Scholarships, Grants and Awards for Psychologists

Scholarships, Grants and Awards for Psychologists and Students

Abe Fellowship Program
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe
An annual program aimed at encouraging multidisciplinary research on varying topics related to the US and Japan within the social sciences.

Award for Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research in Community Psychology http://www.apa.org/divisions/div27/awardsmain.html

APA Distinguished Scientific Awards Program
http://www.apa.org/science/sciaward.html

APA Meritorious Research Service Commendation
http://www.apa.org/science/meritorious.html

American Psychological Foundation (APF) F. J. McGuigan Young Investigator Prize http://www.apa.org/science/mcguigan.html

The APF Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award http://www.apa.org/apf/teaching.html

APA Dissertation Award in Developmental Psychology (div 7) http://www.apa.org/about/division/div7awdcda.html

APA International Humanitarian Award
http://www.apa.org/international/humanaward.html

APA International Contributions Award
http://www.apa.org/international/intlaward.html

Committee on Gay, & Bisexual Concerns Award for Outstanding Achievement http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/clgbc/awardcall.html

Conference Grants
http://www.apa.org/science/confer2.html
The Science Directorate of the American Psychological Association (APA) is seeking proposals for research conferences in psychology. The purpose of this program is to promote the exchange of important new contributions and approaches in scientific psychology.

Congressional Fellowships offered by the APA Public Policy Office
http://www.apa.org/ppo/funding/

F. J. McGuigan Young Investigator Prize
http://www.apa.org/science/mcguigan.html
Biennial award program which recognizes the efforts of a young psychological science investigator in the areas of research consistent with those pursued by Frank Joseph McGuigan.

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends Program http://www.apa.org/ed/sumstipend.html
Program offers fellowship and summer stipend opportunities for individuals to pursue advanced work in the humanities.

Residential Fellowships at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars http://www.apa.org/ed/don.html
The Woodrow Wilson International Center awards approximately 35 residential fellowships annually in an international competition to individuals with outstanding project proposals representing the entire range of scholarship, with a strong emphasis on the humanities and social sciences.

The Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship
http://www.nas.edu/rwj
You spend 12-16 months in DC where your are given a 3 month orientation and then take a position in a Senator's or Representative's office.

The Society for Consumer Psychology Fifth Annual SCP-SHETH Dissertation Proposal Competition (div 23) http://fisher.osu.edu/marketing/scp/disser.htm

SCRA Dissertation Awards (div 27)
http://www.apa.org/divisions/div27/awardsmain.html

Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse Outstanding Dissertation Award (div 28) http://www.apa.org/about/division/div28awards.html

Media Psychology Dissertation Award (div 46)
http://www.apa.org/divisions/div46/awards.html

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
http://www.fellowships.aaas.org/

American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships & Grant Competitions
http://www.acls.org/felguide.htm

American Council on Education (ACE ) Fellowship Program
http://www.acenet.edu/programs/fellows/

Health Resources and Services Administration
http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/

Fulbright Scholarships
http://www.iie.org/fulbright/

Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
http://www.horowitz-foundation.org/Horowitz%20Foundation-Info.htm
Offers grants for research in the social sciences

National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/funding.htm

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/Funding/

National Science Foundation funding opportunities
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/publicat/nsf04009/toc.htm

Psi Chi Awards & Grants
http://www.psichi.org/awards/
Psi Chi sponsors a wide variety of award competitions and grants each year.

Sigma XI Prizes and Awards
http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/prizes/index.shtml

The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/
Offers grant opportunities in the mental health and substance abuse fields.

The Ford Foundation
http://www.fordfound.org
Home to a comprehensive database of grant funding, as well as information about their International Fellowships Program for students around the globe.

Scholarships, Grants and Awards for Students

APA Early Research Awards
http://www.apa.org/science/early_award.html

American Psychological Foundation (APF) / Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP) Graduate Research Scholarships in Psychology
http://www.apa.org/science/apf-cogdop.html
Several graduate scholarships for $1,000 each, one (1) $2,000 scholarship -- the Clarence J. Rosecrans Scholarship, and one (1) $3,000 scholarship -- the Ruth G. and Joseph D. Matarazzo Scholarship, are awarded annually.

APF Henry H�caen and Manfred Meier Neuropsychology Scholarships http://www.apa.org/apf/scholar.html#five

APF Paul E. Henkin School Psychology Travel Award
http://www.indiana.edu/~div16/

APF Todd E. Husted Memorial Dissertation Award
http://www.apa.org/science/dissinfo.html

APF Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Fellowships http://www.apa.org/apf/scholar.html#eight

APF Lizette Peterson Homer Memorial Injury Research Grant
http://www.apa.org/apf/scholar.html#nine
Open to current student members of APA Division 54.

APAGS Scholarships and Awards
www.apa.org/apags/members/schawrdsintro.html

Comprehensive List of Funding Opportunities for Psychology Graduate and Undergraduate Students (PDF file, requires free Adobe Reader here )
http://www.apa.org/ed/fundingops.pdf
List compiled by the Public Policy Office and the Education Directorate

Student Travel Awards (for graduate students)
http://www.apa.org/science/travinfo.html

Directory of Selected Scholarships, Fellowships and Other Financial Aid Opportunities for Women and Ethnic Minorities in Psychology and Related Fields (PDF)
http://www.apa.org/pi/wpo/financialaiddirectory.pdf
The purpose of the directory is to provide detailed information on fellowships and other funding sources for students and researchers at the graduate, undergraduate, pre-doctoral, doctoral, and post-doctoral levels. There is also a section on grants and special awards for institutions.

Dissertation Research Awards
http://www.apa.org/science/dissinfo.htm
The purpose of the Dissertation Research Award program is to assist science-oriented doctoral students of psychology with research costs.

Exercise and Sports Psychology Dissertation Award (div 47) http://www.psyc.unt.edu/apadiv47/awards.html#dissaward

Gates Foundation Minority Scholarship
http://www.apa.org/ed/gates.html
The Gates Millennium Scholars Program provides scholarships for outstanding low-income minority students.

Group Psychology and Psychotherapy Dissertation Award (div 49) http://www.pitt.edu/~cslewis/GP2/awards.htm

Minority Fellowship Programs
http://www.apa.org/mfp/homepage.html
The MFP's objective is to improve the quality of mental health treatment delivered to ethnic minority populations. MFP does this by providing financial support and professional guidance to individuals pursuing doctoral degrees in psychology.

National Health Service Corps Awards and Scholarships
http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/join_us/students.cfm

RHR International Outstanding Doctoral Disseration Award (div 13) http://www.apa.org/divisions/div13/InsideIndex.htm

Society of Clinical Psychology Graduate Student Awards (div 12) http://www.apa.org/divisions/div12/awards.html
Deadline for receipt of nominations materials for these three awards is July 1, 2004.

Student Travel Awards
http://www.apa.org/science/travinfo.html
Annual award program for graduate students who have been accepted to present their research findings at the APA Convention. Information about the competitive application process becomes available online each fall.

Summer Science Institute
http://www.apa.org/science/ssi.html
A competitive institute for undergraduate students

Summer Training on Aging Research Topics - Mental Health (START-MH) Fellowship www.apa.org/apags/members/startmhfellow.html

The Melissa Institute For Violence Prevention and Treatment
http://www.apa.org/ed/melissa.html
A dissertation Research Award

American Association of University Women (AAUW)
http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/index.cfm
The largest source of funding exclusively for graduate women.

American Indian Graduate Center
http://www.aigc.com
The American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC) of Albuquerque, New Mexico, announces the availabilty of graduate fellowships for American Indian and Alaskan Native students from federally recognized U.S. tribes.

Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)
http://www.cgsnet.org/ProgramsServices/index.htm

Fulbright Scholarships
http://www.iie.org/fulbright/

Information for International Students
http://www.edupass.org/

National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/funding.htm

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/Funding/

National Science Foundation funding opportunities
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/publicat/nsf04009/toc.htm

Psi Chi Awards & Grants
http://www.psichi.org/awards/
Psi Chi sponsors a wide variety of award competitions and grants each year.

The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/
Offers grant opportunities in the mental health and substance abuse fields.

School Psychology Outstanding Dissertation Award (div 16) http://www.apa.org/about/division/div16awdoda.html

Margret M. Baltes Doctoral Dissertation Award (div 20)
http://aging.ufl.edu/apadiv20/mbaltes.htm

The George E. Briggs Dissertation Award (div 21)
http://www.apa.org/divisions/div21/Introduction/awards.html

Scholarships, Grants and Awards for Groups or Organizations

APF Nationwide High-School Psychology Program
http://www.apa.org/apf/scholar.html#three

Psi Chi Awards & Grants
http://www.psichi.org/awards/
Psi Chi sponsors a wide variety of award competitions and grants each year.

Other funding and award resources

Awards of the APA Divisions
http://www.apa.org/about/division/awards.html

FundSource: Research Funding Information
http://www.decadeofbehavior.org/fundsource/
Created with support from NSF and APA, FundSource is a unique and comprehensive search tool for locating research funding opportunities in the behavioral sciences.

Grants and Funding Resources
http://www.apa.org/science/apassc-funding.html
A comprehensive list of graduate funding information from APASSC (APA Science Student Council).

Student Aid Alliance
http://www.studentaidalliance.org

U.S. Department of Education - Student Financial Assistance
http://www.ed.gov/finaid.html