Grants, Awards, and Symposia

APS recognizes that students are the psychological scientists of tomorrow and that’s why we offer a host of member-only research award and grant opportunities. Travel assistance is also available to help student members attend and present research at APS Conventions. For more details and eligibility requirements, please refer to the links below.

Student Grant Competition

In an effort to support student research in psychology, the APS Student Caucus provides a funding source for APS student members to conduct research that currently is in its initial development.

2020 Student Grant Competition Winners

Keiko Bostwick
The University of New South Wales, Australia

Megan Britton
University of Houston

Caitlin Cassidy
Villanova University

David Cole
Utah State University

Ruddy Faure
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

Madhwa Galgali
Cleveland State University

Joshua Garcia
University of Houston

Emily Kemp
Louisiana State University

Emily Nakkawita
Columbia University

Juhyun Park
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Rita Pereira
University of Minho

Megan Ringel
University of California, Irvine

Rikki Sargent
Syracuse University

Lia Smith
University of Houston

Jelka Stojanov
University of Oxford

Sarah Tonkin
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Wen Wen
University of Texas at Austin

Samantha Williams
Saint Louis University

2019 Student Grant Competition Winners

Ludvig Bjørndal,
University of Oslo

Caroline Kaufman,
The University of Memphis

Robyn Kilshaw,
University of Utah

Milena Gotra,
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

Jolene Cox,
The Australian National University

Joana Cardoso,
University Institute of Maia

Miriam Rubenson,
University of Southern California

Deborah Layman,
Fordham University

Kristen Slapinski,
Iowa State University

Melody Moore,
University of California, Irvine

Maria Garay,
Tufts University

Olivia Derella,
University of Connecticut

Student Research Award

The Student Research Award promotes and acknowledges outstanding research conducted by student members of APS.

2019 Student Research Award Recipients

Sophia Seonyeong Park,
Temple University

Haowei Wang,
University of Massachusetts Boston

Emily Starr,
Northwestern College

Adi Wiezel,
Arizona State University

RISE Research Award

The RISE Research Award acknowledges outstanding psychological science research related to under-represented populations or conducted by students from diverse backgrounds.

2019 RISE Research Award Recipients

Cindy Chang,
Rutgers University

Gabriel Camacho,
University of Connecticut

Mercedes Zapata,
University of California, Berkeley

Rebecca Cipollina,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Akash Wasil,
Harvard University

Caroline Cummings,
University of Nevada, Reno

Mariam Reda,
University of Michigan

Monica C. Perez,
University of Notre Dame