The Hewton and Griffin Funding Award Grants for Supporting Archival Research in 2025.
The Museum of Mental Health (formerly known as the Friends of the CAMH Archives), dedicated to the history of Canadian psychiatry, mental health and addiction, have established two endowment funds. These endowments annually provide funding in memory of their late colleagues, Ms. E.M. (Lil) Hewton and Dr. John D.M. Griffin, OC.
These funding awards will provide financial assistance to students, and others not necessarily associated with an academic institution, who propose to undertake archival research on an aspect of the history of mental health, including addiction, in Canada. The MoMH Board may at its discretion approve awards to a maximum of $5,000 each.
There is no application form. Candidates are invited to submit a letter of intent, not exceeding 500 words, together with a budget and résumé, not later than December 13, 2024. These research awards are conditional on the recipients agreeing to submit progress reports within one year, and a final report including a financial synopsis within two years of receiving their financial allocation. For examples of the archival research projects previously awarded (formerly “Bursaries”), please refer to that feature as included in the SPRING editions of our past years’ Newsletters, at: https://museumofmentalhealth.ca/newsletters/.
To apply for a 2025 award, please submit an application by the December 13, 2024 deadline via e-mail, to: info@museumofmentalhealth.ca.