Scott and Paul Pearsall Grant

The Scott and Paul Pearsall Grant supports graduate and early career work that seeks to increase the public's understanding of the psychological pain and stigma experienced by adults living with visible physical disabilities, such as cerebral palsy. The program aims to encourage talented students and early career researchers to orient their careers to understanding the psychological effect of stigma on people with visible disabilities, develop strategies to improve the public's understanding of the psychological pain and stigma felt by individuals with visible physical disability in order to reduce harmful misconceptions, and encourage dissemination of findings to the public, expressly through media. Preference is given to proposals that contain a plan to disseminate findings to the public, especially through media organizations such as the Entertainment Industry Foundation or the Entertainment Industry Council.