—consisting of the National Academy of
Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council—is
designed to engage its Fellows in the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy.
Fellows develop basic skills essential to working or participating in science policy at the federal, state, or local
levels.

Eligibility
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars and those who have completed graduate studies or postdoctoral
research in any social/behavioral science, medical/health discipline, physical or biological science, any field of
engineering, law/business/public administration or any relevant interdisciplinary field within the last five years are
eligible to apply.

The program takes place in Washington, D.C. and is open to all U.S. and non-U.S. citizens who meet the
criteria. However, non-U.S. citizens must be currently enrolled in a U.S. university and have proof of holding
valid J-1 or F-1 status.

Session Dates
Winter/Spring: January 24-April 15, 2011
Fall: August 29 through November 18, 2011

Apply
Please visit <www.national-academies.org/policyfellows> for details on criteria, application instructions, and
access to the online application and reference forms. Please note the requirement for submission of an
online reference from a mentor/adviser.

Application Deadline Dates
Winter/spring program: OCTOBER 15, 2010
Fall program: MAY 1, 2011
(Candidates may apply to both sessions concurrently.)

Stipend
A stipend grant award of $8,240 will be provided for the 12-week session to offset expenses.

The National Academies Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
500 5th Street, NW, Rm 508
Washington, DC 20001
Email:policyfellows@nas.edu
Telephone: 202-334-2455
Fax: 202-334-1667

Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program

This Graduate Fellowship Program of the National Academies—consisting of the National Academy of
Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council—is
designed to engage its Fellows in the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy.
Fellows develop basic skills essential to working or participating in science policy at the federal, state, or local
levels.

Eligibility
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars and those who have completed graduate studies or postdoctoral
research in any social/behavioral science, medical/health discipline, physical or biological science, any field of
engineering, law/business/public administration or any relevant interdisciplinary field within the last five years are
eligible to apply.

The program takes place in Washington, D.C. and is open to all U.S. and non-U.S. citizens who meet the
criteria. However, non-U.S. citizens must be currently enrolled in a U.S. university and have proof of holding
valid J-1 or F-1 status.

Session Dates
Winter/Spring: January 24-April 15, 2011
Fall: August 29 through November 18, 2011

Apply
Please visit <www.national-academies.org/policyfellows> for details on criteria, application instructions, and
access to the online application and reference forms. Please note the requirement for submission of an
online reference from a mentor/adviser.

Application Deadline Dates
Winter/spring program: OCTOBER 15, 2010
Fall program: MAY 1, 2011
(Candidates may apply to both sessions concurrently.)

Stipend
A stipend grant award of $8,240 will be provided for the 12-week session to offset expenses.

The National Academies Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
500 5th Street, NW, Rm 508
Washington, DC 20001
Email:policyfellows@nas.edu
Telephone: 202-334-2455
Fax: 202-334-1667

American Psychological Association William A. Bailey Health and Behavior Congressional Fellowship

The purpose of this fellowship is to provide psychologists with interests in health and behavior issues, including HIV/AIDS, health disparities, or lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health issues, with an invaluable public policy learning experience, to contribute to the more effective use of psychological knowledge in government and to broaden awareness about the value of psychology/government interaction among psychologists and within the federal government.

Deadline: January 7, 2011

Congressional Fellowship Program
Government Relations Office
Public Interest Directorate
American Psychological Association
750 First St. NE
Washington, D.C. 20002-4242

For additional information, please contact Micah Haskell-Hoehl, Program Administrator, at (202) 336-5935 or visit the Fellowship website http://www.apa.org/about/gr/fellows/index.aspx.

American Psychological Association Catherine Acuff Congressional Fellowship

The purpose of this fellowship is to provide mid-career psychologists with an invaluable public policy learning experience, to contribute to the more effective use of psychological knowledge in government, and to broaden awareness about the value of psychology/government interaction among psychologists and within the federal government.

Deadline: January 7, 2011

Application materials should be sent to:
Congressional Fellowship Program
Government Relations Office
Public Interest Directorate
American Psychological Association
750 First St. NE
Washington, D.C. 20002-4242

For additional information, please contact Micah Haskell-Hoehl, Program Administrator, at (202) 336-5935 or visit the Fellowship website http://www.apa.org/about/gr/fellows/index.aspx.

American Psychological Association of Graduate Students Carol Williams-Nickelson Award for Women’s Leadership and Scholarship in Women’s Issues

The APAGS Carol Williams-Nickelson Award for Women’s Leadership and Scholarship in Women’s Issues is designed to acknowledge women APAGS members who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in psychology by serving in one or more leadership roles locally, regionally and/or nationally while also advancing women’s issues through their writing/publications, research, advocacy or other scholarly activities.

Deadline: May 13, 2011

Some of the women’s issues addressed might include personal and professional balance, barriers to women’s achievement, challenges to advancement in academia or other environments, inequities in pay, differential career opportunities, health disparities, dual-career family issues, combining family and child-rearing with a career, mentoring, and other issues that are important to or impact women. This $1,500 cash scholarship, named in Williams-Nickelson's honor, is in appreciation for not only her work in mentoring women but also, her tireless work within APAGS.

All candidates must be women APAGS members, currently enrolled (and in good academic standing) in a doctoral program in psychology. Elected APAGS officers and APAGS subcommittee chairs are ineligible for this award.To apply, please submit:

A cover letter (not to exceed two pages, single-spaced) that includes the name of the award.
An abbreviated curriculum vitae (not to exceed two pages, single-spaced).
Two letters of recommendation from faculty members, advisors, and/or supervisors that are familiar with the applicant's leadership as well as ways in which the applicant has advanced or addressed women’s issues through her writing/publications, research, advocacy or other scholarly activities (not to exceed two pages, single-spaced).
A maximum 1500-word essay written by the applicant that describes her:

a. merit and qualifications for the award based on leadership position(s) held;

b. unique leadership style and philosophy of women’s leadership;

c. how her research, advocacy or other scholarly work in this area advances women and women’s issues; and

d. the candidate’s own future educational and professional goals.

If you are not an APAGS member at the time of submission, you may send a copy of the receipt you get when you join APAGS/APA electronically as proof of membership.

You may submit materials electronically or by mail.

For mail submissions, please send to:

CWN Award for Women’s Leadership
American Psychological Association of Graduate Students
750 First St. NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242

Call for Proposals: Round 6 of Grand Challenges Explorations Grants

Applications for Round 6 will be accepted until November 2, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time.

Topics are presented for each Grand Challenges Explorations round.

The topics for Round 6 are:

* Design New Approaches to Cure HIV Infection;
* Create the Next Generation of Sanitation Technologies;
* The Poliovirus Endgame: Create Ways to Accelerate, Sustain and Monitor Eradication;
* Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Applications for Priority Health Conditions;
* Create New Technologies to Improve the Health of Mothers and Newborns.

Initial grants will be US $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to US $1 million.

The Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative is jointly administered by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, and the Wellcome Trust.

* For general inquires - including media inquiries - about Grand Challenges in Global Health, please contact us at

grandchallenges@gatesfoundation.org
Phone: 206.709.3400

Fellowships at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School

This is a two year fellowship paying $60,000 per year for persons who already have a graduate degree in law or some other discipline, and are interested in doing original academic work in the Center's fields of health law policy, biotechnology or bioethics. Academic fellows dedicate themselves full-time to their research, are given research budgets, and have no teaching obligations. This fellowship has most frequently been used to prepare aspiring scholars for the entry-level market for law professors, but is also available to others wishing to do original academic work relevant to the Center's fields.

How To Apply

Applicants must hold an advanced degree in a discipline relating to health law, policy, economics or bioethics. The Center particularly encourages applications from those who intend to pursue careers as law professors, but will consider any applicant who demonstrates an interest and ability to produce outstanding scholarship concerning health or the health care system during the term of the fellowship. Please refer to the current Call for Applications for further information on eligibility and application requirements: http://www.law.harvard.edu/programs/petrie-flom/RSite/fellowship/pdf/CFA2011.pdf.

Applications will be accepted from September 1, 2010 through November 12, 2010. For specific inquiries, contact us by email.

Contact Us

Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy
Biotechnology and Bioethics
Harvard Law School
23 Everett Street, 3rd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-496-4662
Email: petrie-flom@law.harvard.edu

Pediatric Radiology Pilot Award

In response to surveys of the membership, surveys of past grant recipients and SPR Board discussions, in February 2010, the SPR Research and Education Foundation established the Pediatric Radiology Pilot award.

This new grant award is designed to provide a higher level of support for pediatric radiology-related projects of merit.

* This grant can be used to fund protected time.
* Amount – up to $50,000.
* Funding will be based on merit, including expertise and available resources, but should also endeavor to focus on unique aspects of imaging or image-guided therapy/intervention in children, promote the importance of imaging or imaging expertise in improving health care in children, embrace broader cross boundary impact, including public policy or translational medicine, cultivate multidisciplinary cooperation, and provide opportunities for additional funding

The annual grant deadline is March 15.

Society for Pediatric Radiology
1891 Preston White Drive
Reston, VA 20191

703-648-0680
SPR@acr.org