professional association

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)

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  1. Michele Alexander Early Career Award for Scholarship and Service

    Offered by Division 9 (Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues) of the American Psychological Association, the Michele Alexander Early Career Award recognizes early-career excellence in both scholarship and service related to the psychological study of social issues.

    OtherPsychology

    Deadline
    Amount
    Not listed

  2. SPSSI Two-Year College Teaching & Mentoring Excellence Award

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) offers the Two-Year College Teaching and Mentoring Excellence Award to recognize faculty who advance social-issues research through teaching, mentoring, or community initiatives at two-year institutions.

    OtherPsychology and Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Amount
    $1,000

  3. Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring (Division 9)

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Division 9 awards one or two annual Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring prizes recognizing excellence in teaching and mentoring related to the psychological study of social issues, typically honoring one early-career scholar (within 10 years of the PhD) and one later-career scholar.

    OtherPsychology

    Deadline
    Amount
    $1,000

  4. SPSSI Awards for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) offers one or two annual Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Awards recognizing excellence in teaching and mentoring related to the psychological study of social issues.

    OtherPsychology

    Deadline
    Amount
    $1,000

  5. Applied Social Issues Internship Award

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) offers the Applied Social Issues Internship Award to support research conducted in partnership with community or government organizations, public interest groups, or other nonprofit entities.

    InternshipPsychology and applied social science

    Deadline
    Amount
    $2,500

  6. Social Issues Dissertation Award

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues offers the Social Issues Dissertation Award to recognize doctoral research demonstrating scientific excellence and potential application to social problems.

    FellowshipPsychology and social sciences

    Deadline
    Amount
    $1,500

  7. Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), sponsored by the Gordon W. Allport Memorial Fund of Harvard University, offers the $1,000 Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize for the best paper or article of the year on intergroup relations.

    Research ProjectSocial Psychology

    Deadline
    Amount
    $1,000

  8. Action Teaching Grants

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) offers annual Action Teaching Grants of $100–$1,500 (up to three awards per year) to support development, enhancement, or assessment of innovative action‑teaching classroom activities, student assignments, field experiences, or web‑based resources.

    TrainingPsychology

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,500

  9. Clara Mayo Grants for Masters' Theses and Pre-Dissertation Research on Sexism, Racism, or Prejudice

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Clara Mayo Memorial Fund awards Clara Mayo Grants to support master's theses and pre‑dissertation research on sexism, racism, or prejudice, funding up to six awards per cycle of up to $1,000 each; proposals that secure institutional matching are favored but not required.

    FellowshipPsychology

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,000

  10. Grants-In-Aid Program

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, together with The Sophie and Shirley Cohen Memorial Fund, offers the Grants‑In‑Aid Program to fund scientific research on social problem areas related to SPSSI—especially projects unlikely to receive traditional funding; awards are made twice yearly (deadlines May 15 and October 15, 2026).

    Research Project

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,000

  11. No opportunity information provided

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI, Division 9), in partnership with Wiley Blackwell and the National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology (NITOP), selects an annual SPSSI Speaker to present at NITOP to promote teaching excellence and discussion of social issues in psychology education.

    Other

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,500

  12. Researchers in the Global South (RGS) Grants Program

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) funds the Researchers in the Global South (RGS) Grants Program to support substantive (non‑pilot) research on social issues conducted outside the United States, emphasizing Global South and Majority World settings; awards typically provide up to $1,000 for pre‑doctoral graduate students (preference for dissertation‑stage) and up to $2,000 for Ph.D. researchers, with exceptional awards possible above $2,000.

    Research ProjectSocial Sciences/Psychology

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,000

  13. Small-Scale Events Advancing SPSSI (SEAS) Grants

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) offers Small‑Scale Events Advancing SPSSI (SEAS) grants of up to $1,000 to fund small events—such as speaker series, symposia, mini‑conferences, and networking initiatives—that raise awareness of SPSSI and recruit new members; funds may cover publicity, speakers’ honoraria, travel reimbursement, printing, and other direct event costs (not SPSSI dues or organizers’ honoraria) and are disbursed against submitted receipts.

    Workshop/ConferencePsychology

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,000

  14. SPSSI Grants-In-Aid Program (GIA)

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), funded by the Sophie and Shirley Cohen Memorial Fund and membership contributions, offers Grants‑in‑Aid to support scientific research on social problems aligned with SPSSI priorities, with particular encouragement for unique or timely projects, work at underrepresented institutions, graduate students and junior scholars, volunteer teams, and full (not pilot) studies.

    Research ProjectSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,000

  15. SPSSI Local- and State-Level Policy Work Grants

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) invites proposals for its annual Local- and State-Level Policy Work Grants, funding up to three research/policy groups each year with awards of up to $2,000 to support applied research that informs local- or state-level policymaking.

    Research ProjectPsychology / Public Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,000

  16. Teaching Development Grants

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) offers Teaching Development Grants of up to $2,500 (two awards annually) to fund small-scale events and initiatives—workshops, trainings, learning communities, mini-conferences, and networking activities—that promote teaching about the psychological study of social issues and increase SPSSI membership.

    Workshop/ConferencePsychology

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,500
1 closed programDeadline passed before Sep 21, 2026

  1. Local- and State-Level Policy Work Grants

    Closed
    Amount
    $2,000

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