Apply for The Next Big Ideas in Psychology Grant Program

Division 1 announces a new grant program for members

APA Division 1 is pleased to announce the Next Big Ideas Grant Program to support D1 members who are seeking to develop a big idea.

A total of $20,000 will be reserved for 4 to 5 awards in 2024. Each award may be up to $5,000. The deadline for submitting proposals is October 15, 2024. For more details on how to apply visit the grants page.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Review of General Psychology

The Next Big Ideas in Psychology

Background

In psychology as in every scientific field, the course of the field is influenced by big ideas, the ideas that creatively conceptualize some essential aspect of psychological functioning and consequently inspire thousands of studies over years, even decades, to come. We can all think of big ideas in the history of psychology that provoked tremendous excitement and generated abundant research for many years. But what about now? What are the Big Ideas currently germinating in psychology that have the potential to become highly influential in the next decade? This proposed special issue is devoted to this question.

Important Dates:

August 30, 2024: 500-word Letter of Intent due

September 18, 2024: Invitations to submit a full-length manuscript sent

November 29, 2024: Deadline for manuscript submissions

Aims of the Special Issue

This special issue aims to identify and highlight the ideas currently germinating in psychology that have the potential to become big ideas that make a lasting contribution to the field, generating important new research for many years. The papers may pertain to any domain or subdiscipline of psychology. We encourage fruitful integrations across subdisciplines of psychology and between psychology and related fields. All contributors should be attentive to issues of diversity in their papers, i.e., variations by ethnicity, gender, social class, and culture. Where appropriate, papers should also include policy implications and recommendations.

More details can be found at:

New Division 1 Executive Committee Members!

Please join us in welcoming the following new members to our executive committee. View the flyer here.

Register for Upcoming Online Events

Join us for learning and discussion!

Learn more about upcoming members-only online events on our Online Events page. Events include: Introduction to R workshop with Dr. Andy Field, and Big Ideas and Theory Building with Dr. Charlotte Tate.

Online events are free for Division 1 members and are held online via Zoom. Please note you must be a member of Division 1 to register.

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