Division 15 invites graduate students who are members or affiliates of the division to apply for a dissertation research award. The purpose of the award is to provide financial support for educational psychology doctoral students preparing to collect their dissertation data. Two grants will be awarded, each including a $1,000 stipend to be applied toward the student's dissertation research. Announcement of the grant award winners will be made at the 2010 APA convention in San Diego.

To be eligible, applicants must be current graduate students who are members or student affiliates of Division 15. Applicants must have submitted or defended a dissertation proposal to their committee but must have not yet collected dissertation data.

A completed application should contain the following four components, electronically submitted to Ellen Usher (ellen.usher@uky.edu) by May 1, 2010:

• A title page with your full contact information, an abstract of the proposed study, and contact information for your dissertation chair. Please name this file according to the following convention: lastname_contact.
• A 3-4 page summary (1,000-word maximum) that includes the title of your study, statement of the problem, research question, hypotheses, and proposed methodology (double-spaced and prepared for blind review). Microsoft Word format only. Filename: lastname_summary.doc.
• Your vita. Filename: lastname_vita.
• Proof of current member or affiliate status in Division 15. Filename: lastname_membership.

Submissions will be evaluated based on the importance of the research question, match with Division 15 goals, and quality of the proposed methodology

Click here for criteria on putting together an application.