Psi Chi is the International Honors Society in Psychology, and it offers nine awards and grants for graduate students of psychology. The Graduate Research Grant is offered in the amount of $1,500 per project, and it's intended to absorb some of the cost of graduate research. Hunt Research Grants are available in the amount of $3,000 annually to students undertaking empirical research directly related to Psi Chi, while the FBI NCAVC Internship Grants award students $7,000 to participate in a 14-day unpaid internship at the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crimes. Grant applicants must be Psi Chi members.
Psi Chi
825 Vine Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
423-756-2044
psichi.org
The American Psychological Association (APA) offers countless grants to students of psychology. The APA Science Directorate's Dissertation Research grant exists to alleviate economic burden for science-oriented doctoral research. Upwards of 40 grants in the amount of $1,000 are available annually, although larger grants of up to $5,000 are also offered. Applicants must be APA members or student affiliates in good standing with their respective institutions. A dissertation title and abstract are required, along with application materials.
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
800-374-2721
apa.org
A student grant competition run by the Association for Psychological Science (APS) awards affiliated graduate students currently engaged in research in a cutting-edge field. Proposals are accepted from students in the following areas of psychology: clinical, cognitive, developmental, general, methodology, personality/social and physiology/neuroscience. Three grants are offered annually in the amount of $500. Applications will include a cover letter and project summary, to be submitted through the APS Graduate Advocate. Materials will be reviewed by peers, whose assessments will be available to the applicant once the competition is completed.
Association for Psychological Science
1133 15th Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
202-293-9300
psychologicalscience.org