SIOP Small Grant Program

Overview

The SIOP Foundation is committed to improving the lives of workers and the functioning of organizations through the science and practice of Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

The purpose of the SIOP Small Grant Program is to: provide tangible support from SIOP to its members for research-related activities; help guide research activities in areas of interest to both practitioners and academicians within SIOP; and foster cooperation between academicians and practitioners by supporting research that has the potential to advance both knowledge and practice in applied areas of interest to all members of SIOP.

The overarching goal of the Small Grant Program is to provide funding for research investigating topics of interest to both academicians and practitioners. Thus, considerable weight will be given to whether the proposal consists of a cooperative effort between academics and practitioners.

Each grant proposal will be reviewed by both academic and practitioner members of the subcommittee. The following criteria will be used to evaluate each proposal:

* Significance: Does the proposal address an important problem relevant to both the academic and practitioner membership of SIOP? Will the proposal advance knowledge and practice in a given area?
* Appropriateness of budget: Is there clear justification and rationale for the expenditure of the award monies? Can the proposed work be accomplished with the funds requested or is there evidence that additional expenses will be covered by other sources of funding?
* Research approach: An assessment of the overall quality of the conceptual framework, design, methods, and planned analyses.
* Innovation: Does the proposed research employ novel concepts, approaches or methods? Does the proposal research have original and innovative aims?
* Aimed at a wide audience: The proposal should be clear, understandable, and communicable to a wide audience and have implications for all members of SIOP (academics and practitioners).
* Realistic timeframe: Likelihood that the project can be completed within 1 year of award date.
* Academic–practitioner partnership: Does the grant involve a partnership between an academic and a practitioner?

Eligibility

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* The principal investigator of the project must be a SIOP Fellow, Member, Associate, or Student.
* Proposals submitted with a Student as the principal investigator must include a letter of endorsement from a SIOP professional member.
* If the proposal has an organizational partner for the research, it is strongly recommended that a letter recognizing this support is included in the grant submission package to ensure their commitment to the project.
* In order to encourage wide participation and a large variety of individuals and institutions involved in the program, an individual can only be involved in one proposal per review cycle per grant.
* The grant can be used in conjunction with other funding for a larger scale project. In this case, the proposal should describe the scope of the entire project, the entire budget, and the portion of the budget for which SIOP award money will be spent.

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Ineligibility

* Individuals who received a SIOP Small Grant within the last two years are ineligible.
* Grant funds may not be used for overhead or indirect costs.

* Grant funds should not be used to pay for ancillary costs related to the project (publication or presentations at conferences, such as open access and registration/ travel costs).