Current Service Opportunities

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Chair, High School Teacher Travel Grant Selection Committee

STP is seeking applications for an STP member to serve as committee chair for the High School Teacher Travel Grant Committee.  Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences.

These  grants are designed to for high school psychology teachers, to defray the costs of travel to psychology teaching conferences or to more general psychology conferences that have a significant teaching of psychology component. Grant priority will be given to applicants who have submitted, or will be submitting, a teaching-related proposal to the conference they are seeking to attend, or attending a conference hosted by Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS).  The grant program funds approximately 10 grants annual, with a maximum award of $1,000 per grant.  Deadlines for proposals are April 1st and October 1st.

The chair oversees the work of the committee, which is to: a) solicit applications, b) evaluate applications, c) select and notify the recipient(s), and d) provide feedback to the VP for Grants and Awards regarding the selection process. The chair also submits an ann ual report each spring summarizing details from the previous year. Committee chairs serve for a three-year term and are eligible to serve for a second consecutive three-year term if they wish. 

All current members of STP are eligible to apply. To apply, please send a brief letter stating your interest and experience related to the position and a current CV. The applications are due by September 30 and should be sent to: Keli Braitman, VP for Grants and Awards, at vp-awards@teachpsych.org.  Please use a subject line of ‘Application for STP HS Teacher Travel Grant Chair.’

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Chair, Early Career Psychologists Travel Grant Committee

STP is seeking applications for an STP member to serve as committee chair for the Early Career Psychologists Travel Grant Committee.  Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences.

These grants are designed for Early Career Psychologists (defined by STP as a member who is within ten years of beginning teaching of psychology and who is not a student) to defray the costs of attending psychology teaching conferences or conferences with a significant teaching of psychology component. This grant program funds approximately 20 grants annually, with a maximum award of $500 per grant, for conference attendance between January 1 and December 31 of the upcoming year. The annual deadline for proposals is November 1st, and applicants receive notification of award decisions no later than early December of the current year.

The chair oversees the work of the committee, which is to: a) solicit applications, b) evaluate applications, c) select and notify the recipient(s), and d) provide feedback to the VP for Grants and Awards regarding the selection process. The chair also submits an annual report each spring summarizing details from the previous year. Committee chairs serve for a three-year term and are eligible to serve for a second consecutive three-year term if they wish. 

All current members of STP are eligible to apply. To apply, please send a brief letter stating your interest and experience related to the position and a current CV. The applications are due by September 30 and should be sent to: Keli Braitman, VP for Grants and Awards, at vp-awards@teachpsych.org.  Please use a subject line of ‘Application for STP ECP Travel Grant Chair.’

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Committee member, Partnerships Small Grant Committee

STP seeks applications for an STP member to serve as a member of the Partnerships Small Grant Committee. Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences.

This grant program is intended to bring together individuals to engage in planned activities to promote the teaching of psychology or who desire to work together to think about the ways in which the teaching of psychology can be improved. Proposed activities could take the form of conferences or small meetings devoted to teaching-related topics, or could take the form of collaborative activities between specific individuals from different institutions that are intended to improve the teaching of psychology in some way (e.g., bringing together high school and college psychology students for an interactive or experiential program, development of programs devoted to mentoring future psychology teachers, programs to bring together and utilize specialized teaching resources from different institutions).

Committee members serve for a three-year term and are eligible to serve for a second consecutive three-year term if they wish. All current members of STP are eligible to apply. To apply, please send a brief letter stating your interest and experience related to the position and a current CV. The applications are due by September 30 and should be sent to: Manisha Sawhney, Chair, at partnerships@teachpsych.org. Please use a subject line of ‘Application for STP Partnerships Grant Committee.'

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Chair, STP Diversity Committee

Applications are now being accepted for Chair of STP’s Diversity Committee, to serve a 3-year renewable term starting January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences.

The Chair is responsible for working with committee members and the Vice President of Diversity and International Relations to oversee and assess all Society activities related including but not limited to, diversity in membership, integration of diversity into the curriculum, hiring and retaining a diverse faculty, and attracting members of diverse groups to psychology as a major and a profession.

Applications will be accepted through November 1, 2021. Applications should include a brief statement of your interest in and vision for the Diversity Committee and a current CV. Send application to vp-diversity@teachpsych.org.

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Member, STP Diversity Committee

Applications are being accepted for membership on STP’s Diversity Committee, to serve a 3-year renewable term starting January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences.

The Diversity Committee works to oversee and assess all Society activities related including but not limited to, diversity in membership, integration of diversity into the curriculum, hiring and retaining a diverse faculty, and attracting members of diverse groups to psychology as a major and a profession.

Applications will be accepted through November 1, 2021. Applications should include a brief statement of your interest in the Diversity Committee and a current CV. Send application to vp-diversity@teachpsych.org.

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