This scholarship funds doctoral candidates researching mental health and serious mental illness in adults. It supports studies on treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, and wellness, with preference for research on schizophrenia, psychosis, depression, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, and personality disorders. Applicants must be licensed occupational therapy practitioners enrolled in research doctoral programs and conducting research at U.S. institutions.
Applicants must be licensed occupational therapy practitioners enrolled in a research doctoral program, have completed coursework, defended their dissertation proposal, have IRB approval, a mentor in mental health research, conduct research at a U.S. institution, and be U.S. citizens or hold appropr