Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology is the largest, student-based psychological organization in the world. Each year, Psi Chi welcomes between 20,000 and 25,000 new members who are either undergraduate students, graduate students, or faculty. Psi Chi’s mission is to both recognize and promote excellence in the science and application of psychology. One of the many ways Psi Chi accomplishes its mission is to award research grants to its members.
Psi Chi awards grants to undergraduate students in three different award cycles per year. We also boast the Robert Cialdini/Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Grant for Field Research in Social Psychologyopens in new window specifically for undergraduate students. Psi Chi offers the SuperLab Research Grantsopens in new window and the Mamie Phipps Clark Diversity Research Grantsopens in new window as well as grants for poster sessions at our six regional conventions each year.
Psi Chi is also proud to award research grants to graduate student members. Two prestigious offerings are the APS Albert Bandura Graduate Research Awardopens in new window and the APA Edwin Newman Graduate Research Awardopens in new window. These awards recognize and award the most outstanding graduate empirical research paper by conferring official recognition in various forms from both Psi Chi and APA and APS as well as a cash prize of $1,200 each.
Psi Chi is committed to and values diversity in all areas including research topics. Psi Chi Journal welcomes student and faculty empirical research about diversity and all other areas of psychological science. Also, new in 2021–22: both undergraduate and graduate applicants experiencing financial hardships may elect to fill out additional prompts to be considered for an additional $2,000 intended for living expenses.
Psi Chi also remains committed to student-based research and is proud to provide over $400,000 annually in awards, grants, and scholarships to its members. We know that as the APS Albert Bandura Graduate Research Awardopens in new window and the APA Edwin Newman Graduate Research Awardopens in new window recognize the legacies of Drs. Newman and Bandura, likewise, the awards support the educational efforts and professional aspirations of future psychologists and/or leaders in the field. If you would like more information on these two research awards or any Psi Chi award, grant, or scholarship, please reach out via email.
About the author
Cynthia Wilson is the director of Membership & Development with Psi Chi. Cynthia is a nonprofit management professional with over a dozen years’ experience. Holding her international CFRE certification in fundraising, she also holds a master’s in public administration. Cynthia lives in Dalton, Georgia with her husband and cat, Mathilda.
