Early Career Psychologist Professional Development Grants
Grants will be awarded in two distinct categories, "Research" and "Applied." Research grants should include proposals for funds up to $2500. Indirect costs are not allowed. Applied grants should include proposals that further the professional development of the individual — whether through books, conference attendance, workshop, licensure preparation, consulting fees, or any other reasonable professional activity up to $1250. Up to five grants will be awarded this cycle for a total of $7500 in awarded funds.
Grant recipients are expected to attend the APA Convention in the year of their award to share their work with division leadership. Awardees may use up to $750 of their award to defray the cost of conference attendance.
Applicants must be membersopens in new window of the Society for Military Psychology (either as members or professional affiliates) and within 10 years of receipt of their doctoral degree by the application deadline.
Applicants must be members of the Society for Military Psychology (either as members or professional affiliates) and within 10 years of receipt of their doctoral degree by the application deadline.
All applications must include:
- Professional Development Proposal (two-page maximum).
— For research applications, this should include a brief summary of the research gap, specific aim(s) of the study, proposed methodology, potential implications and future directions and a timeline for the study. Projects that are feasible to implement rapidly (e.g., 12-24 months) and are likely to support preliminary data gathering for future grant submissions will be positively viewed. The applicant should also address the status and timeline of institutional approval (not required prior to submission but expected prior to disbursement of funds) and include a statement on the ethical conduct of research.
— For applied applications, this should include information on how these funds will be utilized (e.g., licensure/board certification fees, conference/workshop attendance, books/journal subscriptions) and the relevance to military psychology and to the individual’s professional development. Projects that support the role of ethics in military psychology are a high priority area for this grant funding cycle.
- Breakdown of proposed budget.
- Abbreviated curriculum vitae (two-page maximum).
- A statement on how this professional development will support the individual’s plan for engagement and participation within Div. 19 (one-page maximum).
