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Call for Nominations

Board of Scientific Affairs Calls for Nominations

APA Board of Scientific Affairs Meritorious Research Service Commendation (deadline is March 1, 2012): http://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2012/01/meritorious-research.aspx

APA Board of Scientific Affairs Culture of Service Awards for university and college departments and individuals (deadline is April 1, 2012): http://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2012/01/culture-service.aspx


Call for Nominations: Master Lecturers and Distinguished Scientist Lecturers

The American Psychological Association’s (APA) Board of Scientific Affairs (BSA) and Science Directorate are soliciting nominations for speakers for the 2013 Master Lecture Program and the 2013 Distinguished Scientist Lecture Program. 

The Master Lecture Program supports up to five psychological scientists to speak at the APA Annual Convention.  A list of previously selected speakers can be found online.  BSA has organized the lectures into ten core areas that reflect the range of research in the field.  Each year, five of these areas are addressed by Master Lecturers.  Speakers for the 2013 Convention, to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 31-August 4, 2013, will be chosen to have expertise in the following areas:

  • applied psychology
  • biopsychology
  • cognition and perception
  • health psychology and behavioral medicine
  • personality and individual differences

The Distinguished Scientist Lecture Program supports up to three psychological scientists to speak at Regional Psychological Association meetings to be held in 2013.  Speakers must be actively engaged in research, with expertise in any area.  A list of previously selected speakers can be found online.

All nominees should be excellent public speakers.  BSA will review all nominations at its 2012 spring meeting and then begin to contact potential speakers for these programs.  Nominations may be for either the Master Lecture Program or Distinguished Scientist Lecture Program or both.  Selected speakers receive an honorarium of $500 and reimbursement for travel expenses, up to $1,000. 

Nominations may consist of simply the name, institution, and research area of the nominee.  Please send this information by email to Rachel Martin, APA Science Directorate (telephone: 202-336-5918).  Nominations must be received by February 17, 2012.


 
The Call for Applications to the 5th Annual APA Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology (2012-2013) has officially opened! The deadline to apply is March 12, 2012. To view the Call for Applications please visit: http://www.apa.org/pi/women/programs/leadership/call.aspx
 
Please note, the APA LIWP is open to mid-career* women psychologists in academic or academic medicine, and clinical or clinical consulting settings who are full APA members in good standing. Please review the Call for Applications for a complete list of eligibility criteria. There are two separate applications housed at the link above, be sure to complete the one for the track you identify with most. Check out the APA LIWP Frequently Asked Questions here: http://www.apa.org/pi/women/programs/leadership/faq.aspx.
 
* - mid-career is defined by the APA LIWP Executive Committee as being no more than twenty (20) years and no less than 10 years postdoctoral degree. If you are more than 20 years postdoctoral degree and feel you are “mid-career”, please explain why in the appropriate section of the application.
 
Should you have questions about the application itself, please direct them to Ms. Kari Hill (khill@apa.org), if you have questions about the application process or the program itself, please direct them to Dr. Shari Miles-Cohen (smiles@apa.org).
 
Posted 1/5/12
 
 

 
CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE ERASMUS MUNDUS PROGRAM
WOP-P - Master on Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology  (2012-2013)
(SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS)
 
Join the Master on Work, Organization and Personnel Psychology (WOP-P).  Study the whole program in English! 
 
 Call of scholarships at the Erasmus Mundus for students/scholars aiming to study/teach at the Master on Work, Organization and Personnel Psychology (WOP-P). Recently awarded by the Mediterranean Office for Youth and in its second round by the Erasmus Mundus program, WOP-P master continues to be considered one of the best programs in its professional and academic area. Five universities are part of the educational consortium: Universitat de València (Spain), Universitat de Barcelona (Spain), Université René Descartes Paris 5 (France), Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna (Italy) and Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal). New partnerships have been developed with the Universidade de Brasília (Brazil) and University of Guelph (Canada). In the second round of the WOP-P Program, changes have been introduced: the possibility to study the program in English and to develop exchange periods of study with the new American Universities in the partnership.

For the academic year 2012-2013 the European Union offers student scholarships to students of any nationality aiming to study at the Master on Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP-P). Additional scholarships should be made available for students from three geographical areas: “Western Balkans and Turkey”, “Tunisia and Egypt” and “Eastern Neighbourhood Countries” (i.e. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine).
 
Deadlines:
Scholarships for students from 15th November 2011 to 1st January 2012.
Scholarships for scholars from 15th November 2011 to 30th September 2012
Students application remains open from 2nd January 2012 till July-September 2012 (not asking EM scholarship).
For further information visit  http://www.erasmuswop.org
Visit also our career services website http://www.uv.es/%7Ecareers/ and the WOP-P group at Linkedin “Eramus Mundus WOPP Master”
 
Posted 12/30/11
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January Deadline for APA Executive Branch Science Fellowship Program
Spend a year in Washington, DC as an APA Executive Branch Science Fellow!  Applications are due January 6, 2012 for the program, which places psychological scientists as special assistants in federal science agencies for one year appointments.  Previous placement opportunities for APA Fellows have included the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Justice, and FBI Academy. Activities may involve soliciting research applications and running peer review panels, staffing intergovernmental scientific task forces and committees, producing scientific media materials, responding to congressional inquiries, working on agency budgets/ programming, and preparing briefs and speeches.  Along with Fellows from other professional scientific societies, APA Fellows attend an orientation program on congressional and Executive Branch operations and a year-long science and public policy seminar series administered by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and APA. APA will sponsor one or more Fellows for a one-year appointment beginning September 1, 2012. Fellowship stipend is $74,500. APA also provides $5,300 for health insurance, $3,000 for professional development/relocation expenses during the fellowship year, and travel/lodging for the 2013 APA convention. Final selection will be made in early spring of 2012.
 
Fellows should demonstrate excellence in scientific psychology, understand the application of psychological knowledge to national research/policy issues, and be able to work quickly and communicate effectively on a wide variety of topics and work cooperatively with diverse individuals.  Applicants must have a doctorate in psychology (from an APA-accredited doctoral program) or related field and be members of APA (or applicants for membership) and U.S. citizens.  A minimum of two years postdoctoral experience is preferred.  Apply at http://www.apa.org/about/awards/science-fellowship.aspx or contact Dr. Heather Kelly, Fellowship Director, at (202) 336-5932.
Posted 12/6/11

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APA Call for Nominations: APF Gold Medal Awards for Life Achievement and APF Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award
For more information about these awards, please visit the following Websites:
 
APF Gold Medal Awards for Life Achievement: http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/gold-medal.aspx
 
APF Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award: http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/brewer.aspx
Posted 6/23/11

 
 
 


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