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   Scottish Rite Schizophrenia Research Program   
      
   Support of research on the nature and causes of schizophrenia was inaugurated   
   in 1934 by the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic   
   Jurisdiction, U.S.A., with an initial appropriation of $15,000. Since the   
   Benevolent Foundation was    
   established by the Supreme Council, there has been a steady increase in the   
   level of support directed to this research goal through contributions from   
   members of the Masonic fraternity.   
      
   Since 1934, more than $15 million has been allocated to the Scottish Rite   
   Schizophrenia Research Program by the Benevolent Foundation, which currently   
   is spending an average of $1.5 million per year on grants and fellowships.   
      
   The purpose of the Scottish Rite Schizophrenia Research Program is to support   
   research which will advance our understanding of the nature and causes of   
   schizophrenia. Awards are made for clearly defined projects, rather than for   
   general laboratory    
   support. Pilot projects are preferred to established lines of investigation.   
   Long-term continuing support of investigators or programs is discouraged, in   
   the expectation that results obtained after one or two years of Scottish Rite   
   support will serve as    
   the basis for application to larger granting agencies. While relevance to   
   schizophrenia is very important criterion for grant awards, the Program   
   recognizes that basic scientific projects can add information which is   
   essential for future research on    
   schizophrenia. Therefore, any soundly-based research which is germane to the   
   field of schizophrenia and which would help shed light on the cause, diagnosis   
   and prevention of schizophrenia is acceptable for review. Other criteria for   
   research support    
   after those typically honored by the scientific community: originality and   
   creativity of the research program, and rigor of hypothesis testing.   
      
   For further information please contact   
   THE SUPREME COUNCIL 33°, SCOTTISH RITE   
   NORTHERN MASONIC JURISDICTION, U. S. A.   
   Office Of The   
   SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH PROGRAM   
   P. O. BOX 519 - 33 MARRETT ROAD - LEXINGTON, MASS. 02173   
   TELEPHONE 617-862-4410   
      
      
   webmaster@james.psych.umn.edu   
      
   http://james.psych.umn.edu/scott_rite.html   
      
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