Clinical Scholarship Program

Application Deadline: January 24, 2007

Scholarship Description
The AED clinician scholarship program helps defray annual conference costs for clinicians and educators who otherwise might not be able to afford conference fees. The intent of this scholarship program is to provide the applicant with knowledge and skills that will then be disseminated by the applicant in his/her community. Applicants must be AED members, or a membership application must be submitted with the scholarship application.

Scholarships of up to $1,250 will be awarded to defray the costs of conference fees, travel, and hotel accommodations. This year’s scholarships have been made possible by generous donations of those who attended and contributed to the 2002 AED Gala and the AED Scholarship Fund.

In accordance with the goals of the program, the applicant's work environment and ability to disseminate information obtained at the meeting will be strongly considered. Preference will be given to members of underrepresented groups and to individuals working in developing areas. As the intent of the scholarship is to provide both educational opportunities and opportunities to meet and establish contacts with other clinicians, educators and researchers, applicants are strongly encouraged to register for workshops and to attend all the social events during the conference.

Recipients will be informed prior to the meeting and award checks will be issued before traveling to the conference. Applicants must ensure that there is a source of funding for the costs that are not covered by the scholarship.

Preference will be given to applicants who have not previously received the clinician scholarship.

Application Guidelines
In order to be considered for this award, submit five sets of the following materials to AED headquarters by January 24, 2007. Applications that are not sent in sets of five will not be considered for the scholarship.

1. Clinician scholarship application -- Download the application.
2. Personal Statement: In 500 words or less, tell us about yourself, your interests and your current work in eating disorders, including a description of the community in which you practice and your goals for attending the conference.
   
   Please include a detailed and specific plan for dissemination of the knowledge/skills gained at the conference. NOTE: This plan will play a large role in our selection of scholarship recipients. Also, tell us about any special or unusual circumstances that you would like us to consider.
3. Curriculum vitae (all academic degrees, appointments/employment history, teaching activities, community activities, references for any publications or presentations at scientific meetings)
4. Two letters of recommendation from professional associates.
5. Letter indicating that there is a source of funding for the costs that are not covered by the scholarship.
6. Applicant must be an AED member or apply for membership with clinician scholarship application.

No fax or e-mail applications will be accepted. All applications must be sent via mail in sets of five. Application packages that do not include five sets of the application materials will not be considered for review. However, letters of recommendation may be sent separately from application package by postal mail or e-mail (if by e-mail, send to aed@aedweb.org). Letters of recommendation sent separate from application package must clearly indicate applicant name.

Send five sets of the application package to arrive by Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007, to:

Academy for Eating Disorders
111 Deer Lake Road, Suite 100
Deerfield , IL 60015 USA

Questions?
Contact AED headquarters with questions at:
Phone 847-498-4274
Fax 847-480-9282
aed@aedweb.org
http://www.aedweb.org

Updated: September 6, 2006