The Gold Humanism Honor Society encourages its members to be leaders in championing humanism in healthcare. In order to offset the costs and support the success of your project goals, GHHS offers short-term grants up to $1000 in which half will be awarded up front and the second half after approval of the final report. This funding is intended to support projects that will be implemented and concluded within 12 months of receiving grant funding.

A chapter or resident applying for these funds qualifies for a single grant per calendar year but may reapply in subsequent years. Please note that grant funding is limited and additional avenues to attain funding should also be considered.  

If, for any reason, you are unable to begin your project within the calendar year you applied for the grant, funding will not be rolled over.

Applications for the Short-Term Grant are now closed. GHHS staff will review and make a determination regarding the final awarding of the grant funding within 3-4 weeks of the close of the grant application period. [Please note that the review date is subject to change at any moment].

Eligibility Criteria:

• GHHS membership (trainee members including students, residents, and fellows affiliated with an institution)
• If you are a student member, your GHHS chapter must be up to date with their GHHS Chapter dues payments. If you are unsure whether your institution is up to date with their dues payments, please contact ltvito@gold-foundation.org
• For grant requests submitted by resident and fellow GHHS members, a preference will be given to dues paying GHHS members in their 4th year of residency training and beyond. To learn more about the GHHS dues payment structure and benefits, please click here and consider enhancing your membership in the Gold Member Portal.
• Written Institutional support to conduct your project
  

How to apply:

1. Sign into your Gold Member Portal account and submit a project proposal through the application form.
2. Complete and upload the proposal section of the GHHS Activity Grant Budget template. Please see budget requirements before proceeding with this explanation. 
3. If you are a student submitting the grant proposal, a letter of support from a faculty mentor must accompany the application.
4. If you are a resident or fellow submitting the grant proposal, a letter of support from your Program Director or Department Chair must accompany the application. An additional letter of support from the local GHHS Chapter Advisor, if applicable, will strengthen the application.

Budget requirements: Funds should be allocated to meet the outlined project needs and ensure maximum impact. Please note that GHHS does not provide support for honoraria, speaker’s fees, gifts, monetary donations to charities, or Solidarity Week and Thank a Resident Day activities. Preference will be given to projects where no more than 25% of the budget is used for food.