Seeking financial support for your conference attendance or research? Not sure where to start? Talk to your psychology faculty research mentor about the following:
NEW! SLU's Department of Psychology*: Undergraduate Travel Awards
SLU's College of Arts and Sciences has several funding options*: https://www.slu.edu/arts-and-sciences/student-resources/student-funding.php
SLU's Department of Psychology*: Kent Family Foundation Fund Grant posted on Scholarship Suite (deadline typically at the start of November)
External: Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR)
External: Psi Chi member? The organization has conference travel and research awards open to undergraduate students.
The APA offers a funded research fellowship for undergraduate student to apply for with their SLU psychology faculty research mentor's support. It's called the Summer Undergraduate Psychology Experience in Research (SUPER): https://www.apa.org/about/awards/undergraduate-research-opportunity
Check out conference websites for student travel awards. See below.
* Students receiving funding from SLU (College, Department, or any other SLU source) must following these procedures for reimbursement.
If you don't apply, you have no chance of receiving an award!
Conferences SLU psychology students may find of interest. There are many others out there. As always, be sure to talk with your faculty supervisor before submitting your presentation abstracts.
NOTE: The months below indicates when the conference is held. Abstract submissions tend to be earlier than the conference month.
Missouri Academy of Science (~April)
Midwest Psychological Association (~April, Chicago)
Mid-South Psychology Conference (~April)
MidBrains (Midwest Regional Neuroscience Conference) (~November)
Non-Regional Conferences
UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Psychology Conference (~May, Los Angeles)
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