The American Psychological Association (APA) operates the Society of Clinical Psychology which offers a number of grant awards to outstanding graduate students each year. To qualify for an APA award, students must be matriculated graduate students in clinical psychology who are student affiliates of Division 12 of the Society of Clinical Psychology, according to the organization's website. Applications should include the student's curriculum vitae and two letters of support that highlight the student's service contribution to the psychology profession.
The Distinguished Student Research Award in Clinical Psychology is awarded to a student who has made exceptional contributions in clinical psychology research, including quantity, quality, diversity or innovations in research.
The Distinguished Student Practice Award in Clinical Research is awarded to a student whose contributions to the practice of clinical research are outstanding. For example, students may distinguish themselves through development of practice activities or innovative service delivery.
The Distinguished Student Service Award in Clinical Psychology honors a student for outstanding service. This includes students who work on legislation, advocacy or funding issues.
Awardees are given a $200 monetary award.
The Association for Play Therapy's Student Research Awards honors graduate or doctoral students for exceptional work in developing, promoting or advancing the concepts of play and play therapy. In order to be considered for the award, a student must complete the application, develop a 150 word research abstract and complete a research manuscript no longer than 25 pages long. Student's work must be research-based and address the significance of play therapy.
Monetary grants are awarded each year, though the amount given is subject to change. Students are also granted professional membership to the Association for Play Therapy (APT) and invited to the APT annual conference. This type of grant may help improve a student's chances for post-graduation work significantly by helping them gain exposure through APT.
The Brains for Brains Young Researchers' Computational Neuroscience Award is given to an international students who wish to pursue careers in neuroscience research and who have authored at least one peer reviewed publication or conference abstract published within the last year. The award is sponsored through the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany and the Bernstein Computational Neuroscience Association. Students are awarded a $500 cash prize and a trip to Germany.