Malyon Smith Scholarship Research Award
Malyon Smith Scholarship Research Award supports graduate psychology students’ research on sexual orientation and gender identity to advance LGBT psychology and nurture the field’s future researchers.
Funder: Division 44: Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
Due Dates: March 31, 2027 (Annual application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $2,000 per award
Summary: Supports graduate psychology students’ research on sexual orientation and gender identity to advance LGBT psychology.
Key Information: Applicants must be full-time graduate students in a psychology department; allied disciplines are ineligible.
Description
The Malyon-Smith Scholarship Research Award is an annual research award administered by APA Division 44, the Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Named for founding past-presidents Alan Malyon and Adrienne Smith, it supports graduate students conducting research on sexual orientation and gender identity. The award is one of the division’s major efforts to mentor young researchers, encourage science in LGBT psychology, and sustain the field’s future.
The program emphasizes research with a demonstrated need, clear questions, grounding in empirical findings, and appropriate methods. It also values originality, thoughtful interpretation, implications for the field, and feasible plans for timely completion and dissemination. Applicants’ preparation and mentoring in sexual orientation and gender diversity (SOGD) research are important considerations.
