Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
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The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) is the premier professional association for industrial-organizational psychology. Founded in 1982, SIOP represents Division 14 of the American Psychological Association (APA) and is an organizational affiliate of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). The organization serves I-O psychology students, psychologists, and researchers by providing resources, publications, professional development opportunities, grants, scholarships, and an annual conference. SIOP promotes the science and practice of workplace psychology to build effective organizations and enhance worker well-being.
Funding Opportunities
Douglas W. Bray and Ann Howard Research Grant
The Douglas W. Bray and Ann Howard Research Grant supports research aimed at advancing innovations in the effective use of assessments for selecting or developing managers and leaders. The research may focus on innovations in assessment methods, analytic approaches, or the use of assessment data in selection or development processes. Effective use may be demonstrated in various ways, including prediction of relevant outcomes (e.g., job performance, career advancement, skill/competency improvement), alignment with professional standards, and acceptance by users. This grant honors the legacy of Douglas W. Bray, PhD, a past president of SIOP who pioneered the managerial assessment center approach in longitudinal studies at AT&T, and Ann Howard, PhD, co-founder of the Leadership Research Institute and past president of SIOP, who co-authored Managerial Lives in Transition and has over 85 publications on assessment centers, management selection, and leadership. The maximum size of the grant is $12,000, and funds may not be used for overhead, indirect costs, or ancillary costs such as publication fees or conference registration.
Sidney A. Fine Grant for Research on the Analysis of Work
The Sidney A. Fine Grant supports research on analytical approaches for describing and understanding work, including competency modeling, job analysis, work analysis, and critical incidents. The grant encourages research in diverse formats, including bibliographic, empirical, methodological, model development, and theoretical investigations. The research may explore work analysis applications in a variety of areas, including employee selection, skills-based hiring, job design, career development, career paths, or talent architecture. Special emphasis is given to research that advances work analysis methodologies that tackle the evolving dynamics of work (e.g., gig economy, virtual work), the use of emerging technology (such as machine learning, natural language processing, and AI), and/or legal frameworks (such as pay equity laws). Named after Dr. Sidney Fine who devised Functional Job Analysis in the late 1940s while working for the Department of Labor, this grant honors his contribution to systematic approaches to gathering detailed information about jobs. His approach provided the organizing structure for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, later evolving into O*Net.
SIOP Small Grant Program
The SIOP Foundation Small Grant Program provides tangible support to SIOP members for research-related activities, helps guide research activities in areas of interest to both practitioners and academicians within SIOP, and fosters cooperation between academicians and practitioners by supporting research that has the potential to advance both knowledge and practice in applied areas of interest to all members of SIOP. An overarching goal of the Small Grant Program is to provide funding for research investigating topics of interest to both academicians and practitioners. The grant submission package must include a research proposal following APA formatting guidelines with sections including literature review, method, implications for both academicians and practitioners, references, and project plan with defined deliverables and budget. Recipients are required to deliver a final report within 2 years of the award date, and are encouraged to submit results for presentation at SIOP's annual conference and acknowledge funding in any resulting presentations or publications.
SIOP International Research and Collaboration (IRC) Small Grant
The SIOP International Research and Collaboration (IRC) Small Grant supports research of an international or cross-cultural nature. The aim of the IRC Small Grant is to encourage international or cross-cultural collaborations on research projects that examine data from different cultural groups. Proposals can be made in any area of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, as long as the main research topic is approached from an international or cross-cultural lens. The proposal must include an international or cross-cultural research partnership involving collaborators from at least two different national cultures or subcultures within one country. The proposal also must include data collection from at least two different cultural populations within a nation (e.g., indigenous people in Canada and Euro Canadians) or across nations (Germans in Germany and Chinese in China). Proposals for exploratory or proof of concept research are welcome. The maximum size of the grant is $5,000.
Graen Grant for Student Research on Leaders and/or Teams
The Graen Grant for Student Research on Leaders and/or Teams supports a graduate student who is conducting a master's thesis (or an equivalent project in cases where there is no formal thesis) or a doctoral dissertation focused on leaders and/or teams in relation to organizational innovation, learning, and/or performance. The research should have a strong connection to practical applications. Named after George B. Graen, Ph.D. (1937-2025), an internationally recognized scholar in leadership and organizational psychology who developed Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory, this grant aims to advance research in leadership and team dynamics with practical workplace applications. The grant is administered by the SIOP Foundation and is designed to support graduate students conducting thesis or dissertation research in industrial-organizational psychology.
Zedeck-Jacobs Opportunity Equity in Organizations Grant
The Zedeck-Jacobs Opportunity Equity in Organizations Grant supports research that advances the understanding of organizational practices that hinder or facilitate access for all workers to opportunities for employment, advancement, and development, and to fair treatment as organizational citizens. The research should be designed to gain deeper insights about and/or solutions to various forms of unfair discrimination (e.g., adverse impact, abusive behavior, internal equity concerns, and discrepancies across demographic groups) or new approaches to opportunity equity, social justice, and fairness in the workplace. The research can focus on any aspect of employment (e.g., recruitment, selection, career advancement, development opportunities, and adverse impact assessment and reduction). Of special interest are research proposals that point to new approaches to assessing or promoting various forms of opportunity equity and that blends I-O psychology, public policy, and the law.
James L. Outtz Research Grant for Inclusion, Belonging & Fairness in the Workplace
The James L. Outtz Research Grant supports research that advances the understanding of organizational practices that hinder or facilitate access for all workers to opportunities for employment, advancement, and development, and to fair treatment as organizational citizens. The research should be designed to gain deeper insights about and/or solutions to various forms of unfair discrimination (e.g., adverse impact, abusive behavior, internal equity concerns, and discrepancies across demographic groups) or new approaches to opportunity equity, social justice, and fairness in the workplace. The research can focus on any aspect of employment (e.g., recruitment, selection, career advancement, development opportunities, and adverse impact assessment and reduction). Of special interest are research proposals that point to new approaches to assessing or promoting various forms of opportunity equity and that blends I-O psychology, public policy, and the law. The grant is offered by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Foundation and honors Dr. James L. Outtz, who was a leading expert in employment selection, test design, and workplace diversity for over 40 years.
The Paul Green Research Grant on Structured Interviews
The Paul Green Research Grant on Structured Interviews is made possible by a gift from Paul Green and provides tangible support to SIOP members for structured interview research that has practical applications. This one-time research grant will be awarded in 2027 with $25,000 in funding available. An overarching goal of the grant is to provide funding for research on structured interviews that has practical applications, with considerable weight given to whether the proposed research is likely to result in clear guidance for the use of structured interviews. The principal investigator must be a SIOP member (including student members), and the project may be ongoing at the time the grant is awarded. Funds can be used for expenses incurred starting from the nomination due date. Recipients are required to deliver a final report within 2 years of the award date and are encouraged to submit results for presentation at SIOP's annual conference.
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