STP Early Career Travel Grant Program

STP is accepting applications for Early Career Travel Grants. Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP (located in the STP Policies and Procedures Manual), we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences.

This grant program provides funding to defray the costs of attending psychology teaching conferences or conferences with a significant teaching of psychology component. STP members who meet the criteria for Early Career Psychologist are encouraged to apply! We will fund approximately 10 grants, with a maximum award of $1000 per grant, for conference attendance between January 1^st 2025 and December 31^st of 2025.  

There are two application deadlines. The first deadline was Friday, November 1^st, 2024. The second deadline will be Thursday, May 1^st, 2025. Applicants will be notified of award decisions within one month of each deadline.

Grant Criteria:

1. Grant recipients must be an STP member and an Early Career Psychologist. STP defines early career as a member who is within 10 years of beginning teaching psychology and who is not a student.
2. Applications will be evaluated on the degree to which the applicant demonstrates that the proposed conference attendance can improve the applicant’s teaching of psychology.
3. Priority will be given to first time recipients.
4. Priority will be given to applicants who are presenting research related to the scholarship of teaching and learning at the conference.
5. Travel must occur after funding has been awarded. For example, if you are planning to attend ACT 2025 (typically held in October), please submit your application prior to either the November 2024 or May 2025 deadline.

The average funding rate of applicants since tracking began in 2012 is 75%. The majority of funded applications have received full funding, but some applications have received partial funding.

All reimbursable travel expenses must comply with STP's Travel Reimbursement Guidelines.

For further instructions on how to apply, click here (requires login). For any questions, please email ecp-travel@teachpsych.org.

Additional policies regarding STP grant programs. 

ECP Travel Grant Committee