Awards

Funding Agency:
American College Health Association

All ACHF funding opportunities are available exclusively to ACHA Institutional or Individual Members. Exceptions to this are applicants who work or attend an ACHA Member Institution and are sponsored by the Representative Member at that institution (RMIs).

The deadline for applications is February 1, 2021.

Agency Website

Areas of Interest

ACHF Student Travel Funding Opportunity

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide partial funding support for travel and hotel expenses for one or more students to travel to the ACHA Annual Meeting. 

FirstRisk Advisors Initiatives in College Mental/Behavioral Health Funding Opportunity

ACHF is offering a $3,500 funding opportunity in conjunction with FirstRisk Advisors to support the development of creative initiatives that address prevention, early intervention and treatment for mental and behavioral health disorders among students. The goal of these initiatives is to reduce the risk of mental and behavioral illness and injury among college students and to enhance both individual and community health as a strategy to support student learning.

Gallagher Koster Innovative Practices in College Health Funding Opportunity

ACHF is offering a $3,500 funding opportunity through the Gallagher Koster Innovative Practices in College Health Fund. This funding opportunity supports the development of creative solutions to improve access to quality health care for all students. 

Weiss Writing Prize

The Weiss Writing Prize will be awarded to the lead author of a pivotal publication in college mental health. The winning article should demonstrate a successful student retention program for those with mental health issues. The program will provide creative, innovative solutions that could be implemented on other campuses. Preference will be given to articles published in the Journal of American College Health (JACH). 

ACHF College Well-Being Funding Opportunity

The purpose of the ACHF College Well-Being Award Funding Opportunity is to offer up to two $3,500 awards to one or more institutions of higher education to create or improve underlying campus infrastructure (e.g., networks, resources, tools, structures, coalition-building) in a manner that raises the well-being of students as evidenced through creative programming and outcomes research initiatives. 

Funding Type

Award

Eligibility

Faculty

Category

Community Outreach and Engagement
Curriculum Development
Social Sciences

External Deadline

February 1, 2021