In 2025, the SIOP Foundation will award the Benjamin Schneider Scholarship which offers financial assistance to a minority doctoral student in I-O psychology. The Irwin L. Goldstein Scholarship will be awarded the following year. These scholarships are made possible by the Macey Fund in recognition of the friendship that developed over the years with Dr. Goldstein and Dr. Schneider and in gratitude for their work in broadening the inclusiveness of I-O psychology.
This Benjamin Schneider Scholarship recognizes achievement in a graduate career and is intended to assist a minority doctoral student in the field of I-O psychology with the costs of carrying out their dissertation work.
One $6000 Scholarship will be awarded in the current award cycle.
Application Procedure
Applicants for this scholarship must submit:
- A statement from doctoral advisor which states that the dissertation plan has been approved
- A nomination letter from a faculty member in the program in which the applicant is enrolled
- Two-page maximum curriculum vitae including scientific publications and presentations
- 12-page maximum* summary of the dissertation research, including an explanation of research design and other important aspects of the project
*NOTE: Figures or tables may be included only if they can be incorporated into the 12-page limit. A list of references should be included with the summary; references will not be included in the 12-page limit. Summaries should be double spaced, 12-point font, with 1” margins.
All documentation must be submitted online by the applicant and be in either Word or a pdf file.
Award Administration
Based on their review of all candidates, the Goldstein-Schneider Scholarship Subcommittee will identify a Scholarship recipient. The subcommittee reserves the right to recommend that the Scholarship be withheld if a suitable candidate does not apply.
Although a student can apply for multiple SIOP scholarships/fellowships, he or she cannot win multiple scholarships/fellowships in the same year. If an individual is recommended to receive a scholarship/fellowship by two different subcommittees, the Awards Chair for grants and scholarships will make the determination of which award the individual will receive.
The award will be distributed to the student in a single payment and may be used for graduate school expenses (without additional restriction). The student will have two options regarding the award stipend: (a) to receive the stipend directly; or (b) to have the stipend placed in a “professional development” account at the recipient’s university, contingent upon the regulations and policies of the recipient’s university. The award recipient will be liable for any tax payments associated with the stipend.
Deliverable
Within one year after the scholarship is awarded, the recipient is required to provide the SIOP Foundation with a one-page report summarizing the research that was conducted under the auspices of the award. The report should be cosigned by the student’s advisor or dissertation chair.
Awardees should be aware that a synopsis of their research may be placed on the SIOP website. This synopsis will be of such a nature as to not preclude subsequent publication of the research. Awardees are encouraged to submit the results of their research for presentation at SIOP’s annual conference.
Criteria for Eligibility
Evaluation Criteria
At least three members of the Goldstein-Schneider Scholarship Subcommittee will review and evaluate each applicant’s proposed research on the following criteria:
- Clearly expressed understanding of the field of inquiry
- Ability of the research design to provide meaningful answers to questions posed by the researcher
- Potential of the proposed study to make significant theoretical and application contributions to the field of I-O Psychology.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Full-time PhD student in I-O psychology or a closely related field (e.g., organizational behavior) at any regionally accredited university or college
- SIOP Student Member
- One of the following ethnic minorities: Native American/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific American, African/Caribbean American, and Latino/Hispanic American
- Dissertation plan has been approved by applicant’s advisor
Past recipients of a Macey Fund Scholarship and individuals who have defended their dissertation are not eligible.
Current Award Recipients

Award Type
Scholarships, Scholarships & Fellowships