This ballot will be sent to APA's voting membership with the Apportionment Ballot on Nov. 1. Although such members shall be exempt from paying dues, they shall retain other rights and privileges of the Association. The subscription price to be charged to such members for publications of the Association shall be determined by Council. The programs, which seek to increase the knowledge of ethnic-minority mental health, provide financial support to individuals pursuing doctoral degrees. MFP Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Fellowship, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is geared to those pursuing careers as practitioners or researchers specializing in the delivery of mental health services to ethnic-minority populations.
Trainees receive training in both mental health and substance-abuse services.
Students specializing in clinical, school and counseling psychology are encouraged to apply. Students who specialize in psychopathology, community, social, developmental, educational, health, aging and cognitive psychology or related areas are encouraged to apply. MFP in Neuroscience Predoctoral Fellowship and the MFP in Neuroscience Postdoctoral Fellowship, funded by NIMH, support students pursuing careers in neuroscience. MFP Fellowship applications are available from Sept. 1 through Jan. 15. In other news, MFP will sponsor its Third Annual Summer Institute on Aging, funded by the National Institute on Aging.