The Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture announces its 9th annual call for papers for the Charles Hughes Fellowship in Cultural Psychiatry, an annual award presented to a graduate student who has an interest in and commitment to cultural psychiatry and mental health. Graduate students in the social sciences who are interested in competing for this award should submit an original scholarly paper on a topic in cultural psychiatry, along with a CV and a letter of recommendation from  their department or committee chair, to:

Joan D. Koss-Chioino, Ph.D.
2753 Bon Haven Lane
Annapolis, MD 21401
Email all 3 documents to: idjdk@asu.edu

The deadline is February 11, 2010. The Society will pay partial travel costs for the awardee to present his or her paper at its annual meeting which will be held on April 29 thru May 2, 2010 in Montreal.