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]).
October Deadlines
Fellowship/Award
Geriatric Mental Health Foundation’s Honors Scholarships
Organization: American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
Deadline: October 1, 2017
Brief Description: Provides residents a 1-year membership to AAGP; Registration and travel costs to attend the AAGP Annual Meeting; Participation in an academic project related to geriatric psychiatry under the supervision of an assigned mentor.
Eligibility: PGY-1, 2, or 3 in an accredited psychiatry residency program
Contact and Website:
E-mail: [email protected]; Phone: 703-556-9222
http://www.aagponline.org/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=GMHFScholarProgram&category=Main
Fellowship/Award
Geriatric Mental Health Foundation’s General Scholarships
Organization: American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
Deadline: October 1, 2017
Brief Description: Provides medical students a 1-year membership to AAGP; registration and travel stipend to attend the AAGP Annual Meeting; voluntary participation in an academic project related to geriatric psychiatry under the supervision of an assigned mentor.
Eligibility: Medical students in an LCME or COCA accredited medical school.
Contact and Website:
E-mail: [email protected]; Phone: 703-556-9222
http://www.aagponline.org/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=GMHFScholarProgram&category=Main
November Deadlines
Fellowship/Award
American Psychosomatic Society (APS) Scholar Awards
Organization: American Psychosomatic Society (APS)
Deadline: November 1, 2017
Brief Description: Between 10 and 24 APS Scholar Awards are presented to outstanding abstract submissions in which the first author of an accepted abstract is either a student, resident, or fellow. Each award provides monetary assistance for the APS conference fees, travel, and hotel accommodations.
Eligibility: APS member or in the process of applying for membership; first author of an abstract accepted for presentation at the APS Annual Meeting; student or trainee enrolled in medical, graduate, or undergraduate school or in residency, internship, or postdoctoral fellow.
Contact and Website:
E-mail: [email protected]; Phone: 703-556-9222; Fax: 703-556-8729
https://psychosomatic.org/awards/index.cfm
Fellowship/Award
APS Medical Student/Resident/Fellow Travel Scholarships
Organization: American Psychosomatic Society (APS)
Deadline: November 1, 2017
Brief Description: Scholarships are intended to assist with travel, hotel accommodations, and meeting registration fees to the APS Annual Meeting. Each scholarship will include $500 travel funds, a complimentary registration to the 3-day meeting, and a complimentary 1-year membership.
Eligibility: Applicant must be a medical student, resident, or fellow.
Contact and Website:
E-mail: [email protected]; Phone: 703-556-9222; Fax: 703-556-8729
https://psychosomatic.org/awards/index.cfm
Fellowship/Award
APS Minority Initiative Award
Organization: American Psychosomatic Society (APS)
Deadline: November 1, 2017
Brief Description: Each scholarship will include travel funds and a complimentary registration.
Eligibility: Applicant must be an underrepresented minority as defined by the NIH to be African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islanders.
Contact and Website:
E-mail: [email protected]; Phone: 703-556-9222; Fax:703-556-8729
