Residents’ Resources
Here we highlight upcoming national opportunities for medical students and trainees to be recognized for their hard work, dedication, and scholarship.
To contribute to the Residents’ Resources feature, contact Anna Kim, M.D., Deputy Editor ([email protected]).
January Deadlines
Fellowship/Award
APA Psychiatric Research Fellowship
Organization: APA
Deadline: January 31, 2018
Brief Description: The fellowship provides funding for a post-graduate psychiatry trainee, under the supervision and guidance of his or her mentor, to design and conduct a research study on a major research topic.
Eligibility: Must be an M.D. or D.O. and APA member who completed residency training prior to the time the fellowship commences.
Contact and Website:
E-mail: [email protected]
https://www.psychiatry.org/residents-medical-students/residents/fellowships
Fellowship/Award
APA/American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) Leadership Fellowship
Organization: APA Foundation
Deadline: January 31, 2018
Brief Description: This fellowship provides opportunities for a psychiatry trainee to engage, interact, and participate at a national level and further develop his or her professional leadership skills, networks, and psychiatric experience. The program creates opportunities to expand relationships with peers and national thought-leaders in the field of psychiatry.
Eligibility: Must be an APA-resident member and enrolled as a PGY-2 at an accredited psychiatric residency training program.
Contact and Website:
E-mail: [email protected]
https://www.psychiatry.org/residents-medical-students/residents/fellowships
Fellowship/Award
APA Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Organization: APA
Deadline: January 31, 2018
Brief Description: This 2-year fellowship is designed to promote interest and a career in child and adolescent psychiatry; offers travel support for two APA Annual Meetings and two APA September Components Meetings.
Eligibility: Must be an APA-resident member and enrolled as a PGY-2 at an accredited psychiatric residency training program.
Contact and Website:
E-mail: [email protected]
Fellowship/Award
APA Public Psychiatry Fellowship
Organization: APA
Deadline: January 31, 2018
Brief Description: This is a 2-year fellowship that provides experiences that will contribute to the professional development of residents who will play future leadership roles within the public-sector psychiatry and heighten awareness of the public psychiatry activities and career opportunities. Offers funding to attend two APA Institute on Psychiatric Services (IPS) meetings and two September Components Meetings.
Eligibility: Must be an APA member and enrolled as a PGY-1 or PGY-2 in an accredited U.S. or Canadian psychiatry residency program with 2 remaining years of training.
Contact and Website:
E-mail: [email protected]
https://www.psychiatry.org/residents-medical-students/residents/fellowships
Fellowship/Award
SAMHSA Minority Fellowship
Organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Deadline: January 31, 2018
Brief Description: To enhance the knowledge and capabilities of racial and ethnic minority psychiatry residents to teach, administer, conduct services research, and provide culturally competent, evidence-based mental health services to minority and or underserved populations.
Eligibility: Must be an APA-resident member and enrolled as a PGY-2 at an accredited psychiatric residency training program.
Contact and Website:
E-mail: [email protected]
https://www.samhsa.gov/minority-fellowship-program
February Deadline
Fellowship/Award
American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) Early Career Research Award
Organization: ASCP
Deadline: February 1, 2018
Brief Description: This award is for those interested in or are beginning to engage in clinical psychopharmacology research. No prior research is required. Funds are provided for costs directly related to start-up or pilot research projects. Mentorship by an ASCP senior investigator is also available.
Eligibility: Must be an ASCP member; enrolled as a psychiatry resident or fellow, doctoral-level psychologists/pharmacists (i.e., Ph.D., Psy.D., Pharm.D.).
Contact and Website:
E-mail: [email protected]
