The goal of the Div. 34 (Society for Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology) (SEPCP) research grant program is to improve equity and expand access to opportunities to pursue research on topics of core interest to the society. Specifically, this program will support researchers who otherwise have limited access to institutional resources (e.g., internal funding mechanisms, access to research assistant support, grant writing resources) to support their research efforts. This small grants program seeks to support such "under-resourced" scholars, including PhD students at the dissertation stage and early career researchers within 10 years of receiving their doctoral degree. Funds may be used to compensate study participants (online or in-person), purchase supplies/software, travel to research sites, or pay research assistants. Funds may not be used for investigator stipends/salary or for travel to conferences. No indirect costs will be granted to the awardee’s institution.

Proposals that include any combination of the following criteria will be especially favored:

a) Inclusion of an applied component through partnerships with a non-profit, community, or government organization.

b) Collaboration efforts between two separate research labs that have not previously collaborated together.

c) Proposals led by PhD students and junior scholars.

d) Proposals by individuals who attended our learning circles initiative.

1. The applicant must currently be enrolled in a doctoral program (at the dissertation stage) or be within 10 years of receiving a PhD or PsyD. Applicants can be at any type of institution.

2. The applicant must be a member of SEPCP (APA Division 34). Please note that you can become a member of SEPCP without becoming a full member of APA. The current membership fee schedule can be found online.

3. Leaders of the Division 34 Student Committee are eligible to apply, but current members of the Division 34 Executive committee are ineligible.

Applicants may submit only one Grant-in-Aid application (Research, or Teaching) per year. Applicants must demonstrate relative lack of opportunities for alternative sources of funding and support (e.g., internal funding mechanisms, institutional grant writing support). In case of proposals of comparable quality, preference will be given to applications from scholars with fewer available resources.

Send your application materials to the past president: pastpresident@sepcp.org.

The application should include:

1. Anonymized proposal (no more than three pages, single-spaced, using 11-point font) including:

   1. Proposal title

   2. Abstract of 200 words or fewer summarizing the proposed research

   3. Project purpose, theoretical rationale, research methodology, and analytical procedures to be employed

   4. Relevance of research to SEPCP

   5. References

      For the sake of blind review, please leave identifying information out of your proposal. Proposals that contain identifying information will be returned without review.

2. Anonymized budget

   1. Please provide an anonymized budget and detailed justification outlining how funds will be used. Include any other funding sources you are applying for or have received. Applicants are encouraged to describe how SEPCP funding is critical to the proposed project (e.g., because of limiting internal funding opportunities, restrictions on who may apply for such funding, etc.).

3. Application packet that includes:

   1. A cover sheet with your name, address, phone number, email address and title of the proposal. For co-authored submissions, please indicate which individual will receive funds if selected for funding.

   2. Brief statement regarding the status of human subjects review (i.e., not yet submitted, under review, approved, or exempt): IRB approval is not required at the time of submission, but documentation of approval or exemption must be provided before funds will be transferred. If you have IRB approval, please include documentation in your application.

   3. Resume/CV of applicant(s)

4. For graduate students and postdocs: recommendation letter from a faculty sponsor

For the submission, please send your application materials to the past president (pastpresident@sepcp.org):

1. Please use the subject line: Research Grant – Your last name

2. Please send as few files as possible, preferably:

   1. One file for your anonymized proposal (Save the file as LASTNAME_Research Proposal)

   2. Another file with all other requested materials combined (Save the file as LASTNAME_Research Application)

Recommendation letters may be submitted with the rest of your application or emailed directly from the letter writer to the same address above. Please encourage your letter writer to reference the "Research Grant-in-Aid" and your last name in their email.