SIOP Foundation Initiatives
These are newly developed funds that will, with the proper support, become Named Funds of the Foundation.
In order to meet the goal, a fund must raise $25,000 in 5 years, or all monies raised revert to the Advancement Fund.
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Incubator Fund
These are funds in honor/memory of the life’s work of an important SIOP Member.
The first of these funds is the George C. Thornton III Graduate Scholarship, designed to provide financial support to a doctoral student in I-O psychology who epitomizes the scientist–practitioner model in his or her training, research, and practicum experiences. For more information, click here.
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Emerging Issues Fund
The first Emerging Issues Fund, the LGBT Fund, has raised the $25,000 needed and has become an official Named Fund.
The new fund on the horizon is the Adverse Impact Reduction Research Initiative and Action (AIRRIA) Fund, designed to investigate causes and solutions to adverse impact in testing and selection. Adverse impact (AI) has been a recurring problem for decades, and although some findings have not only helped us to understand the problem and create modest solutions, we are still without a viable theory, consistent processes or programs to reduce or eliminate AI, or a body of research that informs the laws that govern employment practices.
The objective of the fund is to encourage scholars to engage in programmatic research that blends I-O psychology, public policy, and the law in efforts to further inform us on the underlying factors that lead to AI and methods for its reduction.
Contact Rick Jacobs for more information.
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