FBI NCAVC Grant Winners (2005-2006)
Fall 2006 Internship: Jessica Lynn LucJessica Lynn Luc was the fall 2006 recipient of a Psi Chi/FBI NCAVC Internship Grant. Jessica graduated summa cum laude from Towson University (MD) with a BS in psychology in January 2007. She was granted Psi Chi membership in spring 2005 and served as an officer on her chapter's executive board for a year prior to beginning her internship with NCAVC. Jessica has accepted a position as a background investigator and is planning to begin a graduate program in forensic psychology in fall 2007.
To learn more about Jessica's experience, please visit
this page.
Spring 2007The Psi Chi Research Grants Committee is pleased to announce the winner of the 2006-07 Psi Chi/FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crimes (NCAVC) Internship Grant.
Stephanie Dismuke of Marymount University (VA) is this year's grant recipient for the fall 2007 internship.
To learn more about Stephanie's experience, please visit
this page.
About the GrantThe grant's purpose is to further the goals of Psi Chi by providing funds for undergraduate or graduate Psi Chi members to conduct research at the FBI NCAVC. The NCAVC conducts empirical research on factors involved in violent crime (e.g., maternal filicide, sexual exploitation of children, domestic violence homicide, child abduction/ homicide, and serial murder). Interns participate as team members in all aspects of the research. Psi Chi has formed a partnership with the NCAVC to provide grants for NCAVC interns who are Psi Chi members. Up to two $7,000 grants will be awarded annually to support living expenses for Psi Chi members who are selected for one of the 14-week unpaid NCAVC internship positions. One grant will be available for a qualified fall semester intern and one grant will be available for a qualified spring semester intern.
Applicants for the FBI NCAVC internships must follow the NCAVC application procedures described at
www.fbijobs.gov/232.asp. Staff members at the NCAVC will select interns each semester based on the regular FBI NCAVC selection process. There are no intern slots reserved for Psi Chi members. For full details on the grant and all criteria, please view the information found at
www.psichi.org/pdf/fbigrant.pdf.