Funder: Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Due Dates: May 15, 2027 (Spring round) | October 15, 2027 (Fall round) | Rolling (Highly timely, event-oriented research)
Funding Amounts: Up to $1,000 for graduate students; up to $2,000 for Ph.D. holders, with larger awards possible exceptionally
Summary: Supports scientific research on social problems aligned with SPSSI’s goals, particularly projects unlikely to receive traditional funding.
Key Information: Applicants must be SPSSI members and cannot have applied to the Clara Mayo Grant in the same award year.
Description
The Grants-In-Aid Program supports scientific research on social problems related to the interests and goals of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). Administered by the SPSSI Committee on Grants-in-Aid, it particularly supports work unlikely to receive funding from traditional sources. The committee encourages unique and timely research opportunities, participation from underrepresented institutions, graduate students and junior scholars, and volunteer research teams.
The program emphasizes actual research projects rather than pilot studies. Graduate student funding strongly favors dissertation-stage research. Among proposals of comparable quality, preference goes to scholars working where research support is limited. In addition to two annual award rounds, the program considers highly timely, event-oriented research throughout the year.
