Public Service Grants

Community Tool Box 2010 Out of the Box Prize

The Community Tool Box will honor innovative approaches to promoting community health and development worldwide with the 2010 Out of the Box Prize. We invite you to enter and encourage you to share contest information with others doing innovative work to improve life in their communities anywhere in the world.

Your group’s work may involve efforts to improve community health, education, urban or rural development, poverty, the environment, social justice, or other related issues of importance to communities. Applicants must be willing to share the group’s innovative and promising approach with others.

Grand Prize: $5,000 cash award (USD) + free customized WorkStation for your group (value $2,100)

Second Prize: $2,000 cash award (USD) + free customized WorkStation for your group

Award Finalists: All Award Finalists stories will be featured on the Community Tool Box as an outstanding example of “Taking Action in Your Community.”

Finalists will be selected by an international panel of judges. Site visitors will vote on their favorite "Out of the Box" project to be awarded the top two prizes.

Important Contest Dates:

8/1/2010: Opening date for applications

10/31/2010: Deadline for submission of applications

11/1 - 11/21/2010: International panel reviews the applications to select Finalists

12/1/2010: Award Finalists posted on the homepage of the Community Tool Box; public voting begins

1/31/2011: Public voting on Award Finalists closes

2/15/2011: Grand Prize and Second Prize announced

Work Group for Community Health and Development
4082 Dole Human Development Center
1000 Sunnyside Avenue
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045-7555 (U.S.A.)

Telephone: (785) 864-0533
Fax: (785) 864-5281
Email: toolbox@ku.edu
Website: http://communityhealth.ku.edu

Oncology Nursing Society Excellence in Patient/Public Education Award

Award: Monetary award of $1000 and a plaque.

Purpose: To recognize and support excellence in patient/public education. Nominees for this award will be oncology nurses who are involved in offering creative public or patient education.

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

Be a registered professional nurse and an active ONS member
Has a minimum of two years experience in oncology nursing

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

Candidate teaches patients or community groups in manner consistent with the ONS Standards of Oncology Education: Patient/Family and Public.
Candidate identifies needs for education in patients, families, or communities and plans innovative programs to meet those identified needs.
Programs have clearly stated objectives .
Content of program(s) is relevant to population served.
Creative strategies and presentation techniques are used in implementing program.
Program evaluation methods are appropriate.
Candidate serves as a role model for other nurses.
Candidate creates a network to sustain health-promoting behaviors.
Candidate establishes positive teacher-learner relationships.

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

Oncology Nursing Society Excellence in Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Award

Award: Monetary award of $1000 and a plaque.

Purpose: To recognize and support excellence in nurses engaged in cancer prevention and early detection.

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 a recognized expert in the field of cancer prevention and early detection (e.g., through publications, presentations, research, and peer review)
Made a significant contribution to one or more of the following related to cancer prevention and early detection: professional/patient education, clinical practice, and/or nursing research
Serves as a role model for other nurses.

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

ONS involvement: Participation should include involvement at the local or national level.
Includes membership on committees, holding office, or task force participation.
Recognized expert in the field of cancer prevention and early detection, contributing to the development of cancer prevention and early detection.
Includes articles in newsletters, journals, reports, video, multimedia, computer assisted instruction, chapters in books (do not include research here, include research in last criteria point)
Significant contribution to the following areas:
Professional/patient education related to cancer prevention and early detection
Presentations
Examples in letters of role modeling
Specific educational interventions
Program development
Support groups
Adjunct faculty to preceptor for students
Community outreach
Clinical practice related to cancer prevention and early detection:
Theoretical concepts used
Nursing process used
Professional development of self and others
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Quality assurance
Ethical decision-making used
Reviews/applies nursing research
Cancer prevention and early detection research

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

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 Foundation Disaster Relief Grant

Funding psychology-based programs that respond to emergencies or disaster relief and contribute to the sustained rebuilding of communities.

Deadline: November 1, 2010

The 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. It executes this mission through a broad range of scholarships and grants. For all of these, it encourages applications from individuals who represent diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, and sexual orientation.

The Disaster Relief Grant supports psychology based programs that respond to emergencies or disaster relief and contributed to the sustained rebuilding of communities. Special consideration will be given to programs with broad-based community support goals.

Program Goals

* Promote the sustained rebuilding of the communities
* Encourage the application of psychological science to problems arising in the aftermath of disasters and crises
* Implement psychological principles into innovative programs for the recovery effort

Funding Specifics: Up to $10,000 will be available for projects

Affiliation with an education institution or with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization

Special consideration will be given to programs with broad-based community support goals

Evaluation Criteria

* Conformance with stated program goals
* Demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work
* Quality of proposed work

Proposal Requirements

* Description of proposed project to include goal, relevant background, other organizations involved, target population, methods, expected outcomes, geographic scope, total cost Format: up to 5 pages (1 inch margins, no smaller than 11 point font)
* CV of the project leader

Submission Process and Deadline

Submit a completed application online by November 1, 2010.

Questions about this program should be directed to Kim Palmer Rowsome, Program Officer by e-mail.

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

Gerontological Society of America Joseph T. Freeman Award

The Joseph T. Freeman Award is a lectureship in geriatrics and is awarded to a prominent physician in the field of aging, both in research and practice. The Freeman Lecture is one of the highlights of the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting. The award, which carries a prize of $250, was established in 1977 through a bequest from a patient's estate as a tribute to Dr. Joseph T. Freeman, a leading physician and one of the Society's distinguished members and past president.

Deadline: First Monday in May.

Requirements
Nominees must be a member of the Health Sciences section.
A formal nomination letter, which also serves as a statement of impact.
A current Curriculum Vitae.

In order to nominate someone for the Joseph T. Freeman Award, please send your nomination packet to awards@geron.org with a subject of "Freeman Award Nomination - NOMINEE NAME HERE." Please remember to substitute your nominee's name in the subject.

Gerontological Society of America
1220 L Street NW, Suite 901
Washington, DC 20005

OFFICE: 202.842.1275
FAX: 202.842.1150

Gerontological Society of America M. Powell Lawton Award

The M. Powell Lawton Award, sponsored by Polisher Research Institute, is presented annually to an individual to honor contributions from applied gerontological research that have benefited older people and their care. The Lawton Awardee presents a lecture at the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting the following year.

The award recognizes significant contributions in gerontology that led to innovations in gerontological treatment, practice or service, prevention, amelioration of symptoms or barriers. Public policy changes that led to improvement in the lives of older persons are also eligible. Although research is the usual origin of such contributions, leadership in defining and implementing a creative program may also be recognized. The award honors an individual for exemplifying the outstanding professional and personal qualities of M. Powell Lawton. Nominations of candidates in the early or mid stages of their career are encouraged.

Nominations should be responsive to the following guidelines:

Description and documentation of the nominee's contribution, including originality and creativity.
Demonstration of the innovation's positive impact over a sustained period.
Evidence of replication by others or dissemination.
The significance of the contribution in improving the lives of older persons.
An explanation of how the candidate exemplifies the qualities of the late M. Powell Lawton, including evidence of leadership, commitment to mentorship, humility, and respect.

Presented annually at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting, the award consists of a cash award of $2,500 and a certificate. In addition, if the awardee has no support for attending the GSA Annual Meeting, up to $1,000 can be made available for the awardee's travel and per diem expenses.

Deadline: First Monday in May.
Requirements
The nominator must be a member of GSA, however nominees do not.
Formal nomination letter.
A current Curriculum Vitae.
2 (two) letters of endorsement.

In order to nominate someone for the M. Powell Lawton Award, please send your nomination packet to awards@geron.org with a subject of "Lawton Award Nomination - NOMINEE NAME HERE." Please remember to substitute your nominee's name in the subject.

Gerontological Society of America
1220 L Street NW, Suite 901
Washington, DC 20005

OFFICE: 202.842.1275
FAX: 202.842.1150

Clarence S. Livingood, MD Award and Lectureship

The Clarence S. Livingood Lectureship and Education Fund was established as a segregated fund by the Department of Dermatology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. It was endowed by Settler and Doris Giddy in memory of George H. Giddy. The Giddey's were both patients and friends of Dr. Clarence S. Livingood. The Lecture was first presented at the 1993 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

The selected lecturer will receive a cash award in the amount of which is determined by the Trustees of the Livingood Lectureship and Education Fund, but which will not be less than $7,500. The recipient will present a lecture of approximately 30 minutes at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Application Deadline - Friday, November 5, 2010

Criteria

* The lecture should present views on the broader issues of dermatology to include organizational aspects, socioeconomic issues, ethics, concepts and features specific to the specialty of dermatology, professionalism and the "art" of dermatology.
* The recipient need not be a dermatologist or a physician. The Task Force may consider, in addition to physicians, health policy experts, medical ethicists, social/medical philosophers, theologians, etc.
* The recipient should be a recognized expert in the area or issue to be presented.
* The recipient must have excellent and proven communication skills.

Selection Process

Requests for nominations will be solicited from the Academy membership at large. The recipient will be selected by the Named Lectureship Task Force and presented to the Scientific Assembly Committee for approval at the planning meeting which is held in the Spring of the year prior to the presentation of the lecture.

Nominations must be submitted to the Task Force no later than Friday, November 5, 2010. The Academy will announce its final decision in June of the following year.

Named Lectureship Task Force
Boni E. Elewski, MD, FAAD, Chair
Warren R. Heymann, MD, FAAD
Brett M. Coldiron, MD, FAAD
Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD, FAAD
David R. Bickers, MD, FAAD

Year: 2012
Description: Clarence S. Livingood, MD Lectureship
Meeting Name: 70th Annual Meeting
Date of Meeting: March 16-20, 2012
Location: San Diego, CA
Questions: Tim Moses, Director, Meeting and Conventions
Phone: (847) 240-1491
Fax: (847) 330-1090
Email: namedlectureships@aad.org

American Academy of Dermatology
P.O. Box 4014
Schaumburg, IL 60168

Toll-free: (866) 503-SKIN (7546)
International: (847) 240-1280
Fax: (847) 240-1859