8th Annual Psychology Summer Institute (PSI)
July 18-24, 2010
Washington, D.C.
PSI provides educational, professional development, and mentoring experiences to advanced doctoral students of psychology and psychologists who are in the early stage of their careers. Participants are guided toward developing a grant proposal, postdoctoral fellowship, dissertation, treatment program, publication, or program evaluation project. All projects must focus on issues affecting ethnic minority communities.
Format
Participants will be part of the Services or Research track. Each track will aid participants in transforming concepts into grant proposals, postdoctoral fellowship ideas, publications, innovative treatment models, or program evaluations.
Participants will receive one-on-one mentoring on their projects by a consultant. Expert faculty will present seminars on selected topics. Participants will have the opportunity to have their manuscripts reviewed and critiqued by journal editors. There will also be opportunities to network with representatives from federal agencies and foundations.
Eligibility
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Any advanced doctoral student who has or will have proposed a dissertation by June 15, 2010
- Any psychologist who has received a doctorate within the last five years
Seminars and Workshops
- Grant Writing - Ethics
- Program Evaluation - Funding Opportunities
- How to Publish - Cultural Competency
- Qualitative Research - Advanced Research Methods & Statistics
- Tools for Getting Tenure - Transitioning into Your Career
- Health Disparities - Balancing Life & Career
- And more!
*Advocacy Training: Participants will have opportunities to advocate on Capitol Hill for training in ethnic minority mental health.
Application Process
Online application deadline: May 1, 2010, 11:59pm (Hawaii Time)
Requirements:
- Application form
- Concept paper: a narrative (5 pages maximum) outlining the needs, goals/objectives, methodology/procedures, and other information related to your project
- Statement of purpose
- Curriculum vitae
- 2 Recommendation letters
For more information and to apply, visit our web site at:
http://www.apa.org/pi/mfp