Award News
Award News
SAHM is accepting applications for three awards through September 28.
LAWRENCE S. NEINSTEIN AWARD IN EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TO ADVANCE ADOLESCENT/YOUNG ADULT (AYA) HEALTH
SAHM is accepting applications for the first annual Lawrence S. Neinstein Award in Educational Scholarship to Advance Adolescent/Young Adult Health Award. The LSN Award recognizes and supports innovative and scholarly educational projects pertaining to adolescent and young adult health and medicine.
This award was established in memory of the SAHM Past President Larry Neinstein and his many contributions to the health of adolescents and young adults. In particular, Dr. Neinstein was a pioneer and world leader in the burgeoning field of young adult health. Dr. Neinstein was a professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Executive Director of the Engemann Student Health Center, Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Head of the Division of College Health at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
The recipient of the LSN Award will receive a maximum of up to $10,000 total in funding to support the innovative and scholarly educational project for up to two years.
LGBTQIA ADOLESCENT & YOUNG ADULT HEALTH RESEARCH AWARD
SAHM is accepting applications for the fifth annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) Adolescent and Young Adult Health Research Award. The overall goal of this annual award is to support research and program evaluation focused on LGBTQIA adolescents and young adults ages 13 to 26.
Developed and envisioned by the LGBTQIA Special Interest Group to increase the visibility of the needs of this unique, diverse and resilient population, the award will provide up to $3,000 in funding for one of the following areas:
- LGBTQIA adolescent and young adult health
- Sexual identity in adolescents and young adults
- Gender identity in adolescents and young adults
- LGBTQIA health services access & delivery
- LGBTQIA patient education
- Provider training on some aspect of LGBTQIA adolescent and young health, health service access & delivery, or sexual & gender identity
RACIAL JUSTICE AND HEALTH EQUITY AWARD
SAHM is accepting applications for the second annual SAHM Racial Justice and Health Equity Award. The purpose of this annual award is to support research and program evaluation focused on racial justice and/or health equity within adolescent health and medicine.
Up to $3,000 in funding is available to the selected recipient. Examples of how funds can be used include, but are not limited to, subject incentives and travel, a consultant to provide statistical analysis, or secondary data analysis of existing data sets.
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