The APS Grant for Intercultural and/or International Projects encourages and supports innovative projects that have an intercultural and/or international focus and is to be used for the establishment and implementation of a successful and sustainable project. Projects may aim either to further the intercultural agenda of the Society within the confines of Australia's national boundaries, or to establish and maintain links between the Society and its members and psychology and psychologists in countries where psychology is an emerging discipline.

Projects may be related to any scientific and/or professional aspects of the discipline, provided that they are consistent with the Society's mission statement: "To represent, promote and advance psychology within the context of improving community wellbeing and scientific knowledge". The Grant is not intended to support research projects unless there is a clearly demonstrable outcome in relation to the aims of the Grant. Student research projects are unlikely to be eligible.

Eligible projects may include, but are not restricted to, those that:

• Address scientific and/or professional issues that have intercultural significance for the Australian community, or involve intercultural collaborations amongst Australian psychologists
• Provide further education and training opportunities for psychologists from countries where psychology is an emerging discipline
• Support psychologists from developing countries to attend international conferences in psychology or other relevant events
  or
• Foster collaborations between the Society and psychologists overseas who are seeking support to establish and build scientific and professional psychology within their own country or region.

The grant may be used to support any aspect of a successful and sustainable project, including travel, living allowance, training fees and charges, books and equipment, or other costs associated with the project, provided that the funds are expended in accordance with the budget as approved by the selection committee.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a grant, the grantee shall be:

• an elected member of the Society; or 
• a psychologist or association from a developing country, nominated by an elected member of the Society.

The Grant application In order to be considered, the grant application shall include:

1. A statement of rationale, including the project's aims and objectives and how these reflect the Society's mission statement;
2. A proposed budget that includes a breakdown of how the funds will be used if the grant application is successful;
3. An acknowledgement that a report suitable for publication in InPsych will be provided to the Society at the completion of the nominated project. The report should encompass any anticipated future engagement or ongoing relationship with the Society arising from receipt of the grant.
4. Supporting documentation, including at least one reference that addresses:
   • the eligibility and suitability of the applicant and/or nominee to be the recipient of the grant
   • the applicant and/or nominee's ability to carry the project to completion
   • the intercultural and/or international importance of the project, and
   • the relevance of the project for the Society.

Applications, including the completed application form, should be no longer that five A4 pages, plus supporting documentation.

Administration of the Grant

1. The APS Grant for Intercultural and/or International Projects is the responsibility of the Board with the assistance of the Manager, Public Interest in the Society's National Office.
2. A call for nominations will be published each year in InPsych.
3. Nominees should submit four copies of all documentation to the Manager, Public Interest by the due date for applications. Electronic applications are also acceptable.
4. The Public Interest Advisory Group will appoint a selection committee to recommend an appropriate recipient of the Award to the Board. The selection committee may recommend that the funds for the Grant be shared between a number of recipients.
5. The selection committee may seek additional information in the form of external assessor or referees' reports, letters of support from participating psychology associations or groups, or other independent advice to assist it in choosing the recipient of the Grant. 
6. The recipient must confirm their acceptance of the Grant in writing. 
7. The successful recipient will be published in InPsych information, along with a short feature on the successful project.
8. The selection committee, through the Public Interest Advisory Group, may recommend to the Board that the Grant should not be awarded in any one year, if it has formed the opinion that there is no grant application that meets the eligibility criteria and is considered to be of sufficient merit.

Value The value of the Grant is $10,000, which can be divided into smaller Grants for two or three separate projects.

Closing date and application form Closing date for applications: Thursday 30 September 2010
Download application form  (56kb) Four copies of the completed application form with required attachment(s) should be sent to:

The Manager, Public Interest
Intercultural/International Projects Grant
The Australian Psychological Society Ltd
PO Box 38
Flinders Lane VIC 8009

For enquiries or to submit applications electronically please email: h.gridley@psychology.org.au