AACAP: US Medical Students Summer Fellowship Award Opportunities

Purpose
The AACAP Jeanne Spurlock Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction offers a unique opportunity for minority medical students, or students whose project will focus on minorities, to explore a research career in substance abuse in relation to child and adolescent psychiatry, gain valuable work experience, and meet leaders in the child and adolescent psychiatry field.
Details

 Supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (contingent upon funding from sponsor).

  • Up to $4,000 for 12 weeks of summer research under a child and adolescent psychiatrist researcher/mentor.
  • Coverage for required attendance AACAP’s 63rd Annual Meeting in New York, NY in October 2018 to present their research in a new research poster session. (Complimentary registration, four-paid nights in the hotel, and travel reimbursement for the Annual Meeting are included in addition to the fellowship stipend.)
Eligibility
SOM
Award
$4,000
Requirements

Applications are considered from African-American, Native American, Alaskan Native, Mexican American, Hispanic, Asian, and Pacific Islander students in accredited U.S. medical schools or students whose research will focus on minorities. *All AACAP Awards are contingent upon available funding.

Length
8-12 weeks
Location
US
Funding Sources