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Autism Speaks Request for Applications: 2012 Baker Summer Camp Grant Cycle
March 5 - Deadline for applications at midnight EST
Program Funding
Autism Speaks Baker Summer Camp Program will select eligible camps to identify scholarship campers and offers up to $5,000 in scholarship funds for campers with Autism Spectrum Disorder to attend a summer camp.
Request for Application
Camp Scholarship Fund applications must be submitted electronically using the Autism Speaks Online Grant System. Applications that are late, incomplete, or do not adhere to the required format will not be reviewed.
Camp Eligibility
All Camps providing a summer camp program to financially disadvantaged individuals with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder are eligible to apply for a Camp Scholarship Fund through the Autism Speaks Baker Summer Camp Program.
Scholarship Camper
Camps selected to participate in the Camp Scholarship Fund are responsible for selecting Scholarship Campers. A Scholarship Camper has: 1) a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2) is financially disadvantaged, and 3) through camp participation has the opportunity for individual growth and development.
Final Evaluation Report
Selected Camps will provide a detailed accounting of the Camp Scholarship Fund. Camper and family evaluation of the Scholarship Camper's experience is provided to Autism Speaks.
Review Committee
Autism Speaks recruits members for the Autism Speaks' Baker Summer Camp Program Review Committee. The national committee will be composed of families affected by autism, individuals with autism, and autism professionals. The Committee reviews eligible applications and selects camps to receive a Camp Scholarship Fund.
The Review Committee reviews and ranks applications based on the following criteria:
1. Overall camp program design and available activities 2. Approach to serving individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder 3. Camp offers a wide ranger of opportunities for inclusion of campers with autism with age-appropriate peers 4. Location of the camp is readily accessible to underserved communities 5. Camp staff is provided with training in Autism Spectrum Disorders 6. Camp administration has a clear, fair, and easily documented process for selecting Scholarship Campers 7. The Camp has matching funds available for the 2012 Camp Scholarship fund.
Camps will be reviewed based on the information presented in the online application.
Conflicts of Interest
Conflicts of Interest include but are not limited to a pre-existing relationship between a Camp and a Member of the Review Committee. All conflicts must be declared at the beginning of the process. Anyone with a conflict of interest is not permitted to review the declared application.
All recommendations made by the Review Committee are based on information presented in the online application.
Camps We Have Funded
Since 2010, Autism Speaks has awarded scholarships to more than 630 campers at 99 camps across the country through the Autism Speaks Baker Summer Camp Scholarship Program. All camps in the U.S. that provide a summer program to financially disadvantaged individuals with autism were eligible to apply.
Autism Speaks encourages individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder to contact local camp organizations in order to take advantage of this unique opportunity.
Autism Speaks Request for Applications: Treatment Research Grants: Full- and Pilot-Level 2012 Cycle
Letter of Intent due: February 23, 2012, 8:00 PM Eastern Autism Speaks invites both Full- and Pilot-Level Treatment research grant applications to conduct innovative clinical studies of novel interventions for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) throughout the lifespan. These may include medical approaches including complementary and alternative forms of health care and pharmacological treatments, as well as behavioral and/or psychosocial interventions, and evaluation of the efficacy, safety or therapeutic benefits of all types of interventions. Also appropriate are animal model studies that test the effects of novel compounds for reducing autism symptoms.
For all RFAs, Autism Speaks is focusing on a set of targeted research priorities for 2012. All treatment study projects will be required to demonstrate direct relevance to at least one of these targeted research priorities:
1. Understand environmental risk factors and their interaction with genetic susceptibility to enable prevention and improve diagnosis and treatment
2. Discover biomarkers that can improve risk assessment and subtype stratification that will allow for an individualized approach to treatment
3. Improve quality of life through more effective medicines, behavioral interventions, and technologies
4. Enhance diagnosis and treatment of underserved and under-studied populations, specifically,
• Nonverbal persons with ASD • Ethnically-diverse and/or low resource communities • Adults • Those with medical co-morbidities
5. Disseminate and implement evidence-based clinical practices to the broader community worldwide IMPORTANT: The relevance of the proposed research to ASD and Autism Speaks’ research priority areas must be explicitly described in the Letter of Intent (LOI) and full application.
Awards Autism Speaks will make a limited number of treatment research grants determined by the available financial resources. Full-level research grant 1-3 years $150,000/year maximum
Pilot-level research grant 1-2 years $60,000/year maximum
Autism Speaks utilizes a web-based application system for their grant submissions. All applications must be submitted through this system. It is imperative to indicate whether the submission is for the Full- or Pilot-Level Treatment research option.
Research Inquiries research@autismspeaks.org
Jordan Fieldman, MD, Award
Deadline: April 2012
The Jordan Fieldman MD, Joint AMA Foundation and AMA Resident and Fellow Section Award was established in the name of a very distinguished colleague of ours whose time in this world was all too short. Dr. Jordan Fieldman was an outstanding physician and deeply concerned with helping his patients and making the world of medicine a better place. He was a strong advocate for what he believed in and was a strong force within the AMA-RFS assembly. Unfortunately, Jordan lost his battle with a brain tumor in June 2005 and can no longer be with us. We hope that by establishing this award, we can continue to create physicians like Dr. Fieldman and give them the skills and means to do so.
The Jordan Fieldman, MD, Award will be presented annually to two residents or fellows who have shown leadership or a strong interest in advocacy issues. The award money will cover travel and necessary expenses to travel and attend the Annual or Interim meeting during the year of the award. This award will give a young doctor an opportunity that he or she may otherwise never be able to experience. We feel that by attending meetings, awardees will become more aware of important medical and patient care issues and will be more able to advocate for what is important to your patients and the medical field at large. This award is open to both AMA and non-AMA members.
The Awardee must be:
- A first time attendee to the AMA-RFS Meetings - From a state or district that does not have funding available to support resident or fellow travel to attend the AMA-RFS Meetings - Interested and active in patient, physician or health care advocacy efforts
The Awardee must:
- submit the application along with a current curriculum vitae and (1) letter of recommendation in support of your application - Submit 2 short essays (each less than 300 words) describing (1) your interest in advocacy and previous advocacy efforts as well as (2) your reasons for wishing to attend the AMA-RFS Meetings - submit all application materials prior to posted deadline
Award winners will be chosen by the AMA-RFS Governing Counci and will be notified within 30 days following the application deadline. For more information please contact the AMA-RFS at rfs@ama-assn.org or (312) 464-4978.
Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (Division 45) of the American Psychological Association Second Biennial Conference Graduate Student Conference Scholarship
The Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (Division 45) will be hosting its second biennial conference on May 24-26, 2012 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. There will also be a pre-conference professional development opportunity for graduate students and early career professionals that will be held on Thursday, May 24, 2012. In addition, there will be a limited number of student scholarships that will be offered as well
As in the initial conference, the goals for our second meeting are to provide a forum for:
1. The presentation of state-of-the-art research related to the psychological condition of individuals from all ethnic minority groups within the United States: 2. The professional development of ethnic minority researchers (students and professionals); 3. Greater networking and collaboration among researchers conducting research on ethnic minority issues across various fields of psychology
Graduate Student Conference Scholarship
A limited number of scholarships will be awarded to graduate students to cover their conference registration and housing costs. These scholarships are intended to increase graduate student participation in both the preconference and conference.
What Does the Scholarship Cover?
The scholarship covers registration fees for both the preconference and conference registration. It also covers the cost of 4 nights lodging (May 24-26, 2012) in a single room in one of the Residence Hall at the University of Michigan. These costs will be prepaid so students will not have to pay any housing or registration expenses out of pocket. Students are responsible for their own travel and parking costs. As part of the conference and preconference registration fees, students will receive box lunches on May 24 through May 26. Students are responsible for all other meal costs.
Who is Eligible?
All students who are currently enrolled in a psychology-related graduate program are eligible to apply. Accepting the scholarship commits the students to attending the entire preconference and conference. No exceptions. Although students are NOT required to be a presenter at the conference or a member of Division 45 to be eligible to receive the conference scholarship, those students who submit a proposal to present and who are members of the division will get priority. In all other instances, students will be selected on a first-come basis.
How to Apply?
Students must complete and submit the on-line scholarship application form by February 12 at 11:59pm Eastern time. Applications will be reviewed and awardees notified by March 2, 2012.
Questions?
All questions should be emailed to scholarship@div45conference.com.
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.
Vargas International Hand Therapy Teaching Award
Deadline: December 1, 2012, 11:59PM EST
The Vargas International Hand Therapy Teaching Award is named in honor of Dr. Miguel Vargas, a hand surgeon who practiced in Puerto Rico and was an international emissary for education.
The Award is an outgrowth of the AAHS’s mission. Its intent is therapy outreach - to foster an exchange of educational ideas between therapists in the AAHS and in the host country to result in improved patient care for upper extremity problems. The Vargas Award is hand therapy education driven. Education is the foremost purpose and mission of the Award, with a portion of the trip emphasizing hands-on postoperative care of the upper extremity in host countries where surgery is applicable and possible.
The Vargas Award is bestowed annually. A grant reimbursing up to $5000 in trip-related expenses, including supplies needed for the mission, will be made to the therapist Award recipient.
Who can apply for the Vargas Award? The Vargas Award will be granted to a hand therapist currently practicing in the area of hand therapy. A therapist may apply to participate in an unspecified future mission or propose a mission. A practicing hand surgeon may propose a future mission or apply to accompany a therapist on a future mission; however, no funding will be awarded to the surgeon. Surgeons chosen for a Vargas mission are expected to be self-funded or seek outside funding. A therapist/surgeon team may propose a mission, but funding will be applied only to the therapist's expenses.
Guidelines Applicants must be current AAHS members. Applicants must be actively practicing in the area of hand therapy or surgery. If accepted for a mission, individuals must be willing to travel for up to 2 weeks.
Following the trip, the therapist will be required to share his/her mission experience with the AAHS membership by writing an article for the Hand Surgery Quarterly newsletter and presenting a report at the Annual Meeting. If applicable, it is preferred that the therapist and surgeon present their experiences jointly as an extension of their trip in the spirit of continued collaboration.
If a therapist is unable to afford attendance to the AAHS Annual Meeting, the unused funds from the Vargas Award may be applied toward this expense so that the Award winner can present at the Annual Meeting.
Category 1 Therapists or surgeons who would like to apply to participate in a future Vargas mission, but do not have a specific mission to propose
Category 2 Therapists, surgeons, or therapist/surgeon teams who would like to propose a future Vargas mission
If an individual knows of a potential Vargas mission contact or host facility, please notify the AAHS administrative office at contact@handsurgery.org.
American Academy of Dermatology Native American Health Service Resident Rotation Program
The American Academy of Dermatology provides funding for four U.S. dermatology residents in their second or third year of residency to participate in a one- to two-week rural health elective in Chinle, Ariz., at the Indian Health Service.
Residents will have an opportunity to provide dermatologic care to the Navajo Nation population, and will work with primary health care providers to assist with diagnosis and management of dermatologic diseases. Residents are expected to keep records of consults, prepare lectures and submit a report of activities to the Academy.
ApplyGrant recipients receive a stipend for airfare, accommodations and board. Second- and third-year residents are encouraged to apply. Four grants are available for rotations to be completed in March, May, August and November during a period of one to two week(s). Each applicant must attach a letter of support from his or her program director or department chair, write a short application essay and submit a complete curriculum vitae with his or her online application.
Applications for 2013 rotations are now opened through April 30, 2012.
American Academy of Dermatology Resident International Grant
In keeping with its dedication to international educational opportunities, the American Academy of Dermatology provides funding for 12 U.S. and Canadian senior dermatology residents to participate in a four-week to six-week elective in Gaborone, Botswana, where participants rotate between the Princess Marina Hospital, in conjunction with the Botswana-UPenn Partnership, and the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI). Residents take part in dermatologic HIV care for both children and adults, and visit outreach sites in Francistown and Southern Botswana.
The grant allows residents an opportunity to learn about the care of tropical and HIV-related dermatologic conditions, as well as how to practice routine dermatology with finite resources. Residents are expected to prepare lectures and presentations, develop a database of photos, submit teledermatology consults, and present reports of their activities to the Academy and their home programs.
More than 30 dermatology residents have received grants to complete an international elective at the Princess Marina Hospital since 2008.
Incoming second- and third-year residents (for the academic year of 2013-2014) are encouraged to apply.
A total of 12 awards are available for 2013:
The submission deadline for rotations to be completed between January and June 2013 is April 27, 2012.
The submission deadline for rotations to be completed between July and December 2013 is Sept. 28, 2012.
Each applicant must include a letter of support from his or her program director or department chair, a short application essay, and a detailed curriculum vitae with his or her online application. Letters of recommendation must be addressed to the Education and Volunteers Abroad Commitee and be attached to the online application (no mail, email or faxes). Grant recipients receive a stipend for accommodations, board and insurance. The Academy covers airfare to Botswana.
The Education and Volunteers Abroad Committee reviews and makes decisions about all applications. Individuals are notified in May and November about the status of their applications.
Call for Nominations: Robert F. Allen Symbol of H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Through Empowerment) Award
Award Criteria
The Robert F. Allen Symbol of H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Through Empowerment) Award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to promoting cultural diversity within health promotion or who have demonstrated significant achievement in serving the health promotion needs of underserved populations. National prominence or celebrity status is not one of the criteria for the award.
The purposes of this award are to (1) reward those who have devoted their careers to serving underserved populations and promoting cross-cultural harmony, (2) disseminate innovative and effective strategies to do this, and (3) increase the attention directed toward these efforts within the health promotion community.
This award is made in recognition of Dr. Robert F. Allen’s work in helping people live harmoniously and achieve their greatest potential by learning how to create cultural norms that support these goals.
Nominations and Selection Process
Award winners will be selected from nominations submitted by peers. Nominations should include the following information:
1. An email with the names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of the two people submitting the nomination and of the nominee.
2. A two page narrative description, in a Microsoft Word document, of the nominee's contributions or achievements in promoting cultural diversity within health promotion or meeting the health promotion needs of underserved populations, with specific examples of how the nominee has influenced and contributed in these areas. Nominations will be reviewed by an anonymous award committee.
Deadlines and Award Announcements
Nominations must be received by April 25, 2012 and the winner will be announced in June. Prize
The award winner will receive a cash prize of $3,500 and a commemorative plaque.
Award Sponsors
This award is presented annually by the American Journal of Health Promotion. The cash award is made possible through grants provided by the California Wellness Foundation, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and the Allen family.
Please send all nominations to: RFAhopeaward@healthpromotionjournal.com
Nominations should be sent as an attachment in Microsoft Word.
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