Residents’ Resources

Organization: AACAP supported by Pfizer

Brief Description: The AACAP Pilot Research Award offers $15,000 for general psychiatry residents who have an interest in beginning a career in child and adolescent mental health research. By providing up to three awards to general psychiatry residents for pilot research programs, the funders support young investigators at a critical stage, encouraging future careers in child and adolescent psychiatry research. Recipients have the opportunity to submit a poster presentation on their research for AACAP's 67th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, October 19–24, 2020. The award also includes the cost of attending the AACAP Annual Meeting for 5 days.

Eligibility: Applicants must be a general psychiatry resident, not have any previous significant individual research finding in child and adolescent mental health, and either be members of AACAP or have a membership application pending. Candidates must agree to submit a poster presentation at the annual meeting.

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Awards/Resident_and_ECP_Awards/AACAP_Pilot_Research_Award.aspx

Organization: AACAP, supported by the Elaine Schlosser Lewis Fund

Brief Description: The AACAP Pilot Research Award for Learning Disabilities for Junior Faculty and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows offers $15,000 for child and adolescent psychiatry fellows and junior faculty who have an interest in beginning a career in child and adolescent mental health research. By providing one award to a child and adolescent psychiatry junior faculty member or fellow for pilot research on learning disabilities, the funders support a young investigator at a critical stage, encouraging a future career in child and adolescent psychiatry research. The recipient has the opportunity to submit a poster presentation at AACAP's 67th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, October 19–24, 2020.

Eligibility: Candidates must be board eligible or certified in child and adolescent psychiatry or enrolled in a child and adolescent psychiatry residency or fellowship program or have a faculty appointment in an accredited medical school or be in a fully accredited child and adolescent psychiatry clinical research or training program. Candidates may not have more than 2 years of experience following graduation from residency or fellowship training and must not have any previous significant, individual research funding in the field. All candidates must either be AACAP members or have a membership application pending and agree to submit a poster presentation on his or her research at the annual meeting.

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Awards/Resident_and_ECP_Awards/AACAP_Pilot_Research_Award_for_Learning_Disabilities.aspx

Organization: AACAP

Brief Description: The AACAP Pilot Research Award for Junior Faculty and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows offers $15,000 for child and adolescent psychiatry fellows and junior faculty who have an interest in beginning a career in child and adolescent psychiatry research. Recipients have the opportunity to submit a poster presentation on their research for AACAP's 67th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, October 19–24, 2020. The award also includes the cost of attending AACAP's Annual Meeting for 5 days.

Eligibility: Candidates must be board eligible or certified in child and adolescent psychiatry or enrolled in a child psychiatry residency or fellowship program. Additionally, candidates must have a faculty appointment in an accredited medical school or be in a fully accredited child and adolescent psychiatry clinical research or training program with no more than 2 years of experience following graduation from residency or fellowship training nor any previous significant, individual research funding in the field. Candidates must either be AACAP members or have a membership application and agree to submit a poster presentation at the annual meeting.

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Awards/Resident_and_ECP_Awards/Pilot_Research_Award_Child_Psychiatry_Residents_Junior_Faculty.aspx

Organization: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Brief Description: The NIMH ORAP award recognizes residents with outstanding research and academic potential. Recipients receive a framed certificate, an invitation to visit the National Institutes of Health for a 2-day award program, and an opportunity to present a poster about their research.

Eligibility: Program directors may nominate one PGY-2 resident on the basis of research training and achievement, personal characteristics, and clinical acumen.

E-mail: [email protected]