Announcement of the 2026 MWAAPL Travel Awards

Dear colleagues,

This year’s annual meeting of the Midwest Chapter of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (MWAAPL) will be held on March 27-28, 2026 in Charlotte, NC. We are excited to welcome MWAAPL to Charlotte with a wonderful set of speakers and events. The speaker lineup will be available shortly at: https://midwestaapl.org.

Further, MWAAPL offers trainee and early career awards with a $250 travel stipend and covered meeting registration (see below for further information on requirements for applying to each award):

The Resnick Scholar Award

The Resnick Scholar Award is a merit-based award bestowed upon trainees who have demonstrated a strong record of achievement and interest in forensic psychiatry. PGY3, PGY4 and non-forensic psychiatry fellows from programs in the United States are eligible. We will have up to TWO Resnick Scholars in 2026. Resnick awardees will be expected to present a poster at the 2026 MWAAPL Meeting.

The Margolis Travel Scholarship

The Margolis Travel Scholarship is an award established to encourage PGY1 and PGY2 residents with Midwest connections (training in, or planning to do a fellowship or working in the Midwest post-graduation) to get exposure in the field of forensic psychiatry. We will have up to THREE Margolis Travel Scholars in 2026.

The Douglas Mossman Trainee and Early Career Research Award

The Douglas Mossman Trainee and Early Career Research Award is an award that recognizes scholarship in forensic psychiatry. Senior trainees (PGY3 and above inclusive of all fellows) and early career forensic psychiatrists (five or less years out of forensic fellowship) who have completed or who are in the process of working on forensic psychiatry research projects are eligible. ONE Mossman Award winner will be selected in 2026. Mossman awardees will be expected to present a poster of their work at the 2026 MWAAPL Meeting.

Award criteria and application instructions are attached. Award applications should be submitted to mwaapl.contact@gmail.com by January 6, 2026. Award notifications will be made within two weeks. Questions about the awards process should be directed to Michelle Hume at Michelle.Hume@dhs.wisconsin.gov.

With our best regards,

Michelle Hume, MD, PhD and Layla Soliman, MD

On behalf of the 2026 MWAAPL Awards Committee