Ethnic Minority Student Resources and Information

Explore news, information and resources for students of color in psychology: APA and ERCA programs, projects and publications; local and national conferences; and, scholarship and research opportunities.

• Diversity Project 2000 and Beyond (DP2K)
  Diversity Project 2000 and Beyond (DP2kB) is a leadership and mentoring program designed for ethnic minority honor students attending community colleges. DP2kB occurs two days prior to and two days during the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, and offers full grants for out-of-state students and partial grants for local students admitted into the program.

• Psi Betaopens in new window
  Psi Beta^® is the national honor society in psychology for community and junior colleges. It is the first two-year college honor society approved for membership in the Association of College Honor Societies, which regulates membership requirements. The mission of Psi Beta is professional development of psychology students through promotion and recognition of excellence in scholarship, leadership, research and community service.

• APA/NIGMS Project
  The APA/NIGMS project includes 14 institutions in 5 regions of the country that comprise Regional Centers of Excellence. Each region consist of a major research university and two predominately minority serving institutions (i.e., one 4-year institution and one 2-year institution). Each institution is awarded funds to support collaboration between the three institutions, to implement activities for students of color that strengthen their capacity to pursue biomedical research careers in psychology, and to improve retention rates of these students.

• PsiChiopens in new window
  Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate men and women who are making the study of psychology one of their major interests, and who meet the minimum qualifications.

• Psi Alpha Omegaopens in new window
  Division 45's National Honor Society, Psi Alpha Omega, provides academic recognition for students of color and students interested in the study of ethnic and cultural issues within the discipline of psychology.

• Undergraduate and Graduate Students Psychology Internship Program (PDF, 139KB)opens in new window
  The purpose of the Psychology Internship with the Ethnicity, Race, and Cultural Affairs Portfolio is to offer applied experience to enhance the knowledge of undergraduate and graduate students with a major or minor in psychology.

• American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS)

• Diversity In APAGS

• Undergraduate and Graduate Students Psychology Internship Program (PDF, 139KB)opens in new window

• APA Student Membership Information
  Join APA as a Student Member.

• Div. 45 Student Resource Guide (PDF, 418KB)opens in new window
  The goal of this resource guide is to provide information to students of Div. 45, Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race, and ethnic and racial minority psychology students overall, with information about ways they can get involved with different ethnic- and race-related projects throughout APA divisions, professional organizations and state organizations within the field of psychology. Specifically, the following resources provide information about different task forces, committees and sections related to ethnicity and race that are available to student members.

Grants and Awards
This page contains information on grants and awards administered by APA and its affiliate organizations.

• Directory of Selected Scholarship, Fellowship, and Other Financial Aid Opportunities for Women and Ethnic Minorities in Psychology and Related Fields .
  A searchable database providing a compilation of resources available to women and minorities seeking financial assistance.

• Psychology Education and Careers #1: Guidebook for High School Students of Color .
  This pamphlet provides advice to high school students who might be interested in pursuing education and careers in psychology. 1998. The first five copies are free. Price: $2.00

• Psychology Education and Careers #2: Guidebook for College Students of Color . This pamphlet provides advice to college students of color interested in pursuing education and career in psychology. 1998. The first five copies are free. Price: $2.00

• Psychology Education and Careers #3: Guidebook for College Students of Color Applying to Graduate and Professional Programs . Describes the process for applying to graduate/professional education in psychology and provides great tips! 1998. The first five copies are free. Price: $2.00

• Multicultural Educational Resources
  This page contains resource information with diversity content.

• Asian American Psychological Associationopens in new window

• Association of Black Psychologistsopens in new window

• National Latino(a) Psychological Associationopens in new window

• Society of Indian Psychologistsopens in new window

• Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race (APA Division 45)

• Latino College Dollarsopens in new window

• The Road to College for Latinosopens in new window

The Ventures Program link will direct you to colleges and universities across the country and their programs in "leadership," pre-college, liberals arts, writing, math and many other areas. The other links will direct you to science, math or engineering related possibilities.

• Ventures Scholars Programopens in new window

• Summer Opportunities for ALANA* Undergraduate Studentsopens in new window

*ALANA is an acronym for African American, Latino/a, Asian American and Native American.

• Math Gateways for High School Students Summer Math Programs and Camps for High School Studentsopens in new window

• 200 Free Minority Scholarshipsopens in new window