APA Science Programs & Resources:
Scientific Awards, Funding & Grants

• Education & Careers in Psychology
• Outreach Programs:  Bringing Psychology to the Public
• Resources & Information for Researchers, Academicians & Students
• Scientific Awards, Funding & Grants - topics include:

  Y   Awards - Positive psychology research
  Y   Awards - Scientific contribution
  Y   Awards - Dissertation research funding
  Y   Awards - Graduate student travel funds
  Y   Funding - Psychology research
  Y   Funding - Research conferences
  Y   Funding - Student-organized conferences
  Y   Grants - Education seed grants

• Scientific Meetings, Institutes & Research Training

• Advocating for Scientific Psychology (Home page of APA's Science Public Policy Office)
• Additional APA Resources
• More Science & Psychology Links

• Awards - Positive psychology research: Templeton Positive Psychology Prize
  This award recognizes outstanding mid-career research in the science of positive psychology and encourages the best and most visionary of today's young researchers to devote their efforts toward advancing this relatively new field of research. Annual application deadline: November 1.
   
• Awards - Scientific contribution: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards
  Annual award program honoring psychologists who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology, and also those whose contributions lead to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems.  Annual application deadline: June 1.
   
• Awards - Dissertation research funding: Dissertation Research Awards
  Annual award program to assist doctoral students with the costs of dissertation research.  Information about the competitive application process becomes available online each spring. Annual application deadline occurs in September.
   
• Awards - Graduate student travel funds: APA Student Travel Awards
  Annual award program for graduate students who have been accepted to present their work at the APA Convention.  Information about the competitive application process becomes available online each fall.  Annual application deadline occurs in April.
    
• Funding - Psychology research: 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.
   
• Funding - Research conferences: Scientific Conferences
  Proposals for research conferences that will promote the exchange of important new contributions and approaches in scientific psychology are reviewed and funded twice each year.  Annual application deadlines: June 1, December 1.
   
• Funding - Student-organized conferences: Student-Initiated Research Conference (SIRC) grant program
  This grant program for small research conferences organized by graduate student committees is funded by the APA Science Student Council (APASSC) and the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS).  Annual application deadlines occur in spring and fall.
   
• Grants - Education seed grants: Seed Grants for Fostering Psychology/Education Partnerships
  Seed grants were awarded to psychology and education departments to promote new interdepartmental activities. Objectives and winning proposals are posted here.