International Programs & Awards

APA's Office of International Affairs serves as the association's main conduit of international information.

APA and the Committee on International Relations in Psychology select a number of internationally focused awards.

• APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology

• APA International Humanitarian Award

• APA Travel Grants for US Psychologists to Attend International Conferences

• APA Convention Registration Grant for International Attendees 

• APA Convention Travel Supplement for International Psychologists and Psychology Students

• International Scientific Meeting Support Award

• Small Grants for Program Development of National Psychology Associations

• David Research and Travel Awards (APF) 

• Frances Culbertson International Conference Award (APF)

• APA-USNC International Travel and Mentoring Program
  For U.S. scholars to attend the 30th International Congress of Psychology in Cape Town, South Africa (Applications for 2012 are closed)

Collaborate!

A regular series in each Psychology International newsletter about international collaborations in research or application. Authors write about their own collaborations — what they are, with whom, how they began with special attention to highlighting the rewards, challenges and surprises of this form of working together.

ROMEO

Do you have expertise in countries outside the US? Join the Roster of Members with Expertise Outside the US (ROMEO). This roster will be used to nominate colleagues as speakers, reviewers, and contacts for substantive issues from an international perspective.

Peace Corps

Were you in the Peace Corps? The Office of International Affairs is developing a contact list of psychologists who have served in the Peace Corps (either before or after becoming a psychologist). Please send contact information in an e-mail with the subject line "Peace Corps" to Merry Bullock.

Fulbright Programs

Read about Fulbright experiences from 100 psychologists who participated in the 2008 APA Fulbright-at-Convention program and who describe their experiences in Fulbright Fellowship Opportunities – A Window on the World (PDF, 2.14 MB).

APA — Representation Outside the US

APA officers, staff and governance members regularly participate in conferences and meetings outside the US.

In 2006 APA began a series of Research Briefs to provide brief research synopses of psychological research relevant to the United Nations mission and current global issues.

• Forgiveness (PDF, 664 KB)

• Trauma and HIV/AIDS (PDF, 308 KB)