DEADLINE Lesbian Health Fund Grant Applications

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The Lesbian Health Fund (LHF), a program of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality, was established in 1992 to define, study, and educate lesbians and sexual minority women, as well as their healthcare providers, about health issues facing lesbian and sexual minority women. LHF’s mission is to improve the health of lesbians and sexual minority women and their families through investigation and research.

Given the LGBTQ community has suffered numerous assaults to our rights over the last couple of years, this Fall cycle, the LHF Grant Committee will give preference to funding research focused on resilience and coping among lesbian and sexual minority women or girls, and their families. While special consideration will be given to proposals adhering to this theme, we welcome all proposals that address the following research goals:

  • Understanding social, family, and interpersonal influences as sources of stress or support
  • Eliminating inequalities in health care, including barriers to care, and improving quality of care and utilization rates
  • Development and testing of interventions to address mental and physical health needs of lesbians and SMW, including but not limited to depression, identity related issues, eating disorders, substance abuse, obesity, cancer risks, cardiovascular disease and sexually transmitted infections
  • Sexual and reproductive health, including family & parenting issues

Please note, LHF will give higher ranking to proposals that test hypotheses or evaluate research questions justified by the scientific literature. In addition, LHF expects that all research proposals will contribute to increasing the understanding of gender expression and measurement of gender expression.

Please review LHF’s Conflict of Interest Policy before applying.

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