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APA Awards

Grants & Division Awards

APA Travel Grants for International Conferences
This award covers or partially covers registration fees for international conferences.
Deadline: Rolling Deadline (December 2008/March 2009/June 2009)

APA Travel Grants for International Affiliates
This award covers registration fees at the APA Annual Convention for international affiliates. Deadline: June 1, 2009

2008 APA Dissertation Research Awards
To assist science-oriented doctoral students of psychology with the costs of conducting dissertation research, the American Psychological Association Science Directorate sponsors an annual competition for funding. This award program features 30-40 grants of $1,000 each, and several larger grants of up to $5,000. Deadline: September 15, 2008

APA International Scientific Meetings Support Fund
This fund provides support for scientific activities that foster the exchange of knowledge among psychologists across the world. Deadline: March 2, 2009

Awards from the American Psychological Foundation
Grants and awards funded by the American Psychological Foundation including the David Travel and Research Grants in their list of grants and the Gold Medal Awards in the Award section. Check these pages for other international opportunities.
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Outstanding International Psychologist Awards for Division 52
These awards give recognition to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to international psychology either through significant research, teaching, advocacy, and/or contributions to international organizations.
The deadline for the 2008 award has passed. Please check this link after January 2009.

The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)

Louise Kidder Early Career Award
To recognize social issues researchers who have made substantial contributions to the field early in their careers. Nominees should be investigators who have made substantial contributions to social issues research within five years of receiving a graduate degree and who have demonstrated the potential to continue such contributions. Nominees need not be current SPSSI members.
The deadline for the 2008 award has passed. Please check this link after January 2009.

Michele Alexander Early Career Award for Scholarship and Service
To recognize early career excellence in scholarship as well as in service. For this award, scholarship is defined in terms of substantive academic (theoretical, empirical, or applied) contributions to the psychological study of social issues, while service is defined as professional and/or community service. Nominees should be SPSSI members, within five years of receiving a graduate degree.
The deadline for the 2008 award has passed. Please check this link after January 2009.

Opportunities for Work Abroad

Cattell Sabbatical Award 
These awards supplement the regular sabbatical allowance provided by the recipients home institution to allow an extension of leave time from one to two semesters.

Fulbright Scholars Program (CIES)
This program sends US faculty and professionals abroad to lecture and conduct research (Traditional  Program) and provides short term academic opportunities for faculty and professionals (Senior Specialists Program). 

IREX Short Term Travel Grants 
Fellowships for up to 8 weeks to US postdoctoral scholars for indepdnetn of collaborative research projects in Europe and Eurasia.

IREX US Embassy Policy Specialist Program
Program for US senior scholars to conduct research while serving as experts to a US embassy or consulate. Selected countries/topics.

Jefferson Science Fellows
Tenured academic scientists and engineers from U.S. institutions of higher learning spend one year at the U.S. Department of State for an on-site assignment in Washington, D.C. that may also involve extended stays at U.S. foreign embassies and/or missions. Assignments involve providing up-to-date expertise in the rapidly advancing STE arenas that routinely impact the policy decisions encountered by the U.S. Department of State.

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Institute of International Education (IIE)
The IIE is an independent, non-profit organization that in its own words, is "the world's most experienced global higher education and professional exchange agency." It administers the Fulbright program, NATO conferences, travel initiatives and has extensive programs for students. The goal is  to promote closer educational relations between the people of the US and other countries.

International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
IREX is an international nonprofit organization specializing in education, independent media, Internet development, and civil society programs. Through training, partnerships, education, research, and grant programs, IREX develops the capacity of individuals and institutions to contribute to their societies.

APA Resource Listings
Compendium of sources for educational, research, training opportunities and funds.