Purpose
To promote and acknowledge outstanding research conducted by student members.
2009 Winners
Past Award Winners
Awards
Winners of the Student Research Competition will present their research in symposium format at the Annual Convention in May and receive some monetary compensation for travel costs to the convention.
- Up to three awards to graduate student members.
- Up to two awards to undergraduate student members.
Applications
The submission process will be open from October, 2009 through January 21, 2010.
Contact
Student Research Award
Award winners will present their research in address format at the Annual APS Convention.
Eligibility
Current APS Student affiliates may only enter one APSSC competition each year (i.e., Student Grant Competition, Student Research Award, or RiSE-UP Research Award) and as such are only eligible for one of these three awards each academic year. Travel assistance is excluded from this rule.
Award winners must be able to attend the following events at the annual convention:- Pre-Convention Student Activity
- Opening Ceremonies
- Student Research Award Symposium
How to Apply
To be considered for a Student Research Award, APS student affiliates must submit the following materials:
- Cover Letter
The cover letter must include the following information: name, current mailing address, current telephone number, current e-mail address, area of research, APS membership number (found on the mailing label of your APS Observer or by contacting the APS office) and membership status, and the full name(s) of other(s) involved in the project. Cover letters must also identify a primary (and if applicable a secondary) area of research from the following choices: Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, General, I/O, Methodology, Personality/Social, or Physiology/Neuroscience. - Project Summary*
The project summary should detail the purpose, methodology, and results of the research. The following specific sections should be included:
- Project title and an abstract
- Introduction/Background (a summary of previous, related research)
- Methods (the materials, procedure, etc. that was used)
- Results (the main findings of the research)
- Discussion/Theoretical Implications (e.g., an explanation how these findings impact/advance psychological science)
The Project Summary should be in APA format (including adherence to standards for margins and font size), typewritten, and double-spaced. The main body of text should not exceed 1250 words (including an abstract). Additional pages can be included that contain references, tables, and/or figures.
*Note: Please OMIT the author's name and affiliation on all parts of this document. (Only the Cover Letter should contain your personal information). Instead, be sure to include the title of the submission in the header at the top of each page.
- Eligibility Confirmation
Applicants must send confirmation from the APS Annual Convention Submission website that the research has been submitted for a poster presentation.
Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of graduate and undergraduate students. Applicants will receive copies of the peer reviews once the competition has concluded.
Submission of Materials
All materials should be submitted through e-mail to the Graduate Advocate. Please attach the Cover Letter, Project Summary, and Eligibility Confirmation in separate, virus-free Microsoft Word or Open Format attachments to an email with the subject line: APSSC Student Research Award Submission. Again, the project summary should not contain any direct or indirect references to the identity or academic affiliation of the author.
Submissions that do not meet the requirements stipulated above will be disqualified from the competition. When a project application is received in full, the Graduate Advocate will send an e-mail notification indicating the receipt of the submission.
Additional questions about the Student Research Award can be sent to the APSSC Graduate Advocate.