2003 NARSAD Young Investigator Awards: The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) has announced award opportunities of up to $30,000 a year for up to two years for postdoctoral fellows or assistant professors (or equivalent) either to extend research fellowship training or to begin careers as independent research faculty. Basic or clinical investigators are supported, but research must be relevant to schizophrenia, major affective disorders, or other serious mental illnesses. Applicants must have an on-site mentor who is an established investigator in a relevant area. Guidelines can be downloaded from the NARSAD Web site at www.narsad.org. The submission deadline is July 25, 2002. The earliest grant start date is July 1, 2003. For more information, contact Audra Moran, director of the research grants program, at 516-829-5576 (e-mail, [email protected]).

Nominees invited for APA's 2003 Administrative Psychiatry Award: The American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American Association of Psychiatric Administrators (AAPA) jointly sponsor the Administrative Psychiatry Award, which is presented annually to a psychiatrist who has demonstrated extraordinary competence in psychiatric administration over a substantial period and has achieved a national reputation as an administrator. Any interested individual can make a nomination by writing a letter indicating why the candidate should be given consideration. A copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae must be enclosed. For additional information on award eligibility criteria, contact Kristen Moeller in the APA education department at kmoeller@ psych.org. The deadline for nominations is August 1, 2002.