Apply for the Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) seeks applicants for its Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program, of which APA is a sponsor. The program, now in its 32nd year, places advanced science, math and engineering students in radio and television stations, newspapers and magazines nationwide to make science news clear and comprehensible to the public. Fellows participate in the news-making process, improve the way they communicate complex technical subjects and increase their understanding of how scientific information is disseminated. AAAS selects 20 to 25 fellows each summer, and they are paid a weekly stipend of $450 in addition to travel expenses to and from AAAS and their sites.

The deadline for applications is Jan. 15. Applicants must be enrolled as undergraduates in their senior year or at any graduate or postgraduate level in mathematics or the natural, physical, health, engineering, computer or social sciences. Recent graduates must apply for the summer fellowship within one year of graduation or defense of their thesis. More information and applications are available at http://ehrweb.aaas.org/massmedia.htm, or by contacting Stacey Pasco, manager of the Mass Media Program, at (202) 326-6441; e-mail.

The National Science Foundation recently awarded a grant to APA's Education Directorate to develop an Online Psychology Laboratory (OPL). OPL will provide psychology teachers with a set of interactive, Web-based psychology studies and data archives that they can use to enhance their teaching. The OPL Advisory Board seeks Web-ready studies or demonstrations using one of the following tools: HTML, JavaScript, Java applets, Director, Authorware, Flash or VB.Net. Additional information about the submission process can be found at http://opl.apa.org. To submit your study or demonstration, contact Maureen McCarthy at the APA address; e-mail.

APA's Committee on Accreditation (CoA) seeks comments on a proposed change to its Guidelines and Principles for Accreditation of Programs in Professional Psychology and a related addition to the Implementing Regulations. CoA developed the proposal, which addresses the issue of emerging substantive areas, based on a prior public comment period. To address the concerns and needs expressed in that period, CoA has developed the new proposal for a change in the scope of accreditation and is soliciting further commentary.

The full text of the potential change to Section I of the Guidelines and Principles, as well as the related Implementing Regulation that defines "developed practice areas" for doctoral and internship programs is available on the accreditation Web site at www.apa.org/ed/accreditation.

CoA seeks comments and reactions from all interested individuals and organizations. Comments on this new proposal will be accepted until Jan. 1. To promote thoughtful discussion, CoA is providing an electronic-based comment form for public review and submission of all comments. To participate in this process, visit apaoutside.apa.org/accredsurvey/public.

For more information, contact Susan Zlotlow, PhD, APA Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, at the APA address; (202) 336-5979; e-mail.

APA's International Affairs Office has updated its Web site to be a one-stop information resource for international psychology. The new site highlights the activities of APA's Committee on International Relations in Psychology and other APA groups and provides links to international programs, opportunities, initiatives and organizations. The office's monthly electronic Psychology International newsletter also highlights the office's activities. It features news and information about psychology around the world, lists opportunities for international exchange, research and training, and highlights current international program and policy initiatives. The newsletter is available via e-mail subscription and on the Web.To subscribe, send an e-mail to International with "subscribe" in the subject line. The current newsletter is at www.apa.org/international/news.html.

APA's Public Interest Directorate seeks grant applicants for its Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training (CEMRRAT) Plan. The plan allots about $75,000 to fund small grants that serve as "seed funds" to energize, empower and support interested individuals, organizations and educational institutions committed to enhancing ethnic-minority recruitment, retention and training in psychology. Funding consideration is given on a first-come, first-served basis to innovative start-up initiatives rather than ongoing projects. The commission will fund two to four proposals in each of the following five priority areas:

• Training and professional development for linguistic minorities. About $5,000 is available for activities that promote development of training programs (and associated professional development of faculty) that improve services to linguistic minorities.

• Faculty recruitment and retention. About $10,000 is available for activities that recruit and retain ethnic-minority faculty and early-career psychologists committed to research and scientific inquiry and who will contribute to more scientific educational experiences in academic settings. Efforts to launch such activities may exceed available funding; therefore, the committee will give highest consideration to proposals that present a cash match as part of the funding request. This funding category does not support research projects or supplement postdoctoral fellowships or dissertation research.

• Faculty and professional development. About $20,000 is available for activities that promote increased levels of multicultural competence in teaching, practice and research among psychology faculty.

• Innovative psychology department programs. About $20,000 is available for activities related to developing innovative strategies for recruitment, retention and graduation of ethnic-minority students in psychology. CEMRRAT especially welcomes applications that bear upon undergraduates and their matriculation to graduate programs in psychology.

• Ethnic-minority leadership development. About $5,000 is available for activities that promote leadership skills and opportunities among ethnic-minority psychologists. Applicants should provide matching funds equal to or more than the amount requested.

There is no standard application form. To apply, submit an application no longer than five pages that describes the project's goals, activities, procedures and expected outcomes, justifies the budget for the requested funding amount, and explains how the proposed effort meets the CEMRRAT funding priorities and plan provisions. In general, CEMRRAT funds may not be used to support travel, unless such travel is strongly justified and integral to project objectives. CEMRRAT will accept applications starting Jan. 1.

For more information, contact Benjamin Siankam, special projects manager, APA's Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs, at the APA address; e-mail; or visit http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/programs/grantsawards.html.

APA staff distributed books and shelving donated by convention exhibitors to Peggy Ollerhead, a teacher at Roland Park Country School in Baltimore, Md., as part of a program of the Convention and Exhibit Sales Office. Ollerhead received the materials on behalf of herself and four other teachers, Jeanne Blakeslee, of St. Paul's School for Girls in Brooklandville, Md., Kristin Cummings, of Mercy High School in Baltimore, Md., Kathy Agee, of Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School in Baltimore, Md., and Sandy Idestein, of The Tatnall School in Wilmington, Del. The books, which encompassed psychological research, statistics, clinical counseling, multicultural and gay and lesbian issues, were placed in libraries and classrooms in the participating schools.

Eighteen contributing exhibitors donated 52 boxes of books and about six small bookshelves. The contributing publishers were New York University Press, the American Psychological Society, Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, Woodbine House, Impact Publishers, Random House, Sage Publications, Elsevier, HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin/Lahaska, Guilford Publications, McGraw-Hill, Haworth Press, Brookes Publishing, Routledge Journals, Heldref Publications, Blackwell Publishing and Penguin.

The H.J. Eysenck Memorial Fund seeks nominations for its seventh annual award recognizing psychological research on personality and individual differences. The approximately $2,700 award is open to any researcher in any part of the world who works in this area.

Applicants must include a summary of the proposed or ongoing research and its significance and, if appropriate, results, a description of why the award is needed, a financial breakdown of how the award will be spent, an up-to-date curriculum vitae with photograph, the names and addresses of two references who are familiar with the research and an indication of how the applicant heard of the award.

The deadline is Jan. 31. Send four copies of the application to The Trustees, H.J. Eysenck Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 27824, London SE24 OWE. The winner will be notified by May 1. More information can be found at http://freespace.virgin.net/darrin.evans/index.htm.

--E. PACKARD

Institute teaches undergrads the science of psychology Thirty-two talented undergraduate students gathered at Vanderbilt University in June for the 10th annual APA Summer Science Institute. Organized by the Science Directorate, the nine-day event featured intensive days and evenings of scientific psychology labs and lectures guided by distinguished faculty, hands-on learning experiences and practical graduate school and career advice. The Summer Science Institute Class of 2005 (in alphabetical order): Callie Beck, Brigham Young University; Sarah Bhagat, Franklin & Marshall College; Marina Bontkowski, Harvard University; Drew Bromfield, University of Puget Sound; Lauren Burch, Haverford College; Shannon Calhoun, Bradley University; Lynne Clure, Rockhurst University; Roberto Colon, University of Miami; Nathaniel DeYoung, Hope College; Gus Diggs, Christopher Newport University; Pat Doyle, Rhode Island College; Jenna Farmer, University of Notre Dame; Samantha Feldman, Colgate University; Steven Frankland, College of Wooster; Allison Gioia, Dickinson College; Ryan Griffin, Bates College; Katie Jankowski, University of Virginia; Erin Jones, University of Richmond; Claire Keultjes, Hillsdale College; Sarah Konfirst, Augusta College; Susanne Long, Southwest Missouri State University; Kimberly Mathis, University of Tennessee–Chattanooga; Laura Morena, Kennesaw State University; Maria Muniz, Penn State; Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi, Howard University; Katrina Ramos, University of Miami; Goali Saedi, Portland State University; Giuilia Suro, University of Southern California; John Thurston, University of Miami; Carrie Wheeler, Providence College; Deron Wirt, Gettysburg College; and Vincent Woo, University of California–Los Angeles. --E. PACKARD