Public Outreach and Science Education Grants

Association of Schools of Public Health and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) are pleased to announce two new funding opportunities for career day events and internship programs. In an effort to generate interest in public health careers, ASPH and APHL solicit proposals for the planning and execution of career day events and undergraduate internship/mentorship programs.

Proposals will be accepted for events focused on undergraduate/graduate education and careers in public health, which may include an appropriate mix of activities, such as exhibit fairs, plenary sessions and small group events. The suggested length of event is one day, though longer events will also be considered. Events proposed under this category may be aimed towards health professions students, undergraduate students, high school students or a combination of all three categories.

Proposals will also be accepted for internship programs which encourage undergraduate students to explore careers in public health and public health laboratory science. The program will be designed to combine public health concepts and theories with laboratory science and other practice settings, ideally among partnering academic institutions and state/local public health laboratories.

Eligible organizations are:
• Public health laboratories;
• Public health practice-based organizations such as health departments;
• CEPH-accredited schools of public health; and,
• Academic institutions offering undergraduate majors and minors in public health.

Deadlines
Letter of Intent: Interested organizations should submit a letter of intent by November 1, 2008 to jmcelligott@asph.org. Submit one letter of intent (LOI) per application. The LOI cannot exceed a total of three pages. Include: project title, organization, principal investigator with contact information, other key personnel, and a brief summary of the proposed project.

Proposals: Completed proposals must be submitted by 5 p.m. eastern on December 1, 2008 via an online application system, which will be available on November 10, 2008.

Source of Funding
Funding is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Pathways to Public Health
Funded proposals will be highlighted on the new website for high school and undergraduate students, Pathways to Public Health.

Association of Schools of Public Health
1101 15th Street NW, Suite 910
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 296-1099
Fax: (202) 296-1252

General questions can be sent to info@asph.org.

Welcome Back Awards

Sponsored by Lilly, the Welcome Back Awards is a national program launched in 1998 to fight the stigma associated with depression and help the public understand that depression is treatable. The awards, announced annually, recognize excellence and courage in the mental health community. They acknowledge outstanding accomplishments in the following areas: community service, destigmatization, primary care, psychiatry, and lifetime achievement. An independent committee of mental health community leaders selects the winners from hundreds of nominations. As part of the awards, Lilly makes a donation to the not-for-profit institution of each honoree's choice. More information is available by calling (212) 884-0650.

Eli Lilly and Company Worldwide Headquarters
Lilly Corporate Center
Indianapolis, Indiana 46285 USA
Phone: +1-317-276-2000

IFER Graduate Fellowship Program

The International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER) is please to announce the availability of Graduate Fellowships in Alternatives in Scientific Research. IFER is dedicated to the development and implementation of scientifically valid alternatives to the use of animals in research, product testing, and education. IFER is also committed to programs designed to increase public awareness of such alternatives. The purpose of these Graduate Fellowships in Alternatives in Scientific Research is to provide monetary assistance to graduate students whose programs of study seem likely to have an impact in one or more of these areas.

Awards
The fellowships provide up to $12,500 annually in stipendiary support and up to $2,500 for supplies per year. The fellowships are renewable annually for up to three years. Continued funding is dependant on student progress and availability of funds.

Expectations
In return for funding, IFER expects:

* Annual progress reports
* Acknowledgement of support in publications and formal presentations
* Copies of all publications
* A copy of the thesis or dissertation including a special section detailing the relevance of the work to IFER’s goals and replacement, reduction, refinement and responsibility (the 4 R’s) as they relate to the use of animals in research, product testing, and education

In addition, the student’s graduate advisory committee must (as possible) contain one member with particular interest or expertise in animal welfare.

Eligibility
Application is open to students enrolled in Master’s and Ph.D. programs in the sciences, humanities, psychology, and journalism.

Sample Areas of Interest
IFER has supported research in the following areas. However, this list is not intended to be exhaustive.

* Tissue, cell, and organ cultures
* Clinical studies using animals or humans
* Epidemiological studies
* Enhanced use of existing tissue repositories and patient databases
* Public education
* Computer modeling

Application deadline: March 15

The International Foundation for Ethical Research
53 West Jackson Boulevard
Suite 1552
Chicago, IL 60604
phone: 312.427.6025
fax: 312.427.6524
ifer@navs.org

www.ifer.org

Mini Fellowships

In 2007, the Kaiser Media Fellowships Program launched a new program for reporting on global health issues. The program awards mini-fellowships to print, radio, television, and online journalists (including freelancers) to research and report on global health issues, with a particular focus on issues related to HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria. The purpose is to encourage in-depth reporting on the health, social, economic, political and cultural implications of major public health issues and on the response to these challenges. Awards of up to $10,000 will be given to journalists to cover travel and research expenses relating to a specific project of their choice for publication, broadcast, or online posting.

This program is for journalists working for English-language news organizations with target audiences in North America and/or Europe. Priority will be given to projects otherwise unlikely to be undertaken or completed, focusing on issues that have not been reported or are under-reported, and which have a high likelihood of being published/aired/posted and of reaching a mass audience. Reporting projects can be local or international in scope, but should focus on public health concerns – or responses – that are of global relevance.

Reporting should be undertaken and completed by December of the fellowship year, and will be posted on the Kaiser Family Foundation’s websites subject to copyright permission. Fellows are expected to negotiate such permission.

Applications for the 2009 program must be received - in hard copy - by October 23, 2008.

Each fellow will be awarded up to $10,000 or a prorated amount based on individual project needs, to cover travel and research expenses. Where possible, the fellow's news organization will be actively encouraged to supplement the fellowship award. Applicants will need to submit a budget outline broadly defining the costs associated with their proposed project and which parts of their project would require funding from the fellowship. List the various categories associated with the cost of the project—such as travel (air, train, car), accommodation, meals, production, translation, editing, telephone, and/or project materials—and provide an estimated cost for each category. For example, travel to abc countries, states, or cities to interview abc projects or experts, at an estimated cost of approximately abc dollars (or other currencies); accommodations and meals in abc countries, states, or cities at an estimated cost of approximately abc dollars (or other currencies);

Note that the maximum amount for the award is US$10,000; projects requiring less money will receive special attention.

Eligibility

Who is Eligible
This program is for journalists working for English-language news organizations with target audiences in North America and/or Europe. For example, this would include an African journalist reporting for a British news organization; or the Delhi bureau chief of a Canadian newspaper. There is no age restriction.

Selection for the fellowships is highly competitive. Fellows are selected by an international committee of editors primarily on the basis of previous and potential work, on the applicant's demonstrated commitment to reporting on health issues, and on the committee's determination of which candidates would benefit most from this program.

Eligible Projects
Given the focus of this program on global health issues, the scope of eligible topics is inherently very broad. Note that priority will be given to projects addressing some of the many implications of HIV/AIDS, TB, and/or malaria. Also bear in mind that reporting on global health issues can be very locally focused, and international travel is not a requirement or necessity for a project to be selected. For example, an applicant from Toronto could write about a local university medical team/church/NGO group’s work on malaria prevention in Africa. A U.S. journalist could compare HIV/AIDS prevention efforts among teens in their community with those in South Africa; or could track how effectively PEPFAR money is being dispersed.

To Apply

There is no application form. To be considered, mail the following materials to the executive director*:

* A detailed letter describing your reasons for applying; your career goals; a short outline of the reporting you would want to complete; and what you would aim to accomplish as a result of the fellowship
* A brief description of your news organization and its readership/audience
* Budget outline (see more details below)
* An estimated project timeframe
* Curriculum vitae or resume
* Where relevant, details of previous awards or fellowships
* Examples of recent work (work samples will not be returned to applicants)

o Print applicants: 5-8 clips. Original clips should be pasted or photocopied on to standard 8.5”x11” or 11”x17” paper (applicants may submit an original copy along with the mounted copy). If clips are reduced in size to fit the page, they should be legible. Special paper, margins, etc. are not necessary. Most importantly clips should be clean and clear, easy to photocopy and able to fit in a standard file folder.
o For photographs, please submit regular prints and/or photocopies – no slides.
o Television applicants: please send DVDs or VHS tapes in NTSC – not PAL – format.
o Radio applicants: please send CDs or cassette tapes. Please label each piece with your name, program title, running time and date aired.
o Internet applicants: please send your clips in hard copy format, printed from your website, in addition to providing website links.
* One or more letters of support from other journalists familiar with your work, including a letter from your current senior editor or news director supporting your application (freelance journalists should send a letter of support from an editor, producer or colleague familiar with your recent work). Letters can be emailed directly to Penny Duckham (pduckham@kff.org) or included in your application file.

* All applications must be mailed in hard copy. An email version of your application can be sent in addition, but not as a substitute.

Applications must be mailed to the following address:
Penny Duckham
Executive Director
Kaiser Family Foundation
Kaiser Media Fellowships Program
2400 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
USA
Email: pduckham@kff.org

If you have further questions about the fellowship or would like to clarify any of the application requirements, please send an email to mediafellows@kff.org before you submit your application materials.

Budget Outline
Applicants should describe broadly which parts of their project would require funding from the fellowship. List the various categories associated with the cost of the project—such as travel (air, train, car), accommodation, meals, production, translation, editing, telephone, and/or project materials—and provide an estimated cost for each category. For example, travel to abc countries, states, or cities to interview abc projects or experts, at an estimated cost of approximately abc dollars (or other currencies); accommodations and meals in abc countries, states, or cities at an estimated cost of approximately abc dollars (or other currencies);

Where possible, the fellow's news organization will be actively encouraged to supplement the fellowship award.

American Association for the Advancement of Science.Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows Program

Purpose
Increasing public understanding of science and technology is one of the principal goals of AAAS. The association has improved coverage of science and technology in mass media for more than 30 years through the Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows Program. This highly competitive program strengthens the connections between scientists and journalists by placing advanced science, mathematics and engineering students in newsrooms across the country. The AAAS Fellows use their academic training in the sciences as they research, write and report today's headlines, sharpening their abilities to communicate complex scientific issues to non-specialists.

Program
The AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows work for 10 weeks during the summer as reporters, researchers, and production assistants in mass media organizations nationwide. Fellows collaborate with media professionals at radio and television stations, newspapers, and magazines. As part of their job, the student-scientists and their host-journalists strive to make science news easy for the public to understand.

The fellowship program is designed to enhance coverage of science-related issues in the media in order to improve public understanding and appreciation of science and technology. Fellows have the opportunity to observe and participate in the process by which events and ideas become news, improve their communication skills by learning to describe complex technical subjects in a manner understandable to the lay public, and increase their understanding of editorial decision making and the way in which information is effectively disseminated. The program has supported nearly 500 Fellows.

Criteria:

1. Applicants must be enrolled as college or university students (in their senior year, or in any graduate or post graduate level) in the natural, physical, health, engineering, computer, or social sciences or mathematics in order to apply.
2. Post doctoral applicants must apply for the summer fellowship within one year of defending their thesis.
3. Students enrolled in English, journalism, science journalism, or other non-technical fields are not eligible for these fellowships.
4. Successful applicants will attend an orientation at AAAS headquarters at the beginning of the summer and a wrap-up session at the end of the summer. They will prepare reports on the progress of their fellowships throughout their placement.

Award
AAAS typically selects from 20-25 Mass Media Fellows each summer. Fellows are provided a weekly stipend of $450 as well as travel expenses to and from AAAS and their sites.

Applicants will be evaluated by a selection committee composed of experts in the sciences, education, and media. The committee will make recommendations to the AAAS staff, who are responsible for the final decisions and for negotiations between the candidates and the media hosts. A telephone interview will be conducted with semi-finalists sometime in late February or early March. Candidates will receive final notification of the status of their applications by 15 April 2009.

Mail completed forms to:
AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program
1200 New York Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: (202) 326-6441

The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships For Mental Health Journalism

Mental illnesses constitute some of the most serious, unrecognized, and under-reported health problems in the United States and around the world. As part of an international effort to reduce stigma and discrimination, The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism provide stipends to journalists to report on topics related to mental health or mental illnesses.

The goals of the fellowships are to:

Increase accurate reporting on mental health issues and decrease incorrect, stereotypical information

Help journalists produce high-quality work that reflects an understanding of mental health issues through exposure to well-established resources in the field

Develop a cadre of better-informed print and electronic journalists who will more accurately report information through newspapers, magazines, radio, television, film, and the Internet and influence their peers to do the same.

Eligibility and Application Requirements

Eligible applicants for a fellowship must:

Have at least three years of experience in print or electronic journalism (writing, reporting, editing, producing, filmmaking)

Complete the electronic profile of personal and professional information.This profile may be submitted electronically to ccmhp@emory.edu or printed and included in the application packet.

Submit a complete application packet, including how the applicant learned about the fellowships

Attend orientation and presentation meetings in September, at the beginning and end of the fellowship year

Timeline

Application packets and letters of recommendation and support for 2009-2010 fellowships must be postmarked no later than Monday, April 20, 2009. Items postmarked after the deadline will not be accepted. Fellowships will be announced on the Carter Center Web site (www.cartercenter.org) Friday, July 10, 2009, at 9 a.m. EDT.

U.S. applicants should send all application materials to:

Rebecca G. Palpant, M.S.
Senior Program Associate
Mental Health Program
The Carter Center
One Copenhill
453 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
(404) 420-5165
(404) 420-5158 fax
ccmhp@emory.edu
www.cartercenter.org

Linus Pauling Institute Prize for Health Research

The Prize is sponsored by the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University. The LPI functions from the basic premise that an optimum diet and a healthy lifestyle are the key to optimum health. LPI's mission is to determine the function and role of vitamins, essential minerals, and phytochemicals in promoting optimum health and preventing and treating disease; and to determine the role of oxidative/nitrative stress and antioxidants in human health and disease. Major areas of research in the Institute encompass cardiovascular diseases, cancer, aging, and neurodegenerative diseases. The goal of LPI's outreach and education program is to help people everywhere achieve a healthy and productive life, full of vitality, with minimal suffering, and free of cancer and other debilitating diseases. For more information, please visit the Institute's website.

Nature: The Prize consists of $50,000 and a medal, and is awarded biennially. The recipient of the inaugural 2001 Prize was Bruce N. Ames from the University of California, Berkeley, and Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute. The 2003 Prize went to Harvard University's Walter C. Willett, and the 2005 Prize to Paul Talalay from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Our 2007 prize winner was Mark Levine from the National Institutes of Health.

Purpose: The Prize recognizes innovation and excellence in research relating to the roles of vitamins, essential minerals, and phytochemicals in promoting optimum health and preventing or treating disease; and the roles of oxidative/nitrative stress and antioxidants in human health and disease. The goal is to stimulate innovative research that enhances our knowledge of the role of diet and lifestyle in the primary and secondary prevention of disease; and the role of oxidative/nitrative stress in disease pathology. The Prize also recognizes successful efforts to disseminate and implement knowledge on diet, lifestyle, and health to enhance public health and reduce suffering from disease.

Procedure: The nominator should submit a nomination letter, two supporting letters solicited from his/her colleagues, and the candidate's up-to-date curriculum vita. The candidate's research accomplishments in light of the purpose of the Prize should be amply described in the letters. The awardee must be present to accept the Prize and deliver a talk at LPI's "Diet and Optimum Health" conference. The next conference will be May 13-16, 2009.

Nomination packages should be sent to:

Barbara McVicar
Linus Pauling Institute
Oregon State University
571 Weniger Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-6512

Complete nomination materials must be received by November 1, 2008.

Oncology Nursing Society Foundation Cancer Public Education Project Grant

Awards: Up to $5,000 available for funding.

Purpose: To enhance the public's knowledge and awareness of cancer prevention, detection, and treatment modalities.

Selection Criteria: The candidate must have a current license to practice as a registered nurse and must have an interest in and commitment to oncology nursing. The major focus of the project should be some aspect of cancer public education.

Application deadline: December 1, 2008

ONS Foundation
125 Enterprise Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
866-257-4ONS
412-859-6100
877-369-5497 (toll free fax)
412-859-6163 (fax)
E-mail: foundation@ons.org
Web site: www.onsfoundation.org

The following American Dietetic Association Foundation Awards are available to all ADA members. The annual application deadline is December 1 unless otherwise noted. The amount of the award is determined by investment return of the fund endowment.

Susan T. Borra Fellowship in Nutrition Communication
This award is given to help deserving individuals enhance their capabilities in the area of nutrition communication in leading universities, public health organizations and professional societies. Award amount: $5,000

E. Neige Todhunter Memorial Doctoral Fellowship
This award is given to master prepared dietetics educators and practitioners to pursue doctoral studies. Award amount: $5,000.

Margene Wagstaff Fellowship for Innovation in Dietetics Education
This award is given to recognize individuals who inspire entry-level dietetics professionals to pursue professional values. Award amount: up to $3,000.

F. Ann Gallagher Award
This award is given to a member of the Consultant Dietitians in Health Care Facilities DPG to financially support promoting state or federal legislation to advance the profession of dietetics. Award amount: $1,000.

Barbara Ann F. Hughes — NEP DPG Continuing Education Award
This award is given to provide educational stipends for nutrition professionals on the subjects of policy initiatives, advocacy and/or private practice. Preference will be given to members of Nutrition Education for the Public (NEP) DPG. Award amount: $1,000.

Karen Lechowich Continuing Education Award
This award is given to assist new ADA members (less than five years) to attend the Annual Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE). Award amount: $500. Up to two awards may be given each year.

Edna and Robert Langholz International Nutrition Award
This award will be presented to the person whose contribution to nutrition has had the greatest international significance. Award amount: $25,000. Awarded in even numbered years.

Margene Wagstaff Fellowship for Innovation in Dietetics Education
This award is given to recognize individuals who inspire entry-level dietetics professionals to pursue professional values. Award amount: up to $3,000.

Mary Abbott Hess Award for Recognition of an Innovative Food/Culinary Effort
This award is given to encourage dietetics professionals to make original and innovative efforts in food and culinary education. Award amount: $1,000.

Anita Owen Award of Recognition for Innovative Nutrition Education
This award is given to encourage development of and recognize excellence in innovative and unique models for dietetics information and/or innovative services for delivery of nutrition education to the public. Award amount: $1,000

Abbott Nutrition Award in Women's Health
This award is given to recognize dietitians who make significant contributions to the importance of nutrition in women's health. Award amount: $1,000.

Judy Ford Stokes Memorial Award for Innovation in Administrative Dietetics
This award is given to encourage further development in administrative dietetics in saving money or generating revenue or in food service facility design. Award amount: $1,000.

LuLu G. Graves Nutrition Education Award
This award is given to support volunteer groups engaged in projects and programs of nutrition education for the public. Award amount: $500. Multiple awards may be given.

American Dietetic Association Foundation
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
800/877-1600, ext. 4793

Student Abstract Prizes

Ten travel awards of $500 each will be given to high school, college, graduate and medical students who have submitted abstracts chosen to be presented during Digestive Disease Week®.
At A Glance
Eligibility: High school, college, graduate and medical students
Amount/year: $500.00
Duration: N/A
Deadline: March 21
Start Date: N/A
# of Awards: 10 total

DESCRIPTION

Ten travel awards of $500 each will be given to high school, college, graduate and medical students who have submitted abstracts chosen by the AGA to be presented during Digestive Disease Week . The three best student abstracts submitted will receive a $1,000 prize. Prize recipients will be acknowledged at the NIH/PhD reception during DDW.

OBJECTIVE

To stimulate interest in gastroenterology research careers through competition and recognition.

ELIGIBILITY

* Any high school, undergraduate medical, premedical, pre-doctoral student or medical resident (up to and including postgraduate year three) who has performed original research related to gastroenterology or hepatology.
* Post doctoral fellows, technicians, visiting scientists and MD research fellows are not eligible for this award.
* Applicants may only submit one abstract for consideration and must be the designated presenter or first author of the abstract.
* Applicants must be sponsored by an American Gastroenterological Association member.
* Women and minority students are strongly encouraged to apply.

REQUIREMENTS

* Students who have been awarded must present the abstract. No substitute presenters are allowed.
* Abstracts must have been selected by the AGA for presentation at DDW.
* A letter of recommendation from the sponsor is required including a description of the student’s role in the project.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Awardees will be selected based on novelty; significance of the proposal; clarity of the abstract; and contribution of the student.

REVIEW PROCESS

A selection committee composed of members of the AGA Research Awards Panel will review the proposals and select the awardees.

APPLICATION PROCESS

To download the award application and for more information about this, and other AGA Foundation awards, please visit www.fdhn.org. The application packet, which is to include the award application, abstract, confirmation of AGA acceptance of present abstract at Digestive Disease Week ®, letters of support or commitment and other documents as applicable, must be submitted as one PDF document. Letters of support or commitment sent individually will not be considered. Hard copies are not permitted.

The application deadline date for this award is March 21 . If the deadline occurs on a weekend or holiday, the application packet must be received by midnight the following business day. Please email the application packet to awards@fdhn.org. Please direct questions about this award or the application submission process to the Research Awards Manager, by telephone at 301-222-4012 or via email at awards@fdhn.org. For additional information about AGA Foundation Awards, please visit the web site at www.fdhn.org.

Support of this program by the American Gastroenterological Association is gratefully acknowledged.