PSI CHI DIGEST #189
September 7, 2012
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In this edition of the Digest:
Welcome Back Psi Chi Members
Work for Psi Chi
Money Opportunities
Plan to Attend Upcoming Events
Continuing Education Opportunities
Welcome Back Psi Chi Members
Welcome back to school! We hope this is the beginning of a great year! The Psi Chi Central Office is here to assist your chapter, so please contact us with your questions regarding membership, chapter supplies, awards and grants, and other Psi Chi needs.
http://www.psichi.org/About/staff.aspx
Work for Psi Chi
Psi Chi is looking for an energetic individual with nonprofit experience to lead our Membership Services Department at the Central Office in Chattanooga, TN. Want to know more? Job description and requirements can be found on our website.
www.psichi.org/pdf/membershipdirector.pdf
Money Opportunities
Deadline September 15
Janet Hyde Graduate Student Research Grant
Up to $500 each awarded to doctoral psychology students to support feminist research.
Grants are made possible through the generosity of Janet Shibley Hyde, PhD.
Attach all application materials to a single e-mail message to both Hyde Award Cochairs:
http://www.apa.org/about/awards/div-35-hyde.aspx
Deadline October 1
$3000 each: Psi Chi Thelma Hunt Research Grants
$1000 each: Psi Chi Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference Grants
SuperLab software: SuperLab Research Grants
http://www.psichi.org/awards/data_sheet.aspx
Deadline October 15
ACHS Grant Program
Social Responsibility: The Power of the Association of College Honor Societies to Make a Difference
A Chapter Leadership Project
Six $500 grants are available for pilot projects.
http://www.achsnatl.org/
Plan to Attend Upcoming Events
New England Psychological Association
When: October 13
Where: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts
http://nepa.cloverpad.org/
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2012 Annual
Where: Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, MA
Discounted registration fees end on September 10.
https://www.hfes.org//Web/HFESMeetings/2012annualmeeting.html
For more information: HFES Communications Director Lois Smith; lois@hfes.org, 310/384-1811
Continuing Education Opportunities
University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program
This program recruits aspiring teachers and provides them with an MAT, certification, up to $36,000 in tuition assistance (virtually tuition free) and 3 years of professional development for its alumni at no additional cost. Biology, Elementary and Mathematics programs are open to recent grads and career changers.
http://utep.uchicago.edu/
Study Abroad: MSc in Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology
Study Abroad: MSc in Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology This University College London MSc program runs jointly with the world renowned Anna Freud Centre and is applicable for individuals interested in childhood development. The course combines theoretical consideration of psychoanalytic perspectives on developmental issues, year-long observations of infants and children, and a substantial research project.
http://www.annafreud.org/pages/msc-in-psychoanalytic-developmental-psychology-.html
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