Helping Hands Grant Program

Posted by on April 23, 2012

American Psychiatric Foundation Accepting Applications for Helping Hands Grant Program
Deadline: May 31, 2012

The American Psychiatric Foundation’s Helping Hands Grant Program provides grants of up to $5,000 to medical schools for mental health and substance use disorder projects that are created and managed by medical students, particularly in underserved minority communities.

The program was established to encourage medical students to participate in community service activities, particularly those focused on underserved populations; raise awareness of mental illness and the importance of early recognition of illness; and build an interest among medical students in psychiatry and working in underserved communities.

Medical schools are eligible to apply for the grants. All projects must be conducted under the supervision of medical faculty, consisting of at least one physician. Medical students who participate in the program must be in their second, third, or fourth year of medical school at the time they are engaged in community service.

To be eligible for funding, projects must be initiated and managed by medical students. Projects can be new initiatives conducted in partnership with community agencies or in conjunction with ongoing medical school outreach activities. Projects addressing the needs of underserved populations will receive special consideration. Innovative, new, or replicable ideas are encouraged.

Visit the American Psychiatric Foundation Web site for complete program guidelines and the application packet.

http://www.psychfoundation.org/GrantAndAwards/Grants/HelpingHands.aspx