International Scientific Meetings Support Fund Program Guidelines

At the direction of the APA Board of Directors, the Office of International Affairs has established an annual $3,500 fund to provide support for diverse scientific events and projects that foster the exchange of knowledge among psychologists across the world. The APA Committee on International Relations in Psychology (CIRP), or a subcommittee of CIRP, will make all the funding decisions.

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

• organizing expenses (e.g., printing, postage, supplies)
• scholarships for travel and/or registration for targeted populations (e.g., students, special speakers, presenters from a transitional or a developing country)
• support for special events (e.g., historical exhibits)
• activities related to a theme that is currently deemed of importance; and /or support for social or cultural events

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

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

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

Applications for funding should address the following points:

• a brief description of the applicant's organization, including the mission statement and other relevant documents that describe the organization, and a description of the organization's relationships with APA
• an overview of the event's objectives and activities, including a preliminary program
• a description of the organizational structure that will carry out the event; the budget for the event, including a portion requested from APA and other funding sources
• a description of the event's proposed products (e.g., monographs, CD-ROM)

Applicant organizations must agree to provide CIRP a post-event financial report accounting for the expenditure of the grant award and a summary report of the event.

Application letters and supporting documents should be send to: International Scientific Meetings Support Fund, c/o APA Office of International Affairs, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002; or by fax to (202) 218-3599.