Committee on Mentoring Student Travel Award

This travel award is sponsored by the Committee on Mentoring of the Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues (Division 44). The purpose of the Committee on Mentoring Student Travel Award is to encourage greater participation in the Division 44 annual convention activities by LGBTQ graduate students. The award also seeks to support engagement with LGBTQ issues in psychology by defraying travel costs to the American Psychological Association Annual Convention.

Graduate students who (a) self-identify as LGBTQ, (b) demonstrate a strong commitment to LGBTQ issues; (c) plan to attend the American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention, and (d) will still be enrolled as graduate students at the time of the APA Annual Convention are eligible to apply for the Division 44 Committee on Mentoring Student Travel Award. LGBT students who are presenting research at the convention are especially encouraged to apply, though all applications will be considered. One student travel award in the amount of $500 will be granted.

2009 winner

Mike Parent - University of Florida
Mike is a graduate student in Counseling Psychology at the University of Florida. He just completed his master's degree, with his thesis being the development of a short form of the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory--research has been published in the latest issue of Psychology of Men and Masculinity. This work is an important step in his larger program of research, which looks at gender and sexual orientation, and intersections with mental health stereotypes and health behaviors. Mike is an active researcher, presenting his work on the validity of the measure he developed for his Masters thesis, work on LGB stereotypes, workshops on Ally development, and publishing LGBT research.

Application Procedures

Submission of Application Materials

All materials must be submitted to the Committee on Mentoring chair by May 1.

Personal Statement

Please submit a personal statement (500-800 words) that addresses each of the following questions: (a) In what ways does your graduate program benefit from your self-identification and involvement as an LGBTQ person? How does APA benefit from your participation in professional activities as an LGBTQ person? (b) What unique challenges might LGBTQ graduate students face that may hinder participation in APA? (c) How would attending the APA Annual Convention further your career goals? (d) Are you presenting research at the APA Annual Convention? If so, will it contribute to the body of knowledge regarding LGBTQ issues in psychology? If so, please explain such contributions.

Curriculum Vitae

Please submit a curriculum vitae electronically.

Letter of Recommendation

Please have a faculty member electronically submit a letter in support of you receiving the Division 44 Committee on Mentoring Student Travel Award. Faculty members are asked to address the applicant’s commitment to LGBTQ issues in academic and other domains and confirm that they are a current graduate student in psychology.

Application Form

Please complete the attached application form and submit electronically:
PDF version Word version

Questions?

Please contact the Committee on Mentoring chair

See also