Is there any support to help defray research expenses related to the doctoral dissertation?
While the Minority Fellowship Program does not provide funds to help defray the expenses for doctoral dissertations, the National Institute of Mental Health has a Minority Dissertation Research Grant Program in Mental Health. A number of our Fellows have applied and received funding from this program. The MFP strongly encourages and actively works with students to help them apply to this dissertation research program. 10. What types of professional development activities does the Program provide for its Fellows? Answer: The MFP continues to work to ensure that Fellows are getting strong mental illness research training, to expand their knowledge on mental illness issues and related co-morbidities, and to enhance their methodological and research skills. The Program provides professional development training for Fellows in conjunction with the ASA’s Annual Meeting. Summer research internships are used to place Fellows in projects at sites with major, ongoing studies in mental health. Th
