Research Awards & Grants

Research Awards and Grants (Top)
All submission forms for awards can be found Psi Chi National Honor Society's Home Page

Guilford Awards (Top)
All Psi Chi undergraduate members are eligible to submit their research for the Psi Chi / J. P. Guilford Undergraduate Research Awards. Cash awards are $1,000 for first place, $650 for second place, and $350 for third place. In addition, all winners and their faculty research advisors receive award certificates. The abstracts of the winning papers, as well as photographs and brief biographies of the top three winners, are published in Eye on Psi Chi. The deadline for this award is May 1 (postmark).

Allyn & Bacon Awards (Top)
The Psi Chi/Allyn & Bacon Psychology Awards, sponsored by Allyn & Bacon Publishers, are open to all undergraduate Psi Chi members and are awarded to those who submit the best overall empirical research papers. The awards are $1,000 for first place, $650 for second place, and $350 for third place. In addition, all winners and their faculty research advisors receive award certificates. The abstracts of the winning papers, as well as photographs and brief biographies of the top three winners, are published in Eye on Psi Chi. The deadline for this award is May 1 (postmark).

Erlbaum Awards in Cognitive Science (Top)
The Psi Chi/Erlbaum Awards in Cognitive Science, sponsored by publisher Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., are open to all Psi Chi undergraduate and graduate student members and are awarded to those who submit the best overall empirical studies in the area of cognitive science. The awards are $500 for the first-place graduate student and $500 for the first-place undergraduate student. In addition, the winners and their faculty research advisors receive award certificates. The abstracts of the winning papers, as well as photographs and brief biographies of the top two winners, are published in Eye on Psi Chi. The deadline for this award is May 1 (postmark).

Newman Graduate Award (Top)
All psychology graduate students are eligible to submit their research for the Psi Chi/APA Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award. The winner receives the following: (1) travel expenses to attend the APA/Psi Chi National Convention to receive the award, (2) a three-year subscription to an APA journal of the winner's choice, and (3) two engraved plaques, one for the winner and one for the winner's psychology department as a permanent honor to the winner. In addition, the abstract of the winning paper, as well as a photograph and brief biography of the winner, is published in Eye on Psi Chi. This award is presented during the prestigious APA/APF Awards ceremony at the APA/Psi Chi National Convention in August. The deadline for this award is February 1 (postmark).

Regional Research Awards (Top)
All Psi Chi members (undergraduate and graduate) are eligible to submit their research for the Regional Research Awards. Cash awards of $300 each are presented to students submitting the best research papers to Psi Chi sessions at regional conventions. The number of awards in each region will vary with the size of the regions; a total of 78 awards of $300 each are available for the 2002-03 year. Award monies are distributed at the conventions following the presentations. The Psi Chi regional vice-presidents each send a Call for Papers and a letter to the Psi Chi chapters in their respective regions during the fall. These letters include information about the Regional Research Awards, the regional conventions, and submission deadlines for Psi Chi programs. Deadlines for submissions vary according to region and sometimes from year to year; check your fall regional mailing for details. (Previous winners.)

National Convention Research Awards (Top)
All Psi Chi members (undergraduate and graduate) are eligible to submit their research for the National Convention Research Awards. Cash awards of $300 each are presented to students submitting the best research for Psi Chi sessions at the APA and APS national conventions. Up to eight awards are given: four for the APA Convention and four for the APS Convention. Award monies are distributed at the conventions following the presentations. A Call for Proposals is mailed to all chapters in the fall and is also available from the Psi Chi National Office. The deadline for submissions to the Psi Chi student sessions at both the APA and APS conventions is December 1 (postmark).

Undergraduate Research Grants (Top)
All undergraduate Psi Chi members are eligible to apply for these undergraduate research grants. The purpose of this program is to provide funds for members to defray the cost of conducting a research project. Applicants may request up to $1,500 for each project. A total of $45,000 has been allotted for this student grant program. The deadline for this grant program is October 1 (postmark). (Download submission form.) (Previous winners.)

Summer Research Grants (Top)
All undergraduate Psi Chi members are eligible to apply for these summer research grants (research must be conducted while still an undergraduate, not after graduation). The purpose of this program is to provide funds for members to conduct summer research at nationally recognized research institutions. During the 2002-03 year, Psi Chi will award ten grants of $3,500 (a stipend of $2,500 to the Psi Chi student plus $1,000 to the
sponsoring faculty member at the research institution). The deadline for this grant program is March 30 (postmark).

NSF/REU Grants (Top)
All undergraduate Psi Chi members are eligible to apply for these summer research grants, which are offered by Psi Chi in conjunction with the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The purpose of this program is to provide funds for members to conduct summer research at nationally recognized research institutions that have been identified by NSF as
REU sites. This research must be conducted while still an undergraduate, not after graduation. Psi Chi will award a total of six grants to fund Psi Chi members who qualify for an NSF/REU grant during the 2002-03 year. A total of $30,000 has been allotted for this grant program. For more information and a list of participating schools, read this announcement. The deadline for this grant program is spring 2003.

Faculty Advisor Research Grants (Top)
All current faculty advisors and coadvisors who have served an active Psi Chi chapter for at least one year are eligible to apply for these faculty advisor research grants. The purpose of this program is to provide funds for advisors to defray the direct costs of conducting a research project (no stipends included). Two grants will be awarded annually within each of Psi Chi's six regions, for a total of 12 grants. The maximum amount of each grant will be $2,000. The deadline for this grant program is June 1 (postmark).

Hunt Research Grants (Top)
All Psi Chi student and faculty members are eligible to apply for a Thelma Hunt Research Grant. Up to three awards of $3,000 each will be presented annually to enable members to complete empirical research which addresses a question directly related to Psi Chi. Unlike other national Psi Chi award and grant programs, the Hunt Grants focus on research directly related to the mission of Psi Chi. The deadline for this award program is October 1 (postmark).

Undergraduate Psychology Conference Research Grants (Top)
The purpose of this program is to provide funds for local/regional undergraduate psychology research conferences. Funding is intended for conferences that will invite student research presenters from at least three schools in the area and will notify all Psi Chi chapters in the geographic area of the conference. Funding is not available for conferences intended for students from a single school. If a single school organizes the conference (and invites other schools), the school submitting an application must have a Psi Chi chapter. If a consortium of schools organizes the conference, at least one member of the consortium must have a Psi Chi chapter in order to be eligible to apply. The maximum grant for each conference is $1,000. The deadline for this grant program is October 1 (postmark).

Bandura Graduate Award (Top)
All psychology graduate students who are Psi Chi members and graduate student affiliates of the American Psychological Society (APS) are eligible to submit their research for the Psi Chi/APS Albert Bandura Graduate Research Award. The winner receives the following: (1) travel expenses to attend the APS National Convention to receive the award, (2) a three-year membership in APS, including subscriptions to all APS journals, and (3) two engraved plaques, one for the winner and one for the winner's psychology department as a permanent honor to the winner. This award is presented during the APS opening ceremony at the APS National Convention.

SuperLab Research Grants (Top)
All undergraduate and graduate Psi Chi members are eligible to apply for these research grants. The purpose of this program is to provide annual grants to aid one undergraduate and one graduate student in conducting computer-based research. Grant winners receive a copy of SuperLab experimental lab software and a response pad from Cedrus.

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