Joint APA Ethics and Division 44 Student Travel Award for NMCS

The Joint APA Ethics and Division 44 Student Travel Award is sponsored by the APA Ethics Office, Ethics Committee, and Division 44 Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues. The purpose of the Joint APA Ethics and Division 44 Student Travel Award is to (a) promote greater participation of LGBT graduate students of color in the 2009 National Multicultural Conference and Summit (NMCS), and (b) encourage exploration of ethical issues that may arise in research, teaching, consultation, and clinical work with LGBT people of color through a post-convention essay. The APA Ethics Office, Ethics Committee, and Division 44 acknowledge that LGBT students of color frequently experience increased demands on time and resources as a result of managing multiple identities within professional organizations. The Joint APA Ethics and Division 44 Student Travel Award therefore seeks to support student engagement with intersections of ethics and LGBT people of color issues in psychology by significantly defraying travel costs to the 2009 National Multicultural Conference and Summit.

Graduate students who (a) self-identify as LGBT persons of color, (b) demonstrate a strong commitment to the exploration of ethics and LGBT people of color issues in psychology; (c) plan to attend the 2009 National Multicultural Conference and Summit, (d) will still be enrolled as graduate students at the time of the 2009 NMCS; and (e) are current members of the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) are eligible to apply for the Joint APA Ethics and Division 44 Student Travel Award. LGBT students of color who are presenting research at the 2009 NMCS are especially encouraged to apply, though all applications will be considered. One student travel award will be awarded. This award will cover roundtrip travel, conference registration, hotel stay, and a per diem with travel arrangements booked through the APA travel office. The recipient of the Joint APA Ethics and Division 44 Student Travel Award will be expected to (a) attend the awards ceremony; (b) meet with the APA Ethics Committee Chair during the 2009 NMCS as arranged prior to the conference; (c) submit a 300-500 word essay about intersections of ethics and diversity issues that are addressed during the NMCS 2009. This essay must be submitted to (a) the APA Ethics Committee Chair; and (b) the Division 44 Newsletter Editor by March 16, 2009. More specific instructions about the essay will be provided upon award notification.

Application Procedures

Submission of Application Materials

The following application materials must be received by Friday, November 7, 2008. Electronic submission of application materials to the Committee on Racial and Ethnic Diversity (CoRED) Chairs is preferred. As an alternative, materials may be mailed or faxed to:

Dr. Kirstyn Chun
Counseling and Psychological Services
California State University, Long Beach
226 Brotman Hall
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-0111
562.985.8817 (fax)

Application Form

Personal Statement

Please submit a personal statement (300-500 words) in which you describe an ethical issue regarding work with LGBT people of color in the field of psychology that interests you.

Curriculum Vitae

Please submit a curriculum vitae.

Recommendation Form

Please have a faculty member complete recommendation form below in support of you receiving the Joint APA Ethics and Division 44 Student Travel Award. Faculty members are asked to address the applicant’s commitment to ethics and LGBT people of color issues in academic and other domains.

Questions?

Please contact the CoRED Co-Chairs

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