APAGS-LGBT Dissertation Grant

APAGS grants are available to graduate student members of APAGS who are enrolled at least halftime as a student in good standing at a regionally accredited university. Students who join as a Graduate Student Affiliate are members of APAGS; students who are members of APA as undergraduate student affiliates, Associate Member or other member status must change their status to Graduate Student Affiliate prior to applying for this grant. Undergraduates are not eligible for these grants, nor are APAGS officers, subcommittee, or task force chairs. Previous recipients of each award are not eligible to apply again for a period of five years.

Required materials:

1. Title page that includes name of the grant for which you are applying, contact information for applicant (name, mailing address, phone number, email), university, area of research, expected graduation date, APA Membership number, and full name/email of your research mentor for your project.

2. A cover letter (not to exceed two pages, single spaced) that includes background information about the applicant, the dissertation, why the applicant believes s/he should be awarded the grant (e.g. relevance of the project to the grant), and the applicant’s future educational and professional goals.

3. An abbreviated curriculum vitae (not to exceed two pages, single spaced).

4. An abbreviated research proposal (not to exceed three pages, single spaced) that includes specific aims, background and significance, proposed research methodology, implications of proposed research, and detailed budget.

5. Letter of recommendation (not to exceed two pages, single spaced) supporting your application that addresses your qualifications, how your project will benefit the discipline, and the likelihood that your research will help you meet your future educational and professional goals.

All materials must be submitted for an application to be considered. Any applications that exceed the page limits (e.g. over two pages in a vita, over 3 pages in a proposal, over two pages for a letter of recommendation) will not be scored. 

If you are not an APAGS member at the time of submission, you may send a copy of the receipt you get when you join APAGS/APA electronically as proof of membership.

You may submit materials electronically or by mail. Application materials must be emailed by 12:00 pm ET on the day of the deadline.

For mail submissions, please send to:

APAGS-LGBT Dissertation Grant
American Psychological Association of Graduate Students
750 First St. NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242

Confirmation

Once APAGS has received your application, you will receive an email confirming receipt of your application. If you apply earlier than 1 week of the deadline, you may expect to receive that email confirmation within 1 week of your submission. If you submit within the last week before the deadline, please allow up to 2 weeks after the deadline to receive your email confirmation. If you do not hear from APAGS after that time frame, please contact APAGS to confirm that your application has been received.

2011 - Eric Doolin, University of Wisconsin

2010 - Troy Loker, University of South Florida

2009 - Bonnie Benson, Western Michigan University

2008 - Erin Gorter, University of Alabama

2007 - Nathan Doty, University of Miami

2006 - Jonathan E. Cook, University of Oregon