Awards and Grants:
The
following awards and grants are sponsored by Division 35, the
Society for the Psychology of Women, either alone or in conjunction
with other groups. The
work for which the awards are given is typically relevant in some
significant way to women's lives, or more generally, to the emerging
psychological understanding of gender role influences on human
behavior, broadly defined.
1.
Hyde Graduate
Student Research Grants.
These grants, each up to $500, are awarded to doctoral psychology
students to support feminist research. The grants are made possible
through the generosity of Janet Hyde, Ph.D., who donates the
royalties from her book, "Half the Human Experience," to this
fund. Past recipients of Hyde Graduate Student Research Grants
are not eligible
to apply. Submission deadlines: March 15 and September
15.
For more details, use this link.
2.
Annual Prize
for Psychological Research on Women and Gender by Graduate or
Undergraduate Students.
Research topics eligible for this award
may represent work in any area of Psychology. The research should
be relevant in some significant way to women's lives, or more
generally, to the emerging psychological understanding of gender
role influences on human behavior. The research may be basic or
applied. This prize is awarded by Association for Women in Psychology
(AWP) & Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women) of the
American Psychological Association (APA) Research. Deadline:
April 1st. For
more details, use this link.
3.
Heritage Award.
The Division 35 Heritage Award is given for a variety of types
of contributions to the Psychology of Women. This award is presented
to a senior individual or individuals who have made distinguished,
long-standing, and substantial contributions that pertain to women,
gender, or related issues in the area of practice. Deadline
for the receipt of materials for this award: June 1st, 2008. For
more details, use this link.
4.
Carolyn Wood Sherif
Award
The
Carolyn Wood Sherif Award Committee invites nominations for the16th
annual Carolyn Wood Sherif Award. This award is based on contributions
to the field of the psychology of women as a scholar, teacher,
mentor, and leader. Thus, selection requires evidence of excellence
in teaching and mentoring, research and scholarship, and professional
leadership in the area of the psychology of women.
Deadline
for the receipt of materials for this award: March 15th. For
more details, use this link.
5. Mary
Roth Walsh Teaching the Psychology of Women Award.
The Mary Roth Walsh Teaching the Psychology of Women Award
is designed to encourage junior faculty teaching the psychology
of women or gender course. We particularly want to encourage teaching
innovations.
Deadline
for the receipt of materials for this award: April 30th. For more
details, use this link.
6. The Geis Memorial Award.
Florence L. Geis was a Social Psychologist with a strong commitment
to research on the Psychology of Women and to the mentoring
of women graduate students. In her will, she left an endowment
to fund doctoral students conducting dissertation research
in feminist psychology. To qualify for funding, the research
must be 1) feminist, 2) address a feminist/womanist issue,
3) use social psychology research methods, and 4) make a significant
contribution to social psychology theory and research. Proposals
will be judged on suitability, feasibility, merit of the research,
and the potential of the student to have a career as a feminist
researcher in social psychology. Funding need not be used solely
to fund the research project. Deadline
for the receipt of materials for this award: March
13th, 2009. For more details, use this link.
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contact Kelly Kadlec, Division 35 webmaven.
