Call for Applications for Meetings in 2009

The APA Committee on International Relations in Psychology (CIRP) invites applications for funds to foster the exchange of knowledge among psychologists across the world.

Funds may be used to support any of the following activities associated with scientific meetings:

• scientific meeting organizing expenses (e.g., printing, postage, supplies)
• scholarships for travel and/or registration for targeted groups (e.g., students, special speakers, presenters from a transitional or a developing country)
• support for special events associated with a scientific meeting (e.g., historical exhibits)
• social or cultural events associated with a meeting

Need will be considered in selecting recipients and in determining the amount of support. In addition, priority will be given in the following order:

• international or multicultural organizations that have standing (for five or more years) collaborative relationships with APA
• other international organizations, including emerging organizations, holding socially significant and relevant events
• other international organizations and organizations in transitional and developing countries
• other multicultural organizations that have US members
• organizations whose events are attended by US citizens
• organizations that celebrate events attended by 500 or more people
• new or one-occasion events that are greatly socially relevant

Preference will be shown for not-for-profit organizations.

Applications for funding should provide the following:

• Name of the applicant organization
• Description of the organization, including the mission statement and other relevant documents that describe the organization
• Description of the organization's relationships with APA
• Event name
• Overview of objectives of the event, event activities, and a preliminary program
• Description how who (organizational structure) will organize and carry out the event
• Event budget, indicating the portions requested from APA and from other funding sources
• Description of any proposed products or outcomes, if any (e.g., monographs, CD-ROM)

Applicant organizations must agree to provide to CIRP a financial account for event funding and a summary report of the event.

The application letter and supporting materials may be sent in electronic or paper format.

For electronic submissions, please send supporting documents as email attachments in MS Word format. Each file must be labeled with the nominee's name and document type (e.g., Event-Budget). Please put "International Scientific Meeting Support " in the email subject line. Send submission to the APA International Office.

For paper submissions send all documents in one package to
Sally Leverty
International Scientific Meeting Support
Office of International Affairs
APA
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC, 20002-4242, USA

Application deadline is March 2, 2009