Child Maltreatment Solutions Network Endowment Fund

Eligibility: full-time University graduate students or post-doctoral scholars at University Park campus
Financial support range: up to six awards capped at $5,000 per applicant
Deadline: Mar. 31, 2026

The Child Maltreatment Solutions Network (CMSN) is pleased to announce a limited funding opportunity for Penn State graduate students and post-doctoral scholars at University Park to support research activities directly aligned with the core mission of the CMSN. The funding will support selected research proposals that design and evaluate innovative approaches to prevent, detect, and treat child maltreatment, and that advance interdisciplinary knowledge to improve the health and wellbeing of affected children and families. Priority will be given to projects for thesis or dissertation work.

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Funding Contact :

Kassidy McElwee, CMSN Project Manager, at kls662@psu.edu