Award in Support of Conferences and Workshops on Graduate and Postgraduate Education and Training in Psychology
These grants support conferences and workshops on graduate and postdoctoral education and training in psychology to enhance the quality of teaching and learning outcomes.
BEA will award up to $10,000 per year in conference grants. Awards must support organizations or groups of psychologists planning conferences and workshops intended to enhance the quality of graduate and professional education. Proposals must address how the conference or workshop would lead to improvements in graduate and postgraduate training and education.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will the $10,000 be given to only one organization or is it split between several winners?
The amount given to each award winner is determined by the Board of Educational Affairs subcommittee. Typically each award winner receives a maximum of $2,000, however, in the past the subcommittee has awarded more money to exemplary proposals.
Are there any samples of past winners' proposals?
Examples are included on the Past Recipients tab.
Can we contact APA for a consultation?
Yes, you are allowed to contact staff for a brief consultation about the requirements of the award. Staff are not able to give instructions on how to write potential applications. This service is only to provide clarification on general questions about how to apply.
How soon with the winners be announced?
Announcement for winners are to be made by Dec. 1 of each year of application deadline.
Eligibility
Preference will be given to groups or organizations that have not been awarded a Graduate and Postgraduate Education & Training grant in the past two years.
How to Apply
How to Apply
To apply for a BEA Conference award, formal proposals must be emailed or postmarked by Sept. 1, 2014.
Submit proposals to:
Jan-Sheri Morris
Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education
Education Directorate
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Criteria
BEA will appoint a subcommittee to review and evaluate proposals and make recommendations to the BEA as a whole. BEA will make final decisions about the awarding of the grants and communicate decisions to those submitting proposals.
Proposals must address the following five criteria. Please limit your response to each criterion to 200 words:
Goals and objectives
The clarity and nature of the conference or workshop goals and objectives in relation to the scope and purpose of the grant.
Leadership
The qualifications of the person(s) identified to plan and lead the conference or workshop, relative to the topic of focus. Included in the qualifications should be evidence of national or regional leadership.
Participants
The qualifications of conference or workshop participants relative to the topic of focus, including their potential for implementing outcomes of the conference or workshop.
Impact
The estimated or potential impact of the conference or workshop in terms of the diffusion of new ideas resulting from its outcomes in the education community appropriate to the proposal's focus.
Budget
The clarity and completeness of the conference or workshop budget, how realistic it is, and how the grant funds are to be used to offset expenses incurred (e.g., travel, registration, speaker fees).
