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Get Informed
Read about policy-related news and the activities of government agencies and psychological scientists… More
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Get Funded
Learn about current federal grants and other national and international funding opportunities for psychological research… More
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Get Involved
Discover requests for input, action items, and other opportunities for psychological scientists to make their voices heard… More
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Submissions Open for NIH Early Stage Investigator Paper Competition
The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research is soliciting submissions for its Early Stage Investigator Paper Competition, which recognizes original research published by early-career scientists… More
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Listen Now: “Psych in the City” Podcast Miniseries
The Lab @ DC, a research team of applied scientists with in the Washington, DC city government, recorded a series of three podcasts with psychological scientists at the 30th APS Annual Convention. Listen to them now! [More]
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NSF Launches New Program to Fund Integrative Science
The National Science Foundation has announced a new NSF-wide program called Growing Convergence Research. Through this program, NSF looks to fund research proposals on the topic of integrative, interdisciplinary team research that addresses complex social problems… More
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Lupia Comes to Washington: New SBE Chief at NSF Values Science Communication
Arthur “Skip” Lupia, the new head of the National Science Foundation directorate that supports psychological research, is working to create compelling narratives about the value of social and behavioral science… More
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NIH Delays Clinical Trials Policy Enforcement. Now What?
NIH has released a new notice announcing that it is delaying enforcement of clinical trials policies for basic behavioral research, but reviews say that this notice has created more confusion in the process. [More]
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Congress Stops NIH From Implementing New Clinical Trials Policy
US Congress has directed the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to delay a new policy that would reclassify basic research involving humans as “clinical trials”, a change that APS opposed. … More
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APS Annual Convention Federal, Government, & Affiliated Programs
Learn about special government and affiliated presentations at the 31st APS Annual Convention. [More]
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RDOC: Bringing Integrative Science to the Classification of Mental Disorders
Learn about the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC), the National Institute of Mental Health's initiative aimed at reshaping mental health research. [More]
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ICPS 2019 Participating Organizations
Meet the science organizations, government agencies, and other scientific groups that have organized programs at the International Convention of Psychological Science. [More]
Federal Research, Funding, and Policy
Learn about the federal institutes and agencies that support research and training for psychological scientists.
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National Academies Recommend Integrating Behavioral Science and National Security
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have published a new study reviewing existing and potential connections between the behavioral sciences and the intelligence community. The study encourages the intelligence community to make behavioral research a key priority and proposes an interdisciplinary research agenda for the next decade. … More
Submissions Open for NIH Early Stage Investigator Paper Competition
The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research is soliciting submissions for its Early Stage Investigator Paper Competition, which recognizes original research published by early-career scientists… More
NATO Grants for the Science of Peace and Security
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Science for Peace and Security Programme provides funding for multi-year research and development projects related to security and NATO’s strategic objectives. Applications must be submitted jointly by a scientist residing and working in a NATO country and at least one co-director in a Partner country. … More
NSF Launches New Program to Fund Integrative Science
The National Science Foundation has announced a new NSF-wide program called Growing Convergence Research. Through this program, NSF looks to fund research proposals on the topic of integrative, interdisciplinary team research that addresses complex social problems… More
HHS Requests Comments on Pain Management Task Force Draft Report
The Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force has released a new draft report detailing their findings and suggestions. Psychological scientists and others are invited to provide their feedback on this draft report by April 1, 2019… More
NIH is Revising Its Definition of Behavioral and Social Science and is Asking for Your Input
NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research wants your input on a new definition of behavioral and social sciences research that it has drafted. OBSSR should hear from individual scientists like you: What do you think about the new definition… More