APA offers two new ways to be association affiliates
High school and community college students interested in exploring a career in psychology can now become APA Student Affiliates.
The two new categories of affiliation, High School Student Affiliate and Community College Student Affiliate, provide students with many benefits, including:
• Discounts on APA books.
• Substantially reduced subscription rates to APA journals.
• A subscription to the Monitor.
• Access to psychology education, training and career information.
• Networking opportunities.
• Reduced convention registration rates.
In addition, Community College Student Affiliates can join the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) for $13. Member-
ship includes an APAGS newsletter that covers issues that specifically concern college students. APAGS also provides services like topical listervs, student-specific symposia at APA's Annual Convention and answers to questions on the education and training of psychologists. For each print subscription, these student affiliates receive free on-line access to a journal's full-text file.
For students interested in becoming high school student affiliates, applications will also be available through psychology teachers who are members of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS). TOPSS gives students access to essay contests, student research awards, student recognition certificates, career days and science fairs.
The new categories were created to encourage students who are interested in the study of behavior to explore psychology careers and to benefit the discipline by drawing interested students into the field.
For more information about becoming a student affiliate, contact APA Membership at (202) 336-5580 or (800) 374-2721; fax: (202) 336-5568;
Web site: www.apa.org/students. To access the application online, visit www.apa.org/members/stuapp.html.
Proposals sought for ethnic-minority recruitment, retention and training grants
APA's Public Interest Directorate is accepting proposals from state psychological associations, APA divisions, departments or schools of psychology, APA boards and committees, other psychology organizations and individuals for its Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training in Psychology grant program.
The grants are part of the Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training's (CEMRRAT) Five Year Plan to energize and support organizations committed to enhancing ethnic-minority recruitment, retention and training in psychology. CEMRRAT will disburse $100,000 in fiscal year 2001. As in 2000, these funds will primarily be used to fund small grants to innovative start-up initiatives, rather than the maintenance of ongoing projects. Three or four proposals may be funded under each of the five priority areas:
• Training/professional development, linguistic minorities. About $10,000 is available to fund activities that improve services to linguistic minorities by promoting development of training programs and professional development of faculty. Examples are: compiling, publishing and disseminating model programs focusing on training for services with linguistic minority populations; designing, documenting and evaluating mental health services, research and professional psychology training programs focused on linguistic minorities; and establishing practicum or mental health services research training in settings serving linguistic minorities.
• Math and science research and training. About $14,000 is available to fund activities that identify, demonstrate, document or disseminate math, science and research education and training strategies (including distance learning) resulting in increased achievement and retention of students of color, especially in scientific psychology areas.
• Faculty/professional development. About $10,000 is available to fund activities that promote increased levels of multicultural competence in teaching, practice and research among psychology faculty. Individual professional development will be considered only if an applicant presents evidence of limited institutional support or resources.
• Student grants to departments for innovative programs. About $12,000 is available to fund activities for undergraduate and graduate departments and professional schools related to developing innovative strategies for recruitment, retention and graduation of ethnic-minority students in psychology. Applications that focus on undergraduates and their matriculation to graduate programs in psychology are encouraged.
• Ethnic-minority leadership development. About $15,000 is available to fund activities that promote leadership skills and opportunities among ethnic-minority psychologists. Grants are targeted to APA governance groups, divisions and their respective sections and other psychology organizations. Applicants will be expected to provide matching funds equal to the amount requested.
There is no standard application form. Submissions should be no more than five pages long and should describe the problem to be addressed and what will be done; how these goals will be accomplished; expected outcomes or findings; a justified budget for the funding requested; and rationales on how the proposal is consistent with CEMRRAT funding priorities and the Five Year Plan.
In general, CEMRRAT funds may not be used to support travel, unless such travel is strongly justified and integral to project objectives.
Applicants must be APA members at the time funds are awarded. Qualifying proposals will be funded on a first-come, first-served basis. Grant recipients will submit annual progress reports and a final report upon the funded activity's completion.
For more information, contact Adisa A. Ajamu, APA Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs, at the APA address; (202) 336-6029; e-mail..
International Scientific Meetings Support Fund seeks applicants
APA's Office of International Affairs has established an annual $3,500 fund to support diverse scientific events and projects with an international focus. Funds may be used to support any of the following activities associated with scientific meetings:
• Organizing expenses (printing, postage, supplies).
• Scholarships for travel or registration for targeted populations.
• Special events.
• Activities related to a currently important theme.
• Social and cultural events.
APA's Committee on International Relations in Psychology (CIRP), or a subcommittee of CIRP, will make funding decisions. CIRP will consider financial need in both selecting recipients and determining the amount of support. In addition, priority will be given to nonprofit organizations; international or multicultural organizations that have standing collaborative relationships with APA; emerging international organizations holding socially significant events; organizations in transitional and developing countries; multicultural organizations that have U.S. members or whose events are attended by U.S. citizens; organizations that hold events attended by at least 500 people; and new or one-occasion events that are socially relevant.
Applications for funding should include a brief description of the applicant's organization, including the mission statement, other relevant documents 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 the portion requested from APA and other funding sources; and a description of the event's proposed products, such as a monograph. Applicant organizations must provide a postevent financial report accounting for the expenditure of the grant award and a summary report of the event.
Application letters and supporting documents should be sent no later than March 1 to the International Scientific Meetings Support Fund, APA Office of International Affairs, at the APA address; fax: (202) 218-3599.
Nominees sought for Women's Leadership Awards
The APA Committee on Women in Psychology (CWP) invites nominations for its 17th Annual Leadership Awards.
Nominees will be identified as emerging or distinguished leaders in one or more areas of influence. Emerging leaders are psychologists who have received their doctorate within the past 15 years, have made a substantial contribution to women in psychology and show promise of an extensive, influential career. Distinguished leaders are psychologists who have worked for 15 years or more after receiving their doctorate. They should have a longstanding influence on women's issues and should be recognized leaders in their area of expertise.
These categories are used to examine each candidate's work and qualifications:
• Service provision. Outstanding delivery of psychological services to women, including working directly with women or directing, developing or supervising psychological services for women.
• Scholarship. Innovative, high-quality research, publication, teaching and mentoring accomplishments that impact women's lives or improve their status. Developing theory and research relevant to decreasing societal biases that impede the advancement of women.
• Public interest. Work that furthers the welfare of women by, for example, promoting legislation; increasing the representation of women in psychology and society; advocating for the rights of women; advancing the utilization of psychology to enhance women's lives; challenging discrimination and harassment; and improving the welfare of underrepresented subpopulations of women in psychology and society.
• Service in psychology. Outstanding leadership in serving psychology, including serving in multiple leadership positions in the governance of psychology-oriented groups, having a sustaining influence on women's issues in policy and procedures in professional organizations or tackling important issues for women as part of their leadership activities.
Current CWP members, members of APA's Board of Directors, individuals who have announced candidacy for APA President and APA staff are not eligible. CWP members cannot make nominations. Recipients will be announced at the APA Annual Convention in San Francisco, Aug. 2428.
Nominations must include six copies of a brief statement of support for the nominee, a current vitae and three letters of reference. Reference letters should indicate whether the candidate is being nominated as an emerging or a distinguished leader, as well as the categories in which the candidate has made contributions, and cover leadership activities, contributions and scope of influence.
All materials should be postmarked by Feb. 1. Incomplete and late materials will not be reviewed. Send nominations materials to Leslie Cameron, APA Women's Programs Office, at the APA address.
Final call for occupational health psychology curriculum funding
The deadline for universities to apply for the APA Science Directorate's occupational health psychology curricula development fund is fast-approaching. New awards for the 200102 academic year are expected to be $18,000 to $22,000. Currently funded sites may submit new proposals soliciting limited funds to continue their programs for a second year. However, second-year grant awards will depend on the quality and feasibility of the proposal. Completed applications must be received
by March 1. Applications can be found at www.apa.org/science/ohp/application.htm.
For more information, contact the Science Directorate, which administers and oversees the grants, at (202) 336-6000.
Take advantage of online subscriptions
Dues-paid members and affiliates who have ordered online access to full-text and abstract databases receive confirmation from APA after their order has been processed. To submit orders aside from the statement forms, go to members.apa.org/access. Paid members and affiliates receive access to online full-text articles for periodicals ordered. See members.apa.org for details.
Award nominations sought by Committee on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns
APA's Committee on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns (CLGBC) annually presents one or two Outstanding Achievement Awards to recognize psychologists for significant contributions to the mission of CLGBC.
The committee studies and evaluates on an ongoing basis the issues and concerns of lesbian, gay male and bisexual psychologists; encourages objective and unbiased research in areas relevant to lesbian, gay male and bisexual adults and youths; examines the consequences of stereotypes about lesbian, gay male and bisexual adults and youths in clinical practice; develops educational materials for distribution to psychologists and others; and makes recommendations regarding the integration of these issues into APA's activities.
Nominees may have made significant contributions to CLGBC's mission either through direct CLGBC service or through independent work. The contributions may be of a scientific, professional, educational, leadership or political nature.
All nominations should include a letter of nomination no more than 500 words long that briefly describes the nominee's achievements and contributions; a current curriculum vitae; and the names of three people who have been asked by the nominator to write reference letters. No current members of CLGBC or staff of the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns Program are eligible for consideration. The deadline for receipt of nominations is May 1. Send nominations and supporting materials to CLGBC Awards, APA Public Interest Directorate, at the APA address.
Summer Science Institute goes to the Rockies
The Science Directorate invites applications for its 2001 Summer Science Institute (SSI), a weeklong, all expenses-paid institute with nationally known experts in cutting-edge areas of psychological research. Fellows receive hands-on lab experience, talk with graduate students and get valuable career information.
SSI will be held at the University of Colorado at Boulder, June 23July 1. Eligibility is strictly limited to college students who will have sophomore or junior standing at the beginning of the 200102 academic year. Deadline: Feb. 6. Other application information may be found by visiting www.apa.org/science/ssi.html or calling the Science Directorate at (202) 336-6000.
Free journals for international libraries
APA's Office of International Affairs, in collaboration with APA's Office of Publication and Communications, provides a limited number of three-year subscriptions to international institutions that meet certain qualifications. Donations are limited to between one and five subscriptions per institution, and all APA journals are available for donation except Psychological Abstracts.
To receive a copy of the qualifications, please contact the APA International Affairs Office, (202) 336-6025; e-mail: S.Leverty.
Journal and book donations wanted for developing nations
APA's Office of International Affairs is running a clearinghouse for the donation of collections of psychological journals and books to libraries in developing countries that are in critical need of psychological publications.
Several times a year, APA distributes collections by providing eligible institutions with lists of the donations made by members of APA, the International Council of Psychologists (ICP) and others. Institutions can then request the publications they need, and the books and journals are shipped directly to them. Please
note that collections cannot be stored at APA.
For more information about the APA/ICP Book and Journal Donation Program, contact Sally Leverty, APA Office of International Affairs, (202) 336-6025; fax: (202) 218-3599; e-mail: S.Leverty.
--D. SMITH
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