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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:

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 the fellowship will enhance their future goals.

Deadline: Received by February 15, 2012

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:

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

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

Visionary and The Drs. Rosalee G. and Raymond A. Weiss Research and Program Innovation Grants

One-year grants are available in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $20,000. Multi-year grants are no longer available.

Deadline: March 15, 2012

Sponsor: American Psychological Foundation

The APF Visionary and The Drs. Rosalee G. and Raymond A. Weiss Research and Program Innovation Grants seek to seed innovation through supporting research, education, and intervention projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems in the following priority areas:

Understanding and fostering the connection between mental and physical health to ensure well-being;

Reducing stigma and prejudice to promote unity and harmony;

Understanding and preventing violence to create a safer, more humane world; and

Supporting programs that address the long-term psychological needs of individuals and communities in the aftermath of disaster.

One-year grants are available in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $20,000. Multi-year grants are no longer available. Additionally, a $5,000 Drs. Raymond A. and Rosalee G. Weiss Research and Programs Innovation Grant is also available for any program that falls within APF’s priority areas.

American Psychological Foundation Violet and Cyril Franks Scholarship

The APF Violet and Cyril Franks Scholarship supports graduate-level scholarly projects that use a psychological perspective to help understand and reduce stigma associated with mental illness. The scholarship helps address research which shows that stigma is a significant barrier to treatment and recovery for many of the 50 million Americans living with mental illness.

Deadline: May 15, 2012

The scholarship helps address research which shows that stigma is a significant barrier to treatment and recovery for many of the 50 million Americans living with mental illness. The amount of the scholarship is $5,000. The Franks Scholarship is made possible by the generosity of Drs. Violet and Cyril Franks.

Applicants must be graduate students in psychology enrolled full time and in good standing at accredited universities. APF encourages proposals from individuals who represent diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, and sexual orientation.

The Franks Scholarship is made possible by the generosity of Drs. Violet and Cyril Franks.

Alexander Gralnick Research Investigator Prize

This prize is a biennial grant that supports exceptional research and mentoring accomplishments in the area of serious mental illness.

Deadline: April 15, 2012

Sponsor: American Psychological Foundation

The $20,000 grant supports “exceptional individuals working in the area of serious mental illness,” including but not limited to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and paranoia (delusional disorder).

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) provides financial support for innovative research and programs that enhance the power of psychology to elevate the human condition and advance human potential both now and in generations to come.

The APF Alexander Gralnick Research Investigator Prize recognizes “exceptional individuals working in the area of serious mental illness” including but not limited to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and paranoia (delusional disorder). The Prize was established to honor the late Alexander Gralnick, MD, and to reflect the breadth of his accomplishments and contributions in the field of serious mental illness. Dr. Gralnick was a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and he received the American Psychiatric Association’s Distinguished Service Award and the Service to the Mentally Ill Award of the World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation. The Prize aims to carry on Dr. Gralnick’s legacy by facilitating research by doctoral-level investigators in the area of serious mental illness.

Goals:

* To encourage psychologists to assume a leadership role for psychology in the area of serious mental illness;
* To encourage the training of future psychologists to become leaders in this field;
* To provide funding for recipients to ensure that psychologists work to advance understanding and treatment for those who are affected by serious mental illnesses

Eligibility

A doctoral degree and a record of significant research productivity in the area of serious mental illness;

A record of significant involvement in training and development of younger investigators;

An affiliation with an accredited college, university, or other research/treatment institution.

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

How to apply

Nomination Materials

Please submit five copies of each the following:

* A letter of nomination outlining the candidate’s accomplishments, prospects for future contributions, and influence on the development of other psychologists;
* A statement of accomplishments to date;
* A plan for the next five years (written by the nominee) for continuing to make advances in the field of serious mental illness and training other psychologists to become leaders in this field;
* Photo copies of two seminal publications;
* A current, brief CV.

Selection Criteria

Candidates will be chosen on the excellence of the full breadth of research conducted and published to date, ongoing research productivity, and influence on a future generation of researchers.

To Apply

Submit nomination materials online by midnight, eastern standard time (EST), on April 15. Self-nominations will be accepted.

For questions about this program please e-mail Kim Palmer Rowsome, Program Officer.