The James L. Outtz Research Grant for Inclusion, Belonging & Fairness in the Workplace
Forecasted
This grant funds research on inclusion, belonging, and fairness in workplaces, supporting early-career and graduate I-O psychologists through the SIOP Foundation.
Funder: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (full application/submission deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $4,000 per project; single payment; typically one award per cycle.
Summary: Funds research by graduate students or early-career professionals to advance knowledge on inclusion, belonging, and fairness in workplace settings.
Key Information: Grant cannot be used for overhead/indirect costs; PI must be a SIOP member.
Description
This grant supports research that deepens understanding of inclusion, belonging, and fairness in organizational settings. It is designed for graduate students and early-career professionals in industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology, encouraging projects that highlight underrepresented groups and have clear academic and practical relevance. The grant aims to foster new insights that can inform both scholarship and workplace practice, with recipients expected to share their findings within the I-O psychology community.
