Gold Humanism Honor Society

Chapter Grants Application Process

Do you have a GHHS chapter initiative that could use some funding to get off the ground? Or are you a resident/fellow and GHHS member launching a humanism in medicine initiative?

The Gold Humanism Honor Society accepts proposals for a GHHS Chapter Activity Grant on a rolling basis. The grant period will be based on the project’s needs.

Chapter projects must be connected to a GHHS chapter and involve current GHHS chapter members. Starting in 2023, funding is also available to support initiatives led by medical residents or fellows who are GHHS members. For resident/fellow-led projects, preference is given to projects that involve participation of local GHHS chapter members, however this is not a requirement.

Chapters or GHHS residents/fellows may request up to $1500 to support humanism-centered initiatives. We are particularly interested in:

  • Legacy projects that are handed over from one class of chapter members to the next.
  • Outreach projects that involve direct partnership with community organizations.
  • Initiatives that involve collaborations across GHHS chapters, nationally or internationally.
  • Research projects that address humanism in medical learning environments and/or wellness for trainees and clinicians.

We welcome you to see ideas of past projects funded through the GHHS grant in our Practical Applications of Humanism Database. See below for search tips.

Please note that GHHS does not provide support for honoraria, speaker’s fees, or monetary donations to charities.

Tips and Process

Read a 2-page summary of the grant process with tips for a successful initiative and examples of recently funded projects.

How to Apply

Submit a 2-3 page proposal including the following:
  1. Proposals must be submitted through our Grant Application Form.
    • Resident/Fellows, on the form, please indicate your GHHS induction year and institution, along with year in residency/fellowship program.
  2. State the goal and intended value of your project, including:
    • What challenge do you hope to address?
    • How do the goals of this project further the mission of GHHS?
    • How will this increase humanism or decrease burnout in medicine on your campus?
    • What do you want the participants to take away from this project?
  3. Describe project implementation including activities, number of GHHS members and others participating, targeted populations, and timeline.
    • Consider whether to invite GHHS members who have graduated (residents, fellows, members in practice) and work in your local community to also participate in your project.
  4. Explain the method you will use to evaluate the success/impact of the program.
    • If relevant, consider how you will hand over the project to future GHHS members so they might implement or replicate the initiative. This might include creating templates, a synopsis or presentation, assessing lessons learned, and documenting challenges and how you addressed them.
  5. Provide a project budget with a narrative explanation.
  6. If you are a student submitting the grant proposal, a letter of support from a faculty mentor must accompany the application.
  7. If you are a resident/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 will strengthen the application.

Final Report Guidelines

  1. State original objective/goals of project.
  2. Describe project activities to date. Include as appropriate the following: project managers/principal investigators, activities undertaken, participants and beneficiaries (include #s), publications, evaluation techniques and tools, results and conclusions.
    • Comment on the extent to which members of the broader GHHS membership (residents, fellows, practicing physicians) participated
  3. Were the objectives and goals met? Please explain.
  4. Was your project promoted at your institution? Please describe how and to what audience.
  5. Are there plans to continue the project? Can/should a similar project be replicated at your institution or elsewhere? How will this happen?
    • If relevant, comment on how you plan to hand over the project to future GHHS members at your institution or elsewhere, so they might implement or replicate the initiative. This might include creating templates, a synopsis or presentation, assessing lessons learned, and documenting challenges and how you addressed them.
  6. Attach copies of printed materials, surveys, PowerPoint presentations, photographs, fliers or other materials created for project.
  7. Include a 250-word (approximate) summary of the project and its accomplishments, along with contact name and email for inclusion on our website or other media.
  8. Include an accounting of expenses.

Find a Past Project

We welcome you to see ideas of past projects funded through the GHHS grant in our Practical Applications of Humanism Database.

How to find a chapter project supported with a GHHS grant:

  • Click “add filters”, then select “Gold Support” “is” and “Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) grant” and click “Submit”.
  • Click “view” to read the project description and access any attachments and links.

You can also search the database for other projects by typing in any keyword, or filter by topic.

  • To filter by topic, click “add filters”, select “Primary Topic” “contains” and select a topic from the list.
  • You can add a filter clicking “add filter” to constrain your results further or remove a filter by clicking the “-” button to the right of each filter.
  • To clear filters, click the “x” to the right of the filter at the top of the search results table.

You can also export a summary.