Funding opportunities
Up to $25,000 for research on child psychology
The Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowship Program is accepting applications. The program offers graduate student fellowships of up to $25,000. Apply online by Nov. 15. Direct questions to Samantha Edington.
Up to $12,000 for research on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender family psychology
Graduate students who are exploring LGBT family issues and advancing clinical interventions in their research can submit proposals for the Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant, which offers one grant up to $12,000. Apply online by Nov. 1. Direct questions to Samantha Edington.
$1,000 for public policy research
Graduate students who are writing dissertations focused on public policy research on services for families and children affected by psychological issues can apply for the Annette Urso Rickel Foundation Dissertation Award for Public Policy. The award includes a $1,000 scholarship to be used as stipend support or toward materials needed for the proposed project. Apply online by Nov. 1. Direct questions to Samantha Edington.
$1,000 for dissertation research
Graduate students conducting dissertation research on educational psychology can submit applications for one of Div. 15's two Dissertation Research Grants of $1,000 each. Apply by May 1 by following directions online. Contact April Taylor with questions.
$1,000 for project on disability services
The $1,000 APAGS Disabilities Grant funds a project that promotes training and educational experiences in practice or services for persons with disabilities, or on the recruitment, retention and training of individuals with disabilities. Apply by Dec. 3.
$1,000 for project to recruit or retain minority psychology students
The APAGS Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity Grant funds projects that recruit, retain and/or enhance the training of ethnic-minority graduate psychology students. Four grants of $1,000 each will be given. Apply by Dec. 3.
$1,000 for psychological science research
The APAGS Basic Psychological Science Research Grant provides $1,000 to support the research of graduate students in science-oriented subspecialties. Students studying fields with a practice component (e.g., clinical, counseling and school) are not eligible. Apply by Dec. 3.
$500 for promoting science appreciation
Graduate students are encouraged to apply for one of two APAGS Teaching Excellence in Psychological Science Awards. These $500 awards recognize graduate students who promote science appreciation among undergraduate students. Apply by Dec. 3.
$500 for dissertation focusing on educational psychology
APA's Div. 15 (Educational) presents the Paul R. Pintrich Dissertation Award for an outstanding dissertation on educational psychology. The recipient receives $500, a plaque and the opportunity to present his or her research at APA's 2015 Annual Convention in Toronto, Aug. 6-9. Apply by Dec. 31 by following directions online. Contact April Taylor with questions.
Other opportunities
Join an e-mentoring program
Students Affiliates of Seventeen, the student section of APA's Div. 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology), has a new e-mentoring program for counseling psychology students who have marginalized identities. To learn more, email SAS Co-chairs Brittan Davis or Sneha Pitre.
Attend a webinar on postdocs
APA's Div. 18 (Psychologists in Public Service) will host a one-hour webinar for students on postdoctoral opportunities in public service psychology on Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Speakers will discuss postdoctoral opportunities in public mental health settings and how to apply for them. The webinar is free for Div. 18 members, and the division will distribute links to the webinar in the fall. Register to become a member of Div. 18.
Chair a student development committee
APA's Div. 29 (Psychotherapy) seeks a chair for its Student Development Committee for a two-year term beginning Jan. 1. Nominees must be graduate student members of Div. 29, but do not need prior experience working within the APA or an APA membership. Find more information under the "Students" tab. Submit nominations to Div. 29 via email.
Congrats to our travel winners
Five graduate students won APAGS Convention Travel Awards to attend APA's Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., Aug. 7-10. Winners earned $500 to use toward registration costs and travel to the meeting. Students won for outstanding ability to demonstrate how attending the convention could bolster their professional development. The winners are:
- Kavitha Dharmalingam, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Aubrey Llewelyn Carpenter, Boston University
- Jeremy Jinkerson, Fielding Graduate University
- Jacqueline Newman, Tennessee State University
- Kathryn Haynes Owen, University of Kentucky
Get more information on next year's convention travel awards. APAGS gives preference to first-time attendees early in their graduate programs.
Congrats to the recipients of the Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowships
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 APF Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowships, which provide funding for graduate student research in the area of child psychology.
The fellowship winners are:
- Meghan McCormick, of New York University, "Insights into Social-Emotional Learning and Academic Development: An Approach for Strengthening Causal Inference."
- Caren Walker, of University of California, Berkeley, three parts entitled: "Explanation and Inductive Inference in Causal Learning," "Reasoning About Abstract Relations Through Explanation," and "Applying Explanation to Early Literacy Development."
- Katie Burkhouse, of Binghamton University, "Moods, Emotions and Reactivity in Youth."
- Joy Gabrielli, of University of Kansas, "A Comprehensive Investigation into the Role of Maltreatment in Predicting Substance Use and Coping Behaviors."
- Sarah O' Dor, of Northwestern University, "Neurological Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Adolescents with Depression."
- Alissa Jerud, of University of Washington, "Safety Signal Learning in Children of Parents With and Without PTSD."
- Sarah Thomas, of University of Maryland College Park, "Effects of parent-adolescent conflict on adolescents' substance use-related risk-taking; Test the extent to which a neurobiological marker of behavioral disinhibition moderates relations between parent-adolescent conflict and adolescents' substance use-related risk-taking."
- Kathleen Crum, of Florida International University, whose work examined interplay between attention to distress cues, reactivity to distress cues, anxiety and aggressive behavior in youth with callous-unemotional traits.
For more information on the Koppitz awards.