Grants Available for Scientific Conferences – Proposals Invited
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.
The annual deadlines are June 1 and December 1 for conferences to be held in the following year.
Grant money, ranging from $500 to $20,000 is available. The conference must also be supported by the host institution with direct funds, in-kind support, or a combination of the two. The Conference Format list below describes the formats that will be accepted for review and the amounts of funding available for each.
Please note that APA is open to innovative ways to hold conferences. Applicants who have experimental methods for sharing knowledge are urged to contact the Science Directorate to discuss the possibility of obtaining funding through this program (e.g., scientific conference held through electronic mail).
In addition, as important topics arise in the field of psychology, the Science Directorate will confer with its Conference Review Committee to determine if a conference and/or scientific volume are warranted. Conferences should take place within approximately 12 months after the funding decision is made.
Publication Information
** Please read all publication information carefully, as publication procedures have changed.**
Conference proceedings and presentation materials (including electronic presentations) must be submitted to APA three months after the date the conference is held. APA will hold the conference proceedings for three years. If a book has not been published by APA or another publisher within the three-year holding period, APA will place the conference proceedings in PsycEXTRA.
PsycEXTRA is a companion database to the scholarly PsycINFO, which is designed to link academics, clinicians, librarians, consumers, policy-makers, and researchers to a variety of information sources covering psychology, behavioral science, and health; PsycEXTRA provides the readership with original documents, including proceedings, newsletters, magazines, newspapers, technical and annual reports, government reports, and consumer brochures.
Conference Formats
Conference review committee members are: Oscar Barbarin, Anita Davis, Michael Domjan, Kathleen McDermott, Kevin Murphy, James W. Pennebaker.
Organizers should send the original proposal and seven copies including all appendices to the Science Directorate by the deadline.
DEADLINES: June 1 and December 1, annually
Contact:
APA Science Directorate
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
202/336-6000
202/336-6123 TDD
email
Please note that it is very important to read all of the information and to be sure that everything requested is included in your proposal.
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Quick Info on Conference Types...
Festschrifts - conferences organized as tributes to distinguished scholars.
Grant amount ranges from $5,000 - $20,000
Stand-Alone Conferences - conferences, usually two days long, that involve psychologists as the primary organizers.
Grant amount ranges from $5,000 - $20,000
Add-a-Day Conferences - conferences that occur at the beginning or end of a scientific conference other than APA (e.g., Society for Ingestive Behavior or Psychonomics Society).
Grant amount ranges from $500 - $3,000
Conference Listing
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The annual deadlines are June 1 and December 1 for conferences to be held in the following year.
Contact:
APA Science Directorate
Attn: Stephanie Cox
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
(202) 336-6000
(202) 336-6123 TDD
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