The Society for the Study of School Psychology (SSSP) announces a new initiative designed to support and facilitate the research future of mid-career scholars. The primary purpose of this initiative is to provide mentorship toward the acquisition of external funding through federal and foundation resources.
Eligibility:
- Mid-Career Scholars eligible for this initiative are defined as those between two and eight years post-tenure and currently at the rank of Associate Professor or equivalent. For those not in an academic position, eligible applicants would need to be the equivalent number of years post-degree, usually between 10-16 years post-doctoral degree.
- Mid-Career Scholars will have not been successful in seeking external funding for projects budgeted at $100,000 or greater, but need to have shown evidence of movement toward the grant application process.
- To be eligible, a Mid-Career Scholar will have an existing and defined program of research (at least 12 research articles in a coherent area of research published in peer review journals)
Benefits:
- A Senior Research Mentor from the Mid-Career Scholar’s field who will serve as a mentor across a two year period will be identified.
- Meetings with their Senior Research Mentor during a sponsored event once every year held alternatively at NASP, APA, and/or CDSPP
- A written review by the Senior Research Mentor of draft research proposals being submitted for external grant competitions. The purpose of these written reviews is to strengthen the proposal, and engage in follow-up to support the Mid-Career Scholar Researcher’s application.
- Senior Research Mentors remain with the Mid-Career Scholar Researcher through a grant submission, revision, re-submission cycle, but no more than a maximum of a two year periodacross two years.
- Mid-Career Scholar Researchers will be eligible to apply for support from the initiative once across their mid-career period. They will be expected to become Senior Research Mentors if they are successful in external grant applications.
- Senior Research Mentors and Mid-Career Scholar Researchers will meet once per year at each other’s institution,
- Mid-Career Scholar Researchers and Senior Research Mentors will receive travel support to attend NASP, APA, or CDSPP once per year (maximum of $1500)
- Travel support for faculty exchange meeting once per year ($maximum of $1,000)
Application/Selection Process:
- Complete and send application by deadline, August 1, 2015 (Download form here)
- Application reviewed by committee of SSSP
- Mid-Career Scholars selected and identified by APA, 2015
For more information contact:
Edward S. Shapiro, Ph.D. (ed.shapiro@lehigh.edu)
Director for Research and Scientific Practice
Society for the Study of School Psychology