2026 SPUR Faculty Research Award

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/awards/spur-faculty-research-award

Eligibility

The faculty member must: 

• Be a current SPSP member. 
• Primarily work with undergraduate students. 
• Not have other funding sources available to pay for research assistants. 

          - Funding for research materials, travel, or participant compensation does not count as institutional stipend support. 

The student must: 

• Be an undergraduate student. 
• Work in-person or over video conferences with participants or the faculty member, for a significant portion of the project. 
• Not receive other compensation for this research work (e.g., salary or course credit). Zero-credit acknowledgment on the student’s transcript is permitted.

Required Materials

• Proposed Research plan, including:  

           - Research question(s) and goals  

           - Significance to personality and/or social psychology  

           - Research design, methodology, and planned analyses  

• Proposed Timeline for completion of the research, including the number of student research assistant hours needed to complete the research (limit 250 characters). 
• How this award will impact you (the faculty) and the student (limit 250 characters). 
• How this research aligns with SPUR & SPSP’s goals (broadening participation, inclusion, and advancing the field) (limit 250 characters).

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org