International Student Travel Stipend for APA

Elizabeth Carll

Section Editor; Founder & Chair, Refugee Mental Health Resource Network

To encourage international participation, the APA Trauma Psychology Division 56 has been providing an annual travel stipend to attend the APA Convention for international students who are citizens of developing countries and enrolled in a graduate psychology program in their home country or enrolled in a graduate psychology program in the U.S., and will be presenting a trauma-related poster, paper, or is a participant in a symposium/panel accepted for the APA convention. Applicants are not required to be current student members of APA or Divisions.

This year, the 2024 APA Convention is taking place in Seattle, Washington. It was recognized by Division 56 that support for international students from developing countries who are engaged in trauma-related research and activities is an important opportunity, especially given the challenges occurring due to the pandemic.

The Division will be awarding three stipends consisting of $1,000 each to help support the work of international students from developing countries in their graduate programs and participation in the APA Convention program.

The deadline for submission: May 15, 2024

Please send a copy of your CV, the proposal abstract that was accepted for the APA convention, the notification of the APA Division which accepted the proposal, your country of citizenship, and the university/college graduate psychology program in which you are enrolled and anticipated date of graduation to Elizabeth Carll, PhD, Chair, Division 56 International Committee at ecarll@optonline.net. The selected trauma proposals will be determined by a subcommittee of the Division 56 International Committee.