Funder: American Psychiatric Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One-year program of academic development, mentorship, and networking
Summary: Supports community college students with academic and career development, medical student mentorship, and networking to help them transition to four-year colleges.
Key Information: Open to students at accredited U.S. two-year colleges.
Description
The Rising Psychiatry Scholars Program is a one-year virtual program offered by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) through its Workforce Development Initiative, with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Minority Fellowship Program. It supports community college students as they prepare to transition to four-year colleges, combining academic and career development with medical student mentorship and in-person networking.
The curriculum includes a Kaplan Critical Thinking course, virtual career and academic development sessions focused on matriculation to a four-year institution, and networking at the Future Leaders Academy. The broader workforce initiative fosters training across the academic continuum and aims to increase the number of psychiatrists delivering patient-centered mental health and substance use disorder services, administering services, conducting research, and teaching.
