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Students: Vote for APAGS Leaders
The ballot period for the 2006 APAGS elections
will take place March 27–April 28. During the ballot period,
APAGS members can read candidate statements and vote online at the
APAGS Web site: www.apa.org/apags. APAGS encourages all members to vote. |
 Apply for APAGS 2006 scholarships and awards
Learn to navigate the internship application process
Be an APAGS ambassador at convention
Apply for scholarship to attend workshop on teaching the psychology of men
ACT honors outstanding student advocates
Apply for APAGS 2006 scholarships and awards
The American Psychological
Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) is accepting
applications for its 2006 scholarships, grants and
awards, which recognize students and those who support
them for excellence in areas such as working with
underserved populations or researching diversity.
To be eligible to apply or
nominate a candidate, graduate students must be
enrolled in good standing at least part time at a
regionally accredited university. Applications and nominations must be received
by May 1 unless otherwise noted. For application instructions and submission
guidelines, visit
www.apa.org/apags/members/schawrdsintro.html.
The awards are:
 The David Pilon Scholarship
for Training in Professional Psychology, a $1,000 scholarship to support training
and education in professional practice.
The Ellin Bloch and Pierre
Ritchie Honorary Scholarship, a $1,000 prize that honors research on a
social issue or underrepresented group in psychology;
the 2006 topic is "Mind/Body
Connection."
The Larry J. Bass Jr.
Memorial Scholarship Award, a $1,000 scholarship for research on the
regulation of psychology, such as analysis of the
impact of prescription privileges on the practice and
regulation of psychology.
The Scott Mesh Honorary
Scholarship for Research in Psychology, a $1,000 prize for dissertation research in any field
of psychology.
The Raymond D. Fowler Award, which honors a psychologist who has made an
outstanding contribution to students' professional
development.
The Department of the Year Award, a $1,000 prize that honors a graduate
psychology department for excellence in meeting students'
needs.
The Diversity Dissertation
Scholarship, a $1,000 prize to
support a dissertation concerning issues of diversity.
The APAGS Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgender (LGBT) Dissertation Scholarship, a $1,000 scholarship, new this year, that
encourages outstanding research in the area of LGBT concerns.
The APAGS Committee on Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns Grant Program, a $500 grant for a project that promotes
training and educational experiences in LGBT practice.
The Nancy B. Forest and L. Michael
Honaker Master's Scholarship for Research in Psychology, a $1,000 award for thesis research at the
master's level in any field of psychology.
The Kenneth and Mamie Clark Award
for Outstanding Contribution to the Professional Development of
Ethnic Minority Graduate Students, which
honors an ethnic-minority psychologist for contributions to
the academic and professional development of minority students.
The APAGS Committee on Ethnic
Minority Affairs Grant Program, which
offers several $500 grants to support projects on recruiting,
retaining or enhancing the training of ethnic-minority graduate
students. The application deadline
is July 1.
The Board of Professional
Affairs-APAGS Award for Distinguished Professional Contribution
by a Graduate Student, a $1,000
prize that honors a graduate student for his or her work with
an underserved population. The award offers free travel to
APA's 2006 Annual Convention in New Orleans, Aug.
10–13. The application
deadline is June 1.
Learn to navigate the internship application process
APAGS will host a preconvention internship
workshop on Aug. 9 in New Orleans prior to APA's 2006
Annual Convention. The workshop will offer students tips on
finding a psychology internship and guidance on the
Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers
application and Match process. Participants will receive a free
copy of "Internships in Psychology: The APAGS
Workbook for Writing Successful Applications and Finding the
Right Match" (APA, 2004). Registration costs $25 for
APAGS members and $30 for nonmembers.
Registration after July 15 is $30 for
members and $35 for nonmembers. For more information, visit
www.apa.org/apags/convention/homepage.html.
Be an APAGS ambassador at convention
Students looking to maximize their
networking opportunities at APA's 2006 Annual Convention
in New Orleans, Aug. 10–13, can sign up to be an
ambassador for APAGS. Ambassadors provide information on
convention events, distribute APAGS promotional items and
monitor APAGS programs by taking head counts and collecting
participant evaluations. For details, visit
www.apa.org/apags/convention/homepage.html.
Apply for scholarship to attend workshop on teaching the psychology of men
APA's Div. 51 (Society for the
Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity) is offering seven
graduate student scholarships to attend a continuing-education
program titled "Teaching the Pyschology of Men" at
APA's 2006 Annual Convention inNew Orleans.
The introductory workshop will use the
theoretical and empirical literature on men and masculinity to
show participants how to create a psychology of men course or
how to infuse content into existing courses on gender or the
psychology of women.
For more information, e-mail Jim O'Neil, PhD, Chair, Div. 51 Committee on Teaching the
Psychology of Men,.
ACT honors outstanding student advocates
The APAGS Advocacy Coordinating Team (ACT)
congratulates its state advocacy coordinators and campus
representatives for their outstanding work within APAGS-ACT.
The following students were recognized between September 2005
and November 2005:
The ACT Excellence in Leadership Award winners are:
Heath Gordon, of West Virginia University, state advocacy
coordinator for West Virginia.
Charity Tabol, of Northeastern
University, and state advocacy coordinator for Massachusetts.
Sunny Windingstad, of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and
state advocacy coordinator for Tennessee.
The ACT Campus Leadership Award winners are:
Veronica Bordes, Arizona State University.
Brandy Hellmann, Chestnut Hill College.
Clare Hey, University of Iowa.
Andrea Kleiver, Nova Southeastern University.
Lee Land, University of Texas.
Joy Moel, University of Iowa.
Ruth Monteith, University of South Dakota.
Melissa Noya, Carlos Albizu University.
Samantha Outcalt, Southern Illinois University.
Jennifer Piqueira, Fairfield University.
Marc Silva, Marquette University.
For more information on the ACT Network,
visit www.apa.org/apags/advocacy/act.html.
—E. Packard
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