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Apply for social issues grants

APA's Div. 9 (The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, SPSSI) is offering several student funding opportunities:

  • The Grants-in-Aid Program offers up to $1,000 for graduate student research in social problem areas related to its goals. The program supports unique and timely research, underrepresented institutions and investigators, volunteer research teams and actual-not pilot-projects.

Applicants must be SPSSI members and may only submit one application per deadline. The program gives preference to students working on their dissertation. Proposals must be accompanied by an official university agreement to match the amount requested.

  • The division's internship program, offered in cooperation with a community or government organization, public interest group or other nonprofit entity, encourages psychological research in social issues.

SPSSI members who are college seniors, graduate students or first-year postdoctorates in psychology, applied social science and related disciplines are eligible for the internship. The awards range from $300 to $2,500 to cover research costs and community organizing.

  • The Clara Mayo Grant program supports masters' theses or predissertation research on aspects of sexism, racism or prejudice. Up to four grants are annually awarded for up to $1,000 each. Division members in graduate programs in psychology, applied social science and related disciplines are eligible to apply.

Applicants may not apply to the Grants-in-Aid Program and the Clara Mayo Grant in the same year.

For application instructions for all three awards, visit www.spssi.org. Proposals and applications are due May 1.

Div. 19 offers research grant, travel award

APA's Div. 19 (Society for Military Psychology) is offering graduate and undergraduate students research grants of up to $1,500 for research reflecting excellence in military psychology.

To be eligible to apply, students must be enrolled in good standing in a graduate or undergraduate psychology program. Faculty advisers should have approved proposals prior to the application's submission.

The division also is offering graduate and undergraduate students $500 to $750 to travel to APA's 2005 Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., Aug. 18-21, to present a military psychology paper or poster.

To be eligible, you must be a Div. 19 student affiliate and enrolled in good standing in a graduate or undergraduate psychology program. The applicant must be the first author on papers or posters with multiple authors.

The application deadline for both awards is May 1. For more information, visit APA Division 52.

Apply for Div. 52 awards

APA's Div. 52 (International) seeks nominations and self-nominations for its 2005 student research and dissertation research awards and Outstanding Student Research on Cross-cultural or International Topics Award.

The awards will be presented at APA's 2005 Annual Convention. For more information, visit APA Division 52 or contact Robert Ostermann, PhD, student awards committee chair. The deadline to apply is May 1.

Apply for Patrick H. DeLeon Prize

The APA Div. 55 (American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy) Awards Committee is soliciting nominations for the Patrick H. DeLeon Prize honoring an outstanding paper, thesis or dissertation in either clinical psychopharmacology or prescriptive authority.

The prize is annually awarded to graduate students or early-career psychologists. Submissions with multiple authors are eligible; however, the applicant must be the first author on the paper submitted. The prize carries a $500 award. Nominees do not need to be affiliates or members of Div. 55 to apply.

The award, established in 2002, is named for Pat DeLeon, PhD, JD, a former APA president and prescription privileges proponent.

All awards will be presented at APA's 2005 Annual Convention. The deadline for nominations is May 15.

Submit nominations to Morgan T. Sammons, PhD, Div. 55 Awards Committee Chair, 7840 Oracle Place, Potomac, MD 20854; e-mail.

-Z. STAMBOR

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