Financial Aid and Grant Opportunities

• APA Education Advocacy Web site
  Grant announcements, legislative gains, and information on getting involved with Public Policy Action Network (PPAN).
• Information for Financial Aid Professionals
• Department of Education Financial Aid Web sites
  Includes information on Federal work study, Perkins Loan, and the Pell Grant.
• Bureau of Health Professions Programs and Funding Information
• Federal Funding Awarded Annually
• Restricted Federal Funding for Teachers/Faculty
  Time sensitive information about Federal grant proposals.
• Private Funding Awarded Annually
  Non-federal student aid and grant information.
• Restricted Faculty Funding
  Time sensitive information about non-federal grant proposals.

To learn more about APA Education Advocacy, check the Education Advocacy Web page at http://www.apa.org/ppo/edppo.html Grant announcements and information about advocacy initiatives will be updated regularly.

Learn about what APA Education Advocacy Staff accomplished; click here for "APA Wins Major Legislative Gains!" http://www.apa.org/ppo/105thhea-phsvic.html.

To get information on Education advocacy initiatives, sign up for APA's Public Policy Action Network (PPAN) http://www.apa.org/ppo/ppofrm.html. Don't forget to mark "Education" on the PPAN form.

 Department of Education Financial Aid Web Sites

Please visit the Department of Education's Web Site (http://www.ed.gov/) for specific information about financial aid, grants, loan consolidation, direct student loans and other funding opportunities they sponsor.

Information can also be obtained by contacting the Department through regular mail, telephone, and electronic mail:

U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-0498
1-800-USA-LEARN

Federal Student Aid Information Center can be obtained at:
1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243)

Via email:
Technical questions about the Web site: Webmaster
Other inquiries/comments: Customer Service

The Bureau of Health Professions maintains one site for all program information, inlcuding grants at:
http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/

Please see the APA Education Advocacy Information Alert for grant information from the Bureau of Health Professions.
http://www.apa.org/ppo/99infoup0120.html

For additional information, contact a grants or program officer at:

1-888-333-HRSA

 Federal Funding Awarded Annually

Fiscal Year 1999 Discretionary Announcement for Head Start Family Literacy Projects
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families is making available $3,000,000 annually for each of the next five years to support one or more family literacy projects (FLPs).

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: The Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program

Amount: The amount is unlisted.

Eligibility: Applicant must be a U.S. graduate student in medicine, public health, health administration, allied health, or clinical psychology. Applicant must have been accepted for full-time enrollment or be already in full-time attendance and in good standing at HEAL schools.

Deadline: None

Contact:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau of Health Professions
Division of Student Assistance
Washington, DC 20202
(202) 619-0257

National Institute of Mental Health Fellowships

Amount: The amount is dependent upon fellowship award.

Eligibility: Applicant must be a U.S. citizen committed to a career relevant to mental health and interested in full-time research training.

Academic Requirements: Predoctoral applicants must have completed 2 or more years of graduate work and a doctoral prospectus. Postdoctoral applicants must have a PhD, DDS, DO, or equivalent degree.

Deadline: The deadline varies. Please contact office.

Contact: NIMH, (301) 443-3367

Amount: Stipends are issued based on the number of years of relevant postdoctoral experience at the time the award is issued.

Purpose: This award was established to help ensure that highly trained scientists are available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to carry out the nation's biomedical and behavioral research agenda.

Eligibility: Individuals must be citizens or noncitizen nationals of the U.S. or have been lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence; must have received a PhD, MD, DO, DDS, DVM, OD, DPM, ScD, EngD, DrPH, DNS, PharmD, DSW, PsyD, or equivalent doctoral degree; and must arrange for appointment to an appropriate institution and acceptance by a sponsor who will supervise the training and research experience.

Deadlines: August 5, December 5, and April 5.

Fellowship
Division of Research Grants
National Institutes of Health, Suite 1040
6701 Rockledge Dr., MSC 7710
Bethesda, MD 20892-7710

Health Professions Preparatory, Pregraduate and Indian Health Professions Scholarship Programs
The Indian Health Service (IHS) announces the availability of approximately $3,578,200 to fund scholarships for the Health Professions Preparatory and Pregraduate Scholarship Programs for FY 1999 awards.

Research on Aging
The National Institute on Aging, a branch of the National Institutes of Health, is accepting applications for grants to encourage aging research by new investigators and established researchers.

Cooperative Agreement for a Coordinated Community Response To Prevent Intimate Partner Violence; Availability of Funds
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1999 funds for a cooperative agreement program for a Coordinated Community Response (CCR) to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence.

Behavioral Therapies Development Program
The purpose of this program announcement (PA) is to reaffirm National Institute on Drug Abuse's (NIDA) continued and ongoing commitment to a major program of research on behavioral therapies for drug abuse and dependence.

Research on Child Neglect
The purpose of this five-year research grant program is to enhance our understanding of the etiology, extent, services, treatment, management, and prevention of child neglect.

Amount: The amount is $6,000 per year

Purpose: To offer the opportunity for postgraduates to be trained by Albert Ellis and the senior staff while carrying a diverse caseload of individual clients and participating in special seminars and ongoing clinical research.

Academic Requirements: Applicant must have a doctorate in psychology or counseling or an MSW or MD degree. Those nearing completion of their dissertation are also qualified.

Selection Criteria: Qualifications and an interview are the basis of selection.

Deadline: March 15

Contact:

Dominic DiMattia, EdD
Albert Ellis Institute
45 E. 65th St.
New York, NY 10021
(212) 535-0822
E-mail

Resources For Recovery: State Practices That Expand Treatment Opportunities

Amount: Up to 5 states will be awarded Planning and Analysis Grants of up to $200,000 per state.

Purpose: State Practices That Expand Treatment Opportunities, a national program managed by Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc., is a competitive grant program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation designed to encourage states to identify and implement strategies to expand alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services within existing overall state spending levels.

Eligibility: States eligible for participation in the Policy Forum must demonstrate collaboration among key constituencies in the alcohol and other drug (AOD) delivery system, minimally comprised of executive-level staff from the single state agencies for alcohol/substance abuse and Medicaid, key state officials (e.g., governors office, state budget office and other health purchasing agencies as appropriate) as well as county AOD authorities and provider associations, if applicable.

Deadline: Each lead state agency must submit a Proposal through The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grantmaking Online system beginning January 3, 2003 and no later than 11:59 P.M. EST, Wednesday, February 26, 2003 (http://grantmaking.rwjf.org/spa).

Contact:

Resources For Recovery: State Practices that Expand Treatment Opportunities
Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc.
220 Market Street, Suite 202
Columbus, OH 43054
http://www.tacinc.org/resourcesforrecovery.html
614-855-7030

Amount: First prize is $600; second prize is $400.

Eligibility: Applicants must have had a doctoral dissertation in psychology or in a social science with psychological subject matter accepted during the previous year.

Application Details: Five copies of dissertation abstract and certification by dissertation advisor or acceptance date of dissertation must be submitted.

Deadline: April 1

Contact:

Society for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues
P.O. Box 1248
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248
(313) 662-9130
http://www.spssi.org/

Amount: The amount varies between $1,000 and $2,000

Eligibility: Applicant should be conducting or planning research on social issues and problems of interest to the Society for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues. The society is especially interested in proposals committed to the study of sexism and racism.

Application Details: No formal application is needed.

Deadlines: November 13 and April 1

Society for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues
P.O. Box 1248
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248
(313) 662-9130
http://www.spssi.org/

Annual Doctoral Fellowship Award in Applied Measurement
Professional Examination Service (PES) is please to announce a call for applications for the 1999 Doctoral Fellowship Award in Applied Measurement.

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
A selected group of advanced doctoral students from around the world are chosen to participate in the Young Scientists Summer Program in Austria.

Woodrow Wilson Fellowship

Dissertation Research to Improve Health Services
The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, a branch of the National Institutes of Health, is accepting applications for grants to support dissertation research to improve health services.

Research in the Social Sciences
The Russell Sage Foundation, in New York City, is accepting applications for grants to support research in the social sciences.

Compact for Faculty Diversity Doctoral Scholars Program
Three regions of the Southern Regional Education Board with alliances to deal with shortages of minority faculty on campus.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
A foundation developed for the funding of behavioral and health sciences.

Research on Preventing Violence Among Youths
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accepting applications for cooperative agreements to support research on preventing violence and aggression among youths.