Initially, the fund will be used to provide qualified graduate students with travel awards to attend the annual SPSP conference. To qualify, students must be enrolled in a psychology graduate program and must come from an underrepresented group in personality and social psychology (i.e., ethnic or racial minorities; first-generation college students; lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered students; and/or students with a physical disability). In the future, the SPSP Diversity Fund may also be used for other programs that enhance diversity within personality and social psychology.

Award Recipients

For biographical information about graduate students who have received Diversity Fund Travel Awards each year since the inception of this program, see the page of SPSP Diversity Fund Award Recipients.

For More Information

If you would like further information about the SPSP Diversity Fund, or if you are potentially interested in contributing to it, please contact Professor David Dunning, Executive Officer of the Society.

Acknowledgments

SPSP thanks the following textbook authors for approaching their publisher on behalf of the SPSP Diversity Fund: Elliot Aronson, Sharon Brehm, Marilynn Brewer, Bob Cialdini, Steve Fein, Susan Fiske, Sam Gaertner, Saul Kassin, Doug Kenrick, Diane Mackie, David Myers, Todd Nelson, Steve Neuberg, Scott Plous, Felicia Pratto, Peter Salovey, James Sidanius, Eliot Smith, Shelley Taylor, and Phil Zimbardo.