Deadline to apply: November 15, end of day
Who is eligible to participate in SISPP?
- Current SPSP members (membership active through December 31, 2025)
- U.S./Canadian graduate students. Students enrolled in psychology graduate programs in the U.S. and Canada who are SPSP members and enrolled in Year 2 or beyond of graduate study at the time of application are eligible to apply. First-year graduate students are not eligible.
- Non-U.S./Canadian/European graduate students. Students enrolled in psychology graduate programs outside the U.S., Canada, and Europe who are SPSP members and enrolled in Year 2 or beyond of graduate study at the time of application are eligible to apply. First-year graduate students are not eligible.
- PhD students in Europe. These students will be selected and financially supported by the European Association of Social Psychologists. They should not apply through the SPSP portal. Instead, they should apply through the EASP website. SPSP will accept five EASP-affiliated PhD students (one per course), who will be selected by the EASP. The students who should apply to these EASP slots are students who are affiliated with a European PhD program (even if they are also members of SPSP).
How much does it cost to participate in SISPP?
The fee for each student is $250 USD, which covers tuition, housing in university accommodations (shared bedroom, shared bathroom), and meals. Students are responsible for their travel to and from SISPP.
What should SISPP participants expect?
- Engaging with distinguished instructors on topics of cutting-edge theories and research.
- Attending methodological workshops exploring innovative research methods and data analytic tools.
- Networking with pioneers in their fields to develop partnerships for future collaboration, funding, and support of our science.
- Immersing in an environment of their peers—rich in diversity across race, discipline, gender, and department size—designed to support interactive and unique collaborative opportunities.
Questions? Please feel free to reach out to info@spsp.org for more information about this opportunity.
The summer school is tentatively scheduled for the last two weeks in July, with students and instructors arriving Sunday, July 23, 2025 and departing on Friday, July 25, 2025.
Award Eligibility:
- Applicants must be student members of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology at the time they apply for the award.
- Applicants must be full-time graduate students at the time of submission.
- Published data is eligible for the award if the applicant was involved in the research project.
- Data collection and analyses must be complete.
- Applicants are eligible to enter ONE first-author submission to the award. If more than one submission is entered, they will all be voided.
Please note: The ORA no longer requires applicants to physically attend the conference nor have an accepted submission at SPSP. Past winners of the Student Poster Award and Student Travel Award/Registration Stipends are eligible for this award. However, past winners of the Outstanding Research Award are NOT eligible.
Applications:
Applications should include a brief abstract and a detailed project summary, both of which should be MASKED (should not include any identifying information, such as names and affiliations):
- An abstract of 400 words or fewer summarizing the research. There is no minimum word limit for abstracts; however, we believe that abstracts that adequately describe the details of the research require at least 300 words.
- A project summary is limited to three pages. The summary should include the purpose of the research, a brief introduction, a detailed methods section, a detailed results section, and a discussion/implications section.
- The introduction must include a clear, concise, and completely justified statement of the hypotheses tested (if applicable) or the research questions.
- The method and results sections must include detailed and transparent reports of the study’s design, procedures, analyses, and findings.
- The discussion/implications should discuss the significant contribution of the work while taking into account the potential limitations of the study.
- The summary can include up to two tables or figures (i.e., one table/one figure, two tables, or two figures) that are not counted toward the three-page limit. References also do not count towards the three-page limit.
- The summary must adhere to APA 7th edition format (i.e., 1-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced).
Please view the judging rubric for the Outstanding Research Award before you make your submission. This rubric will be used to score your application.
Preparing Your Files for Review:
Please name your application file “ORAprojectsummary”. Remove all identifying information (e.g., names, affiliations) from your abstract, application, AND file names before uploading your submission.
The application deadline is November 17, 2024, 11:59 PM PT.
About the Award
The Graduate Student Poster Award recognizes graduate poster presentations characterized by excellence in research, clarity in presentation, and personal knowledge demonstrated in response to questions from the judges.
Five winners will receive a $100 honorarium. Five runners-up will receive a $50 honorarium.
Selection Process
In Round 1, reviewers will evaluate posters based on their effectiveness in communicating the main finding(s) or conclusions in a simple, easy-to-follow format. In addition, reviewers will provide an in-depth evaluation of both poster content and the accompanying research summary. Scores from Round 1 will be used to select thirty poster finalists for Round 2. On the basis of the applicants’ scores in Round 2, five first-place winners and five runners-up will be selected.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an award, applicants must:
- Be the first author on a poster accepted to the SPSP 2025 Annual Convention.
- Be a student member of SPSP at the time of application for the award.
- Be a full-time graduate student at the time of submission.
- Planning to present their poster in person at the SPSP 2024 Annual Convention in Denver.
- Present a poster that reflects the applicant's work, and not that of an advisor.
- Work must NOT be in-press or already published.
- Past winners of the Student Poster Award are NOT eligible.
Note: Past winners of the Outstanding Research Award and Undergraduate Student Poster Award are eligible for this award. However, past winners of the Graduate Student Poster Award are NOT eligible.
Application Process
Round 1
If you meet all the eligibility criteria, you may apply for the Student Poster Award by uploading the following documents:
- A .pdf copy of the poster you intend to present at the SPSP 2025 Annual Convention. View samples of previous winners.
- A 500-700-word (maximum) research summary in .pdf or .doc format.
- What is a research summary?
The research summary should provide an overview of your research and offer complementary information that enhances your poster. This may include more detailed explanations of related literature and how the research question was formed, any secondary analyses and results, or information the presenter might convey in conversations with an audience at their poster presentation. Please make sure to provide appropriate citations throughout the summary. - What sections do I need to include in the research summary?
Competitive submissions will include each of the following sections (or sections equivalent to those) below:
a. Background Information or Introduction
b. Research Question(s) or Objective(s)
c. Hypotheses or Potential Outcomes (if the work is exploratory)
d. Impact (of project)
e. Methods or Procedures
f. Results or Analyses
g. Conclusions or Discussion
h. Any in-text citation should be in APA format; a reference list is not required
- What sections do I need to include in the poster?
Posters are not required to include all sections described above. If posters do not include one of these sections, however, they should be addressed in the research summary. - IMPORTANT: You will be automatically disqualified IF...
a. Your summary exceeds 700 words. (In-text citations will count towards the word limit, but a reference list will not.)
b. Failed to prepare your files for masked review. Please name your research summary file "GSPA_Abstract" and name your poster file “GSPA_Poster”. Remove all identifying information (e.g., names, affiliations, personalized QR codes or website links) from your poster, research summary, AND file names before uploading your submission. Instead, you may This may add a place holder or a text box that could read, for example, '[Insert QR code here]'.
Round 2
If you are chosen as a finalist, you will be required to submit a brief video presentation, limited to no more than 5 minutes, showcasing your poster. In this recording, you must share your screen to display your poster, and your camera must be turned on. For additional details on what to include in this video, please refer to the [Judging Criteria & Process] section below.
Judging Criteria & Process
Round 1: The judges will evaluate posters based on their effectiveness in communicating the main findings or conclusions in a simple, easy-to-follow format. In addition, reviewers will provide an in-depth evaluation of both poster content and the accompanying research summary. Applicants' scores from this round will be used to select 30 poster finalists. For more information, please refer to the Round 1 rubric.
Round 2: The judges will evaluate the recordings of the 30 finalists' poster presentations. Scores in this round will be based on the finalists' ability to effectively present their posters verbally. This includes answering questions (which will be provided by Round 1 judges), guiding viewers through the poster, and articulating the key elements of the research presented. Five winners and five runners-up will be selected. For more information, please refer to the Round 2 rubric.
The application deadline is November 17, 2024, 11:59 PM U.S. Pacific Time.
About the Award
The Undergraduate Student Poster Award recognizes undergraduate poster presentations characterized by excellence in research, clarity in presentation, and personal knowledge demonstrated in response to questions from the judges.
Two winners will receive a $100 honorarium. Two runners-up will receive a $50 honorarium.
Selection Process
In Round 1, reviewers will evaluate posters based on their effectiveness in communicating the main finding(s) or conclusions in a simple, easy-to-follow format. In addition, reviewers will provide an in-depth evaluation of both poster content and the accompanying research summary. Scores from Round 1 will be used to select ten poster finalists for Round 2. On the basis of the applicants’ scores in Round 2, two first-place winners and two runners-up will be selected.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an award, applicants must:
- Be the first author on a poster accepted to the SPSP 2025 Annual Convention.
- Be a student member of SPSP at the time of application for the award.
- Be an undergraduate student or recent graduate (not currently in graduate school) at the time of submission.
- Planning to present their poster in person at the SPSP 2025 Annual Convention in Denver
- Present a poster that reflects the applicant's work, and not that of an advisor.
- Work must NOT be in-press or already published.
- Past winners of the Student Poster Award are NOT eligible.
Note: Past winners of the Outstanding Research Award or Diversity Undergraduate Registration Award are eligible for this award.
Application Process
Round 1
If you meet all the eligibility criteria, you may apply for the Student Poster Award by uploading the following documents:
- A .pdf copy of the poster you intend to present at the SPSP 2025 Annual Convention. View a sample of a previous winners.
- A 500-700-word (maximum) research summary in .pdf or .doc format.
- What is a research summary?
The research summary should provide an overview of your research and offer complementary information that enhances your poster. This may include more detailed explanations of related literature and how the research question was formed, any secondary analyses and results, or information the presenter might convey in conversations with an audience at their poster presentation. Please make sure to provide appropriate citations throughout the summary. - What sections do I need to include in the research summary?
Competitive submissions will include each of the following sections (or sections equivalent to those) below:
a. Background Information or Introduction
b. Research Question(s) or Objective(s)
c. Hypotheses or Potential Outcomes (if the work is exploratory)
d. Impact (of project)
e. Methods or Procedures
f. Results or Analyses
g. Conclusions or Discussion
h. Any in-text citation should be in APA format; a reference list is not required
- What sections do I need to include in the poster?
Posters are not required to include all sections described above. If posters do not include one of these sections, however, they should be addressed in the research summary. - IMPORTANT: You will be automatically disqualified IF...
a. Your summary exceeds 700 words. (In-text citations will count towards the word limit, but a reference list will not.)
b. Failed to prepare your files for masked review. Please name your research summary file "USPA_Abstract" and name your poster file “USPA_Poster”. Remove all identifying information (e.g., names, affiliations, personalized QR codes or website links) from your poster, research summary, AND file names before uploading your submission. Instead, you may This may add a place holder or a text box that could read, for example, '[Insert QR code here]'.
Round 2
If you are chosen as a finalist, you will be required to submit a brief video presentation, limited to no more than 5 minutes, showcasing your poster. In this recording, you must share your screen to display your poster, and your camera must be turned on. For additional details on what to include in this video, please refer to the [Judging Criteria & Process] section below.
Judging Criteria & Process
Round 1: The judges will evaluate posters based on their effectiveness in communicating the main findings or conclusions in a simple, easy-to-follow format. In addition, reviewers will provide an in-depth evaluation of both poster content and the accompanying research summary. Applicants' scores from this round will be used to select 10 poster finalists. For more information, please refer to the Round 1 rubric.
Round 2: The judges will evaluate the recordings of the 10 finalists' poster presentations. Scores in this round will be based on the finalists' ability to effectively present their posters verbally. This includes answering questions (which will be provided by Round 1 judges), guiding viewers through the poster, and articulating the key elements of the research presented. Two winners and two runners-up will be selected. For more information, please refer to the Round 2 rubric.
The application deadline is November 17, 2024, 11:59 PM U.S. Pacific Time.