Scott and Paul Pearsall Scholarship

$10,000 to support work that seeks to increase the public’s understanding of the psychological pain and stigma experienced by adults who live with physical disabilities.

Deadline: October 1, 2015

Sponsor: APF

Description

The Scott and Paul Pearsall Scholarship supports graduate work that seeks to increase the public’s understanding of the psychological pain and stigma experienced by adults living with physical disabilities, such as cerebral palsy.

Program Goals

  • Encourage talented students to orient their careers to understanding the psychological effect of stigma on people with disabilities. 

  • Develop strategies to improve the public’s understanding of the psychological pain and stigma felt by individuals with physical disability, in order to reduce harmful misconceptions.

  • Encourage dissemination of findings to the public, expressly through media.

Amount

  • One $10,000 scholarship.

APF does not allow institutional indirect costs or overhead costs. Applicants may use grant monies for direct administrative costs of their proposed project.
Eligibility

Applicants must:

  • Be full-time graduate students in good standing at an accredited university. 

  • Have received IRB approval before funding can be awarded if human participants are involved.

How to Apply

Submission Process

Evaluation Criteria

Proposals will be evaluated on:

  • Conformance with stated program goals. 

  • Quality of proposed work.

Preference will be given to proposals that contain a plan to disseminate findings to the public, especially through media organizations such as the Entertainment Industry Foundation or the Entertainment Industry Council.

Proposal Requirements

  • Description of proposed project to include goal, relevant background, target population, methods, anticipated outcomes, plan for disseminating findings to the public.
    (No more than five pages, one inch margins, 11 point font.)

  • Budget (one page).

  • CV.

  • Letter of recommendation from faculty advisor.

Please be advised that APF does not provide feedback to applicants on their proposals.
Past Recipients
2014
  • Lauren Khazem, University of Southern Mississippi
    "The Influence of Physical Disability-Related Stigma on Suicidal Desire"
  • Jessica Esposito, Columbia University
    "Disability and Multiple Sclerosis: Stigma, Outness, and Links with Psychological Well-Being"
2013