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WPA-TPS LECTURESHIP AWARDS
PURPOSE
To enable experienced clinicians and/or academics from
countries with limited available funds (defined by WHO as "D countries") to participate in
WPA-TPS sponsored international conferences, and to present their work relating to
cultural psychiatry at WPA-TPS
sponsored conferences.
AMOUNT OF THE
AWARD
WPA-TPS expects to be able to fund two Lectureship Awards in 2010 and also in 2011. WPA-TPS will provide each Lectureship Award winner US$
1,300 or Euro 1,000 as part of an award ceremony during the conference
for which the award is designated. In addition, the award
recepient's conference registration fees will be waived. SELECTION CRITERIA
The selection criteria to be used are: - Demonstrated interest in
transcultural psychiatry
- Originality
of topic of proposed presentation
- Research quality (methods and design and
significance of findings)
- Career plans related to the field of transcultural psychiatry
A three-member WPA-TPS Awards Committee will select the WPA-TPS Lecturers and the Section Secretary will notify the Lectureship Award winners.ELIGIBILITY
Psychiatrists and other clinicians and/or academics from countires with
limited available funds (defined by WHO and WPA as "D countries"), who whould
be unable to participate in WPA-TPS sponsored conferences without this WPA-TPS Lectureship Award. APPLICATION
DEADLINE
Applications
must be submitted to the WPA-TPS Secretary no later than three months
prior to the opening date of the specific WPA-TPS sponsored conference for which the WPA-TPS Lectureship Award is requested. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Text of the abstract submitted to and accepted by the WPA-TPS sponsored conference Scientific Program Committee.
- Letter
of application describing the proposed presentation, as well as the
candidate's career plans related to the field of transcultural
psychiatry.
- Letter of
support from candidate's clinical or academic department head, or from
a colleague familiar with the candidate's professional work related to
the field of transcultural psychiatry.
POST-CONFERENCE REQUIREMENTS - Awardees will be expected to attend the entire meeting.
- After
the meeting, awardees will be expected to submit a two-page report to
the WPA-TPS Secretary, describing their experience attending the
conference. The report will be considered for publication in the
WPA-TPS Newsletter.
Applications should be sent to WPA-TPS Awards Committee 
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