The Grants-In-Aid Program
SPSSI's Grants-In-Aid Program funds innovative research addressing social issues, prioritizing projects unlikely to receive traditional funding and advancing knowledge in social psychology.
Funder: Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Due Dates: October 15, 2026 | May 15, 2027
Funding Amounts: Up to $1,000 for graduate students; up to $2,000 for PhD holders; rarely exceeds $2,000.
Summary: Supports innovative research on social issues aligned with SPSSI’s mission, especially projects unlikely to receive traditional funding.
Key Information: Applicants must be SPSSI members; research must address social issues and not be pilot projects.
Description
The Grants-In-Aid Program, administered by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), provides funding for scientific research that addresses social problems aligned with the Society’s core interests and mission. The program specifically supports projects that are unlikely to receive funding from traditional sources, with a focus on innovative, timely research, proposals from underrepresented institutions, graduate students (especially at the dissertation stage), junior scholars, and volunteer research teams. The program does not fund pilot projects, travel to conventions, living expenses, stipends for principal investigators, manuscript preparation costs, or institutional indirect costs. The goal is to advance knowledge of social issues and further SPSSI’s mission.
