Apply for 2004–2005 Div. 9 grants and awards

Div. 9 (Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues--SPSSI) seeks applicants for a variety of annual division grants and awards that support research on social issues. Application deadlines are May 1, except where noted.

The grants and awards are:

* The Applied Social Issues Internship Program, which encourages research conducted with a community or government organization, public interest group or non-profit that will benefit from the project.

* The Clara Mayo Grant Program, which supports master's theses or pre-dissertation research on aspects of sexism, racism or prejudice.

* The Grants-In-Aid Program, which supports scientific research in social problems related to the division's basic interests and goals.

* The Louise Kidder Early Career Award, which recognizes social issues researchers who have made substantial contributions to the field early in their careers.

* The Social Issues Dissertation Award, which honors a doctoral dissertation that demonstrates excellence in socially relevant research and potential application to social problems.

* The Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Award, which honors the best paper or article each year on international or intercultural relations. The application deadline is Feb. 15.

* The SPSSI Action Grants for Experienced Scholars (SAGES) Program, which encourages division members who are retired or 60 years and older to apply their knowledge and social science research findings to help solve social problems through direct action projects. Examples include consulting with not-for-profits or preparing literature reviews to inform policy-makers. The application deadline is Feb. 15.

For specific information on each award, visit the division's Web site at www.spssi.org and click on "Grants and Awards." To learn more about Div. 9 programs, visit the Web site or contact SPSSI at (202) 675-6956; e-mail: SPSSI.

Div. 50 elects student reps, seeks input on student programming

Div. 50 (Addictions) elected Angela Bethea and Michael Madson as graduate student representatives to the Div. 50 Board of Directors. They will work closely with membership committee chair Keith Morgen, PhD, division Past-President Kathleen Carroll, PhD, and the student issues committee to design student-focused programming and benefits for the division's student members.

Bethea is a fellow in APA's Minority Fellowship Program. As a counseling psychology student at Lehigh University, she focuses on substance abuse issues. Madson is in the counseling psychology program at Marquette University and is the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students Committee member-at-large for education.

Div. 50 also is planning student-focused programming for APA's 2005 Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., Aug. 18–21, and welcomes input from current or potential division members. Current programming ideas include how to obtain internships and fellowships focused on addictions and how to start a career in the addictions field. Those interested in joining Div. 50 or providing ideas for student programs should contact Morgen via e-mail. For more information on the division, visit its Web site at www.apa.org/divisions/div50.

Div. 53 offers new training program award

Div. 53 (Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology) has created a new annual award to recognize excellence in clinical child and adolescent psychology education. The Outstanding Training Program Award will honor programs that demonstrate a commitment to developmental psychopathology training and that create, evaluate and practice evidence-based treatments for psychopathology in childhood and adolescence.

Doctoral programs, predoctoral internships and postdoctoral programs with a formal training curriculum in clinical child and adolescent psychology are welcome to apply. The inaugural award's recipient will be announced at the division's award ceremony during APA's 2005 Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.

Nominations are due Dec. 1. Nominations should consist of a letter no longer than three pages that describes the program's training goals, techniques and outcomes, as well as any additional relevant information. The letter should include the number of faculty members and students involved in the training program, as well as how many of them are active members of Div. 53. Submit the nomination letter via e-mail to Marti Hagan. For more information, visit the division's Web site at www.clinicalchildpsychology.org.

--M. GREER

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