The APA Committee on International Relations in Psychology (CIRP) invites applications for funds for scientific meetings that foster the exchange of knowledge among psychologists across the world.
Scholarships for travel and/or registration for targeted groups (e.g., students, special speakers, presenters from a transitional or a developing country).
Support for special events associated with a scientific meeting (e.g., historical exhibits).
Social or cultural events associated with a meeting.
Funds may be used to support planning activities in years prior to the conference year.
Eligibility
Organizations of psychology are eligible to apply. Need will be considered in selecting recipients and in determining the amount of support. Priority will be given in the following order:
international or multicultural organizations that have standing (for 5 or more years) collaborative relationships with APA
other international organizations, including emerging organizations, holding socially significant and relevant events
other international organizations and organizations in transitional and developing countries
other multicultural organizations that have U.S. members
organizations whose events are attended by U.S. citizens
organizations that celebrate events attended by 500 or more people
new or one-occasion events that are greatly socially relevant
Preference will be shown for not-for-profit organizations.
How to Apply
Applications for Funding
Provide the following:
Cover letter on the organization’s letterhead stationery
Name and contact information of the applicant organization
Description of the organization, including the mission statement
Description of the organization's relationships with APA
Event name
Overview of objectives of the event and event activities
Description who in the organization will organize and carry out the event
Event budget, indicating the portions requested from APA and from other funding sources
Description of any proposed products or outcomes, if any (e.g., monographs, CD-ROM)
Attachments of:
other relevant documents that describe the organization
a preliminary program
any additional information about the event
Applicant organizations must agree to provide to CIRP a financial account for event funding and a summary report of the event.
The application form and supporting materials may be sent in electronic or paper format.
Submissions
Electronic Submissions
Please send supporting documents as email attachments in MS Word or PDF format. Each file must be labeled with the organization’s name and document type (e.g., orgname-event-budget.doc). Please put "International Scientific Meeting Support " in the email subject line. Send submission to the APA International Office.
Paper Submissions
Send all documents in one package to:
Sally Leverty
International Scientific Meeting Support
Office of International Affairs
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC, 20002-4242, USA
Past Recipients
APA's Committee on International Relations in Psychology (CIRP) selected the following organizations for support from 2009-2011:
14th European Society Conference on Developmental Psychology in Lithuania
4th Africa Region Conference of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology in Cameroon
1st International Meeting of the Italian-American Psychology Assembly in Sicily
32nd Interamerican Congress of Psychology in Guatemala
5th Congress of the Latin American Society of Health Psychology in Venezuela
Centenary Meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics
International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) 2010 Meeting in Lusaka, Zambia
33rd Interamerican Congress of Psychology in Medellin, Colombia
Conference on Critical Contributions of the Orbitofrontal Cortex to Behavior, New York Academy of Sciences
