Brigham and Women’s Hospital applied their 2014 Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation grant funds to establishing and supporting the Behavioral Neurology/Neuropsychiatry Fellowship Program at BWH. The Sidney R. Bar, Jr. Foundation’s contribution had a direct impact on the education and training of the hospitals fellows and, thus, the field of behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry.
he fellowship is designed to bridge the somewhat arbitrary separation between neurology and psychiatry. In this way, the fellowship is both novel and transformative in nature and will allow the hospitals to train a new generation of clinicians able to help treat neuropsychiatric disorders without arbitrarily classifying them only within the terms of neurology or psychiatry.
The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) was a 2014 Sidney R. Baer, Jr. grant recipient. CASES supports early identification of and treatment for young people involved in the criminal justice system who have serious mental illness.
Who is qualified to apply for a grant?
Qualifying organizations must have tax-exempt status under IRS sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2). They must agree to expend no more than seven percent of the received fund on the organization’s administrative expenses and the primary focus of the application should be programs concentrating on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Do I need to submit a letter of intent?
Yes. Only after submitting a letter of intent will an applicant be invited to officially apply for a grant via our Foundant online portal. LOIs will be accepted November 1st through March 1st. Please visit our GRANTS page for more information on our LOI and grant submission process.