Deadline to apply: Wednesday, November 19 (end of day)

Eligibility: Refer to the individual committee/volunteer options within this form. Committee members must maintain their SPSP membership throughout their tenure of service to SPSP. The Vice Chair-Chair-Past Chair member should have prior committee or leadership experience within SPSP or a comparable professional organization. Prior service on the specific committee is highly encouraged.

Members may serve on only one standing committee at a time, but are welcome to also participate in a Member Network Committee that aligns with their interests. In addition, standing committee members may serve as reviewers on award, grant, submission, or application review panels.

Notifications: You will receive an email in mid-February regarding your selection status.

Applications are open through 11:59pm PT on Monday, December 15, 2025.

• Applicants must have a current SPSP membership active through December 31, 2026.
• Past participants of SISPP, EASP, EAPP, or SASP summer schools are not eligible to apply.  
• Students can only apply via one association; applications to several associations will result in disqualification from the selection process.
• SPSP will select two participants and provide a $750 USD travel stipend.

The European Association of Personality Psychology (EAPP) will host the fourth SSPS in Edinburgh, Scotland, from July 15–19, 2026, immediately preceding the European Conference of Personality (ECP 2026). General information about the SSPS is available here.

The SSPS is aimed at Master’s and PhD students who have not yet obtained their PhD at the time of the event. It offers 15 student places in total. The EAPP will organize the event and cover accommodation, breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks for both instructors and students. There is no registration fee. The instructors for SSPS 2026 will be Charles Driver (University of Zurich), Joanne Chung (University of Toronto Mississauga), Tanja Gerlach (Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories Bamberg), and Matthias Mehl (University of Arizona).

The SPSP Fellowship Committee is currently accepting nominations for APA Division 8 Fellows who are currently Fellows in another APA division. If you are applying as a first-time APA Fellow, you must apply through APA by January 11, 2026.

To be eligible as a Division 8 Fellow, you must:

• Hold a doctoral degree with a psychological dissertation component
• Be a current member of APA Division 8
• Be an APA Fellow in another Division
• Have at least ten years of postdoctoral experience
• Be actively engaged in advancing psychology
• Provide evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions to the field, with specific relevance to      Personality and/or Social Psychology (with specific relevance to Personality and/or Social Psychology)

 Submission Process

• SPSP coordinates nomination materials for Division 8.
• Submit your application via the SPSP submission portal by April 20, 2026. One letter of support must also be submitted by this date.
• Final approval is made by the SPSP Fellows Committee and forwarded to APA. These applications do not require review by the APA Fellows Committee or the Division 8 Fellows Chair.

Questions: awards@spsp.org

About the Award

The Graduate Student Poster Award recognizes graduate poster presentations characterized by excellence in research and clarity in presentation.

Five winners will receive a certificate, have their name listed on the SPSP website, and be featured in a dedicated set of poster boards for winners to showcase their posters at the convention.
 

Selection Process 

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 will be used to select five winners.
 

Eligibility Criteria 

• Be the first author on a poster accepted to the SPSP 2026 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.
• Plan to present their poster in person at the SPSP 2026 Annual Convention in Chicago.
• All winners must be able to present on Thursday, February 26, 2026. See the Schedule Overview. 
• 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 Graduate Student Poster Award are NOT eligible.

Note: Past winners of the Outstanding Research Award, Undergraduate Student Poster Award, and Registration Stipends are eligible for this award.
 

Application Process 

If you meet all the eligibility criteria, you may apply for the Graduate Student Poster Award by uploading the following documents: 

1. A .pdf copy of the poster you intend to present at the SPSP 2026 Annual Convention. View samples of previous winners.   
2. 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:

• Background Information or Introduction
• Research Question(s) or Objective(s) 
• Hypotheses or Potential Outcomes (if the work is exploratory)
• Impact (of project)
• Methods or Procedures
• Results or Analyses 
• Conclusions or Discussion
• 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...

1. Your summary exceeds 700 words. (In-text citations will count towards the word limit, but a reference list will not.) 
2. 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 add a placeholder or a text box that could read, for example, '[Insert QR code here]'.

If you have any questions, please e-mail us at spsp_gsc@spsp.org.

Judging Criteria & Process 

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 will be used to select the five poster winners. If there are any ties, those applicants will be entered into a random lottery to select the winners. For more information, please refer to the rubric. 

The application deadline is November 24, 2025, 11:59 PM U.S. Pacific Time.

About the Award

The Undergraduate Student Poster Award recognizes undergraduate poster presentations characterized by excellence in research and clarity in presentation.

Two winners will receive a certificate, have their name listed on the SPSP website, and be featured in a dedicated set of poster boards for winners to showcase their posters at the convention.
 

Selection Process 

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 will be used to select two poster winners.  
 

Eligibility Criteria 

To be eligible for an award, applicants must: 

• Be the first author on a poster accepted to the SPSP 2026 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 2026 Annual Convention in Chicago.     
  • All winners must be able to present on Thursday, February 26, 2026. See the Schedule Overview. 
• 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 Undergraduate Student Poster Award are NOT eligible. 

Note: Past winners of the Outstanding Research Award are eligible for this award.
 

Application Process 

If you meet all the eligibility criteria, you may apply for the Undergraduate Student Poster Award by uploading the following documents: 

1. A .pdf copy of the poster you intend to present at the SPSP 2026 Annual Convention. View samples of previous winners.   
2. 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:

• Background Information or Introduction
• Research Question(s) or Objective(s) 
• Hypotheses or Potential Outcomes (if the work is exploratory)
• Impact (of project)
• Methods or Procedures
• Results or Analyses 
• Conclusions or Discussion
• 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...

1. Your summary exceeds 700 words. (In-text citations will count towards the word limit, but a reference list will not.) 
2. 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 add a placeholder or a text box that could read, for example, '[Insert QR code here]'.

If you have any questions, please e-mail us at spsp_gsc@spsp.org.
 

Judging Criteria & Process 

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 will be used to select two poster winners.  If there are any ties, those applicants will be entered into a random lottery to select the winners. For more information, please refer to the rubric.

The application deadline is November 24, 2025, 11:59 PM U.S. Pacific Time.