CHARLES J. GELSO, PH.D., PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH GRANT

Brief Statement about the Grant:

The Charles J. Gelso, Ph.D., Psychotherapy Research Grants, offered annually to qualifying individuals, provide three $5,000 grants toward the advancement of research on psychotherapy process and/or psychotherapy outcome.

Eligibility: All doctoral-level researchers with a successful record of publication are eligible for the grant. Two of the grants will be reserved for Early Career Psychologists (up to 7 years past their doctoral degree). For the ECP Gelso Grant, the two most highly rated submissions will be awarded grants. The research committee reserves the right not to award a grant if there are insufficient submissions or submissions do not meet the criteria stated.

Submission Deadline: April 1, of each year

Request for Proposals

Description

This program awards grants for research projects in the area of psychotherapy process and/or outcome.   

Program Goals

• Advance understanding of psychotherapy process and/or psychotherapy outcome through support of empirical research
• Encourage talented graduate students towards careers in psychotherapy research
• Support psychologists engaged in quality psychotherapy research

Funding Specifics

• Three annual grants of $5,000 each to be paid in one lump sum to the researcher, to his or her university’s grants and contracts office, or to a incorporated company. Individuals who receive the funds could incur tax liabilities. A researcher can win only one of these grants. (see Additional Information section  below).

Eligibility Requirements

• In 2013, doctoral level psychologists and early career psychologists (up to 7 years past their doctoral degree) will be eligible. ECP applicants should mark their submissions “ECP SUBMISSION” on the first page.
• Demonstrated or burgeoning competence in the area of proposed work
• IRB approval must be received from the principal investigator’s institution before funding can be awarded if human participants are involved
• The same project/lab may not receive funding two years in a row
• Applicant must be a member of the Division of Psychotherapy.  Join the Division at www.divisionofpsychotherapy.org

Evaluation Criteria

• Conformance with goals listed above under “Program Goals”
• Magnitude of incremental contribution in topic area
• Quality of proposed work
• Applicant’s competence to execute the project
• Appropriate plan for data collection and completion of the project

Proposal Requirements for All Proposals

• Description  of the proposed project to include, title, goals, relevant background, target population, methods, anticipated outcomes, and dissemination plans:  not to exceed 3 single-spaced pages (1 inch margins, no smaller than  11-point font)
• CV of the principal investigator: not to exceed 2 single-spaced pages and should focus on research activities

• A  300-word biosketch that describes why your experiences and qualifications  make you suited for successfully carrying out this research proposal. This will be a blind review so please exclude identifying information.

• Timeline for execution (priority given to projects that can be completed within two years)
• Full budget and justification (indirect costs not permitted), which should take up no more than 1 additional page (the budget should clearly indicate how the grant funds would be spent)
• Funds may be used to initiate a new project or to supplement additional funding. The research may be at any stage. In any case, justification must be provided for the request of the current grant funds. If the funds will supplement other funding or if the research is already in progress, please explain why the additional funds are needed (e.g., in order to add a new component to the study, add additional participants, etc.)
• No  additional materials are required for doctoral level psychologists who are  not postdoctoral fellows

Additional Information

• After  the project is complete, a full accounting of the project’s income and expenses must be submitted within six months of completion
• Grant funds that are not spent on the project within two years must be returned
• When  the resulting research is published, the grant must be acknowledged
• All individuals who directly receive funds from the division will be required to complete an IRS w-9 form prior to the release of funds, and will be sent a 1099 after the end of the fiscal year (December 31^st)

Submission Process and Deadline

• All materials must be submitted electronically
• All applicants must complete the grant application form, in MSWord or other text format
• CV(s) may be submitted in text or PDF format. If submitting more than 1 CV, then all CVs must be included in 1 electronic document/file
• Proposal and budget must be submitted in 1 file, with a cover sheet to include the name of the principal investigator and complete contact information (address, phone, fax, email)

• Submit all required materials for proposal to: Tracey A. Martin in the Division 29 Central Office, assnmgmt1@cox.net
• You will receive an electronic confirmation of your submission within 24 hours, which will provide you with an assigned application number. If you do not receive confirmation, your proposal was not received; please resubmit.
• Deadline:  April 1, of each year

Questions about this program should be directed to the Division of Psychotherapy Research Committee Chair (Dr. Cheri Marmarosh at cmarmarosh@gmail.com ), or the Division of Psychotherapy Science and Scholarship Domain Representative (Dr. Norman Abeles at abeles@msu.edu), or Tracey A. Martin in the Division 29 Central Office, assnmgmt1@cox.net

 

NORINE JOHNSON, PH.D., PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH GRANT

Brief Statement about the Grant:

The Norine Johnson, Ph.D., Psychotherapy Research Grant, offered annually to qualifying individuals, provides $10,000 toward the advancement of research on psychotherapist factors that may impact treatment effectiveness and outcomes, including type of training, amount of training, professional degree or discipline of the psychotherapist, and the role or impact of psychotherapists’ personal characteristics on psychotherapy treatment outcomes.

Eligibility: Doctoral-level researchers with a successful record of publication are eligible for the grant.

Submission Deadline: April 1, of each year

Request for Proposals

Description

This program awards grants for research on psychotherapist factors that may impact treatment effectiveness and outcomes, including type of training, amount of training, professional degree or discipline of the psychotherapist, and the role or impact of psychotherapists’ personal characteristics on psychotherapy treatment outcomes.

Program Goals

• Advance  understanding of psychotherapist factors that may impact treatment effectiveness and outcomes through support of empirical research
• Encourage researchers with a successful record of publication to undertake research in these areas

Funding Specifics

• One annual grant of $10,000 to be paid in one lump sum to the researcher, to his or her university’s grants and contracts office, or to an incorporated company. Individuals who receive the funds could incur tax liabilities (see Additional Information section below).

Eligibility Requirements

• Doctoral-level researchers
• Demonstrated competence in the area of proposed work
• IRB approval must be received from the principal investigator’s institution before funding can be awarded if human participants are involved
• The selection committee may elect to award the grant to the same individual or research team up to two consecutive years
• The selection committee may choose not to award the grant in years when no  suitable nominations are received
• Researcher must be a member of the Division of Psychotherapy.  Join the division at  www.divisionofpsychotherapy.org

Evaluation Criteria

• Conformance with goals listed above under “Program Goals”
• Magnitude of incremental contribution in topic area
• Quality of proposed work
• Applicant’s competence to execute the project
• Appropriate plan for data collection and completion of the project

Proposal Requirements for All Proposals

• Description of the proposed project to include title, goals, relevant background, target population, methods, anticipated outcomes, and dissemination plans: not to exceed 3 single-spaced pages (1 inch margins, no smaller than 11-point font)
• CV of the principal investigator: not to exceed 2 single-spaced pages and should focus on research activities
• A 300-word biosketch that describes why your experiences and qualifications make you suited for successfully carrying out this research proposal. This will be a blind review so please exclude identifying information.
• Timeline  for execution (priority given to projects that can be completed within 2 years)
• Full budget and justification (indirect costs not permitted), which should take up no more than 1 additional page (the budget should clearly indicate how the grant funds would be spent)
• Funds      may be used to initiate a new project or to supplement additional funding.  The research may be at any stage. In any case, justification must be provided for the request of the current grant funds. If the funds will supplement other funding or if the research is already in progress, please explain why the additional funds are needed (e.g., in order to add  a new component to the study, add additional participants, etc.)

Additional Information

• After  the project is completed, a full accounting of the project’s income and expenses must be submitted within six months of completion
• Grant funds that are not spent on the project within two years of receipt must be returned
• When the resulting research is published, the grant must be acknowledged by footnote in the publication
• All individuals directly receiving funds from the division will be required to complete an IRS w-9 form prior to the release of funds, and will be sent a 1099 after the end of the fiscal year (December 31^st)

Submission Process and Deadline

• All materials must be submitted electronically
• All applicants must complete the grant application form, in MSWord or other text format
• CV(s) may be submitted in text or PDF format. If submitting more than 1 CV, then all CVs must be included in 1 electronic document/file
• Proposal and budget must be submitted in 1 file, with a cover sheet to include the name of the principal investigator and complete contact information (address, phone, fax, email)

• Submit all required materials for proposal to: Tracey A. Martin in the Division  29 Central Office, assnmgmt1@cox.net
• You will receive an electronic confirmation of your submission within 24  hours, which will provide you with an assigned application number. If you  do not receive confirmation, your proposal was not received. Please resubmit.
• Deadline:  April 1, of each year

Questions about this program should be directed to the Division of Psychotherapy Research Committee Chair (Dr. Cheri Marmarosh at cmarmarosh@gmail.com), or the Division of Psychotherapy Science and Scholarship Domain Representative (Dr. Norman Abeles at abeles@msu.edu), or Tracey A. Martin in the Division 29 Central Office, assnmgmt1@cox.net

 

AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED PUBLICATION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH

Division 29 and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. sponsor an award for the Distinguished Publication of Psychotherapy Research. This award recognizes the best empirical (i.e., data-based) published peer reviewed article on psychotherapy in the preceding calendar year.

The criteria for receipt of this award are as follows:

• Article relevant to psychotherapy practice appears in any journal (does not have to appear in the Division’s journal) in the preceding calendar year
• The paper reflects as strong scientific contribution, evidence through the rationale for the study and theoretical soundness, the methods, the analyses, the explanation of the results, and the discussion of the implications of the findings for the practice and science of psychotherapy
• The article contributes new knowledge about psychotherapy (e.g., the work is innovative, creative, or integrative; the work advances existing research in a meaningful way) – greater weight is given to novel/creative element than to methodological/statistical rigor

There are no application materials, since decisions for the award are based on published articles.

Award recipients receive an honorarium of $500, and an award plaque, both of which are given to the lead author only, at the Division’s Awards Ceremony at the APA Convention.

Deadline for nominations for this award is April 1st of each year.

The 2011 Research Committee Chair is Michael Constantino, Ph.D, at E-mail: mconstantino@psych.umass.edu.

 

DIVISION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY (DIVISION 29): DIVERSITY RESEARCH GRANT for PRE-DOCTORAL CANDIDATES

The Diversity Research Grant for pre-doctoral candidates was established to foster the promotion of diversity within Division 29 and within the profession of psychotherapy.

The Division may award annually a $2,000 Diversity Research Grant to a pre-doctoral candidate (enrolled in a clinical or counseling psychology doctoral program) who is currently conducting dissertation research that promotes diversity, as outlined by the American Psychological Association (APA).  According to the APA, diversity is defined as individual and role differences, including those based on age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, disability, language, and socioeconomic status.

The Diversity Research Grant is expected to be used to support the completion of a pre-doctoral candidate’s dissertation work. The grant may be used to fund: (1) supplies used to conduct the research; (2) training needed for completion of the research; and/or (3) travel to present the research (such as at a professional conference). The applicant must be a member of Division 29.  The recipient of the grant will be expected to present his or her research results in a scholarly forum (e.g., presentation at an APA Annual Convention, the Division 29 Journal, Psychotherapy, or other refereed professional journal).

One annual grant of $2,000 will be paid in one lump sum to the researcher, to his or her university’s grants and contracts office, or to an incorporated company. Individuals who receive the funds could incur tax liabilities.  All grant recipients will be required to complete an IRS form W-9 before funds are issued.

A complete application must be submitted by email to both Diversity Domain Representatives:

Caryn Rodgers, Ph.D. (caryn.rodgers@einstein.yu.edu) & Beverly Greene, Ph.D. (bgreene203@aol.com)

by midnight, April 1, 2013.  Incomplete or late application packets will not be considered.

The application must include:

• A 1-2 page cover letter describing how the applicant’s work embodies the Division’s interest in promoting diversity in the profession of psychotherapy and how the funding will be used to support the applicant’s dissertation work;
• A 1-page document outlining a detailed budget;
• A 5-10 page research proposal (alternatively, a Dissertation Proposal may be submitted, regardless of length);
• 1 letter of recommendation from the applicant’s current direct supervisor or advisor; and
• 1 letter from the applicant’s dissertation advisor or director of clinical training certifying that the applicant is currently in the process of completing research for the dissertation.

Once a complete application has been received (on or before the deadline), selections will be made using the following criteria:

• Consistency with the Diversity Research Grant’s stated purposes;
• Clarity of the written proposal;
• Scientific quality and feasibility of the proposed research project;
• Budgetary needs for data collection and completion and presentation of the project;
• Potential for new and valuable contributions to the field of psychotherapy; and
• Potential for final publication or likelihood of furthering successful research in topic area.

Additional Information

• After the project is complete, a full accounting of the project’s income and expenses must be submitted within six months of completion.
• Grant funds that are not spent on the project within two years must be returned.
• When the resulting research is published, the grant must be acknowledged.
• All individuals who directly receive funds from the division will be required to complete an IRS w-9 form prior to the release of funds, and will be sent a 1099 after the end of the fiscal year (December 31^st).

STUDENT PAPER AWARDS 

The student paper awards are administered by the Division 29 Student Committee.  Student Representative and chair of the committee is: Margaret R. Tobias, M.S.  E-mail: mrtobias@loyola.edu

Deadline is April 1, of each year

( Click here to enter the Annual Division of Psychotherapy Student Competitions )

• DONALD K. FREEDHEIM STUDENT DEVELOPMENT PAPER AWARD
• MATHILDA B. CANTER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PAPER AWARD
• STUDENT DIVERSITY PAPER AWARD
• JEFFREY E. BARNETT PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH PAPER AWARD