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Summer, 2009
Dear Colleagues,
The International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP) invites members of the international child and adolescent mental health community to apply for the 2010 Donald J. Cohen Fellowship Award. Recipients of the Award will attend the IACAPAP International Congress, to be held in Beijing, China, June 2–6, 2010
The Donald J. Cohen Fellowship Program for International Scholars in Child and Adolescent Mental Health is a training program for young professionals modeled on successful activities at previous IACAPAP Congresses and Research Seminars. The program includes:
- Daily small group meetings with leading experts serving as mentors
- Dedicated poster presentations attended by senior faculty members
- Special seminars
- Social activities
- Free registration fee for the general sessions
- Accommodation in Beijing
- Partial support or full coverage of traveling expenditures to China
Fellowship activities will not be scheduled at the same time as other highlights of the Congress. Approximately thirty fellows will be selected to take part in this valuable training opportunity.
The purpose of these Awards is to foster the professional development of emerging leaders in child and adolescent mental health throughout the world. We understand ‘leadership’ in its broadest context – whereas some countries may benefit most from advancing their scientific and research development forward, others will from effecting organizational change in their pediatric mental health infrastructures, and yet others from enhancing the education and training of a new cadre of specialists. In order to maximize their chances of being award recipients, applicants should convey in their application how their individual engagement could play a pivotal role in addressing the very specific needs of their country of origin. To this end, a prerequisite for all applicants is a submission of a project suitable for a poster or oral presentation at the Congress. Good command of English is an essential requirement.
We encourage all interested and eligible candidates to apply. We especially welcome applications from colleagues under 35 years of age and from countries where child and adolescent mental health needs are under-served and under-represented. There is no limit to the number of applications that any given country can submit, and we especially encourage child and adolescent young professionals from China and neighboring countries to apply.
Application Requirements
Interested candidates should submit their applications no later than January 1st 2010 in order to be considered by the Selection Committee. All materials should be submitted through the specific link available at the Beijing International Conference website.
The independent ad hoc international Selection Committee will contact all applicants by February 1, 2010 with notification of award results. The Selection Committee reserves the right to elect award recipients; all decisions will be final. Of note, IACAPAP has in the past worked collaboratively with national organizations in cost-sharing programs to support the attendance of travel fellows: we welcome and encourage any such inquiries or proposals.
We look forward to hearing from you, your colleagues, or your applicants very soon. We will be happy to answer questions or provide any additional information, and look forward to seeing you all in Beijing next June!
With best regards,
Andrés Martin, M.D., M.P.H. Joaquin Fuentes, M.D.
New Haven, CT, USA San Sebastian, Spain
andres.martin@yale.edu fuentes.j@telefonica.net
Organizers
Donald J. Cohen Fellowship Program
IACAPAP – Beijing 2010
Per-Anders Rydelius, MD
Stockholm, Sweden
President, IACAPAP
Yi Zheng, MD
Beijing, China
Congress Convener
President, Chinese Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
APPLICATION FORM
2010 Donald J. Cohen Travel Fellowship Award
IACAPAP Beijing, China, June 2-6, 2010.
Dear Applicant:
All applications to the Beijing 2010 Donald J. Cohen Fellowship Program need to be submitted online by logging onto the link provided below.
For your reference, we paste below the actual content of the application form. We encourage you to prepare your responses BEFORE you log on to the website.
We wish you good luck and will be in touch with you in due course. There is no need to check in with us after you submit your application – we will respond to ALL applicants, regardless of final outcome.
With best wishes,
The Selection Committee
TO FILL IN YOUR APPLICATION, LOG ON TO:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=m6_2b_2fhLEC15zNvIi9QxTqsA_3d_3d
Dear Applicant:
We encourage you to prepare your responses to questions # 6, 9 & 10 as a Word document first, and only then uploading all of your answers into this dedicated website:
6. Please include the top items from your CV in the space below. Be clear, but brief about your accomplishments (maximum of 3 items or 200 words).
9. Please provide a brief personal essay (no longer than 200 words) addressing the following questions: A. How you envision your current and future role and contributions to child and adolescent psychiatry in your country? B. How will your attendance to the Beijing Congress and its Donald J Cohen Fellowship Program help you reach those goals?
10. Please provide an abstract (following the headings of Objectives, Methods, Results and Discussion) of a scientific, policy or educational project in child and adolescent psychiatry or related discipline.
Applications suitable for or accepted for poster or oral presentations (details of which are provided in the Congress website) will be given highest priority.
The same presentation can certainly be submitted to the Scientific Program and as a basis for this Travel Award selection process. If you are doing so (submitting the same abstract to both places), please make sure to make a note of this on this application.
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Please be aware that the website will only allow you to enter the information once. After all your answers have been entered, you will be directed to a SurveyMonkey page – this will be your confirmation that we have received all of your information.
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I: Identifying Information
- Please enter your identifying information:
Last Name:
First Name:
Sex: (Male / Female)
Age (in years):
Country of Origin:
Country of Residence:
Email address:
- Please specify your university, health center, or academic affiliation.
- What is your professional Background? (Child and adolescent psychiatry / other – please specify)
- What is your current position? (Trainee / Recent Graduate (<5yrs) / Completed Training 5-10yrs ago)
- Have you ever received travel award support from ESCAP, IACAPAP, AACAP or other organization? (No / Yes – please specify)
II: Updated Curriculum Vitae
- Please include the top items from your CV in the space below. Be clear, but brief about your accomplishments. (maximum of 3 items or 200 words)
III: National or Regional Organizational Support
- Are you affiliated with any national or regional association recognized by ESCAP or IACAPAP? (No / Yes – please specify)
- If you are part of an organization, can that organization support your application? (Please note that formal nomination or support from a local or regional organization is not required of applicants. However, such support would certainly be welcome and provide additional information to be considered in the selection process.)
(No, it cannot support my application / Yes, by formally nominating me or writing in support of my application / Yes, by helping to pay for the costs of my participation)
IV: Personal Essay
- Please provide a brief personal essay (no longer than 200 words) addressing the following questions: A. How you envision your current and future role and contributions to child and adolescent psychiatry in your country? B. How will your attendance to the Beijing Congress and its mentorship program help you reach those goals?
V: Scientific Abstract
- Please provide an abstract (following the headings of Objectives, Methods, Results and Discussion) of a scientific, policy or educational project in child and adolescent psychiatry or related discipline.
Applications suitable for, or accepted for poster or oral presentations (details of which are provided in the Congress website) will be given highest priority.
The same presentation can certainly be submitted to the Scientific Program and as a basis for this Travel Award selection process. If you are doing so (submitting the same abstract to both places), please make sure to make a note of this on this application.
If you do not have a suitable scientific abstract to include, please state so explicitly.
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