• Candidates must be board eligible, certified in child and adolescent psychiatry, or enrolled in a child psychiatry residency or fellowship program.
• Candidates must have a faculty appointment in an accredited medical school or be in a fully accredited child and adolescent psychiatry clinical research or training program.
• At the time of application, candidates may not have more than two years experience following graduation from residency/fellowship training.
• Candidates must not have any previous significant, individual research funding in the field of child and adolescent mental health. These include the following: NIMH/NIH Funding (Small Grants, R-01) or similar foundation or industry research funding. Candidates who have received or are currently receiving "T32" funding support are eligible to apply.
• The recipient must be an AACAP member at the time of application and agree to present his or her research at both the AACAP 56th Annual Meeting, October 27 - November 1, 2009, in Honolulu, HI as well as the annual Elaine Schlosser Lewis Research Update Luncheon.

Application Guidelines
Applicants must submit six copies of the following:

• A letter of intent, no more than six pages, including four pages of research protocol, one page budget and justification, and one page addressing the inclusion or exclusion of women and minorities.
  1. The research protocol should include the following sections: significance and specific aims, hypotheses, background and rationale, and a research plan (including data analysis plan). Research may be pre-clinical, epidemiological, or clinical.
  2. The budget should contain sufficient detail so that each item can be separately judged. Computer related items (e.g., personal computers, printers, modems, etc.) are extremely unlikely to receive budget approval. No salary support for the principal investigator will be provided. No indirect costs for the institution will be provided. Typical budget items may include but are not limited to: subject honoraria and travel expenses, instrumentation costs, assay and lab test costs, and/or payment to research assistants.
  3. If women or minorities will not be included, detailed justification of the rationale for their exclusion is mandatory. Such exclusion may lower enthusiasm for the proposal.
• A letter of support from section chief or department chair.
• A letter of support from the proposed mentor.
• Candidate's current curriculum vitae.
• Letter detailing any current research funding (role on project, title, type of project, and source of funds)

Application Deadline
Application materials must be postmarked by May 2, 2008.

Program Format
The award recipient is encouraged to work with a child and adolescent psychiatric investigator with expertise in his or her particular area of interest. Work must be completed within one year of receipt of the award. The award will be disbursed as follows: $4,000 upon acceptance, $4,000 after the awardee submits a final report that includes all research outcomes and budget expenditures, $500 after he/she presents at the AACAP Annual Meeting, and $500 after presenting at the annual ESL Research Update Luncheon. Please note that travel to both the Annual Meeting and the Research Update Luncheon is not included in the award and is the responsibility of the recipient. Submission of the pilot data is due on or before June 2009. Any unused funds must be returned to the AACAP.

Submit all applications and inquiries to:
Elaine Schlosser Lewis Pilot Research Award (Learning Disabilities)
c/o Department of Research, Training, and Education
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016

For more information contact the Department of Research, Training and Education at 202.966.7300 or adeyoung@aacap.org.

• The recipient must be an AACAP member at the time of application and agree to present his or her research at both the AACAP 56th Annual Meeting, October 27 - November 1, 2009, in Honolulu, HI as well as the annual Elaine Schlosser Lewis Research Update Luncheon.