American Psychological Foundation Upcoming Deadlines Anonym / Thursday, May 28, 2020 0 610 Article rating: 5.0 American Psychological Foundation Apply online for all programs here: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=apa& FAQ: https://www.apa.org/apf/funding/grants/faqs Questions? Email APF’s program coordinator, Julia, at jwatson@apa.org . Upcoming Deadlines Sharon Stephens Brehm Undergraduate Psychology Scholarships: $5,000 Due July 1, 2020 APF’s only undergraduate program. The Brehm Undergraduate Scholarship Program will provide assistance to students majoring in psychology with demonstrated financial need. International students and students who are undocumented are welcome to apply. Read more
Thrive at Work at Home Anonym / Monday, May 18, 2020 0 724 Article rating: No rating In an effort to respond to these challenging times, Professor Sharon Parker and the team at the Centre for Transformative Work Design, Future of Work Institute, Curtin University, Western Australia, have launched a critical Thrive at Work at Home survey study to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on work and well-being. We would welcome your participation and are keen to hear from you if you are working from home at least part of the time, or are likely to be working from home soon. Participation involves 4 weekly 30 minute surveys followed by 5 monthly 30 minute surveys (6 months in total). Read more
APA Board of Directors Call For Nominations Anonym / Monday, May 18, 2020 0 608 Article rating: No rating Nominations are sought for three positions on the 2021 APA Board of Directors: Two Members-at-Large (one of whom must be an early career psychologist) and one Public Member. The term of service for all positions is January 1, 2021-December 31, 2023. Newly elected Board members will also attend the Board meeting in early December 2020. The Needs Assessment, Slating and Campaigns Committee (NASCC) aims to maintain a balanced Board of Directors that reflects the demographic and disciplinary diversity of the APA membership. NASCC conducted a comprehensive needs assessment that included a review of the composition of the 2020 Board of Directors as well as an assessment of the organizational priorities of APA. Below, we provide lists of both general and specific qualities we are seeking in nominees: Read more
Meeting of the Advisory Committee (AC) to the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) National Science Foundation (NSF) Thursday, June 4, 2020 (all times EDT) via Zoom (see instructions below) Draft Agenda Anonym / Friday, May 15, 2020 0 576 Article rating: No rating 11:00 am – 11:10 am Welcome, Introductions, Approval of Previous AC Meeting Summary Dr. Karen Cook, SBE AC Chair 11:10 am – Noon SBE Update Dr. Arthur Lupia, Assistant Director (AD), SBE Build and Broaden: Enabling New Social, Behavioral and Economic Science Collaborations with Minority-Serving Institutions Dr. Kellina Craig-Henderson, Deputy AD, SBE Strengthening American Infrastructure Dr. Marc Sebrechts, Division Director (DD), SBE Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Societal Experts Action Network Dr. Daniel Goroff, DD, SBE Division of Social and Economic Sciences Science and Engineering Indicators: Highlights Ms. Emilda Rivers, DD, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Noon – 12:15 pm National Institutes of Health (NIH) Activities related to COVID-19 Dr. William Riley, Director, NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm Break 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Exploring Collaboration between SBE and the Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) (jointly with CISE AC) 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Break 3:00 pm – 3:40 pm SBE AC Member Research Presentations Dr. Willie Pearson, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Ravon Fouché, Purdue University 3:40 pm – 3:50 pm Break 3:50 pm – 4:00 pm Farewell to and Reflections from Outgoing SBE AC Chair Dr. Arthur Lupia, AD, SBE Dr. Karen Cook, SBE AC Chair 4:00 pm – 4:20 pm Wrap-up, Assignments, Closing Remarks Dr. Arthur Lupia, AD, SBE Dr. Karen Cook, SBE AC Chair 4:20 pm Adjourn Advance registration for the meeting is required: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7z9g-vrtR_yti-mV4xUdsw View real-time captions during the webinar at URL: https://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?EventID=4439649&CustomerID=321 Enter confirmation number, 4439649 Read more
American Psychological Foundation/ The Trust Grant in Honor of Eric A. Harris, EdD, JD: $5,000 Extended Deadline: June 1, 2020 (11:45 pm HST/ Hawaii Time) Anonym / Tuesday, May 12, 2020 0 600 Article rating: No rating APF/The Trust Grant in Honor of Eric A. Harris, EdD, JD, will support an early career psychologist or graduate student for research or projects in the area of ethics and risk management. Online application portal: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=apa& Questions? Please contact APF's program coordinator, Julia, at jwatson@apa.org. Proposals will be evaluated on: Innovative and potential impact qualities Quality, viability and promise of proposed work Clear and comprehensive methodology Practicality of budget Read more