Leslie W. Joyce and Paul W. Thayer Graduate Fellowship in I-O
Society For Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Award: $10000 – $10000
Deadline: June 30.
To provide financial support to doctoral students in I-O psychology who have a special interest in talent management and who plan to have a career as an I-O practitioner. Qualifications: Nominees must be enrolled full-time and in good standing in a PhD program in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at a regionally accredited university or college; eligibility is open to students in programs both within and outside the US; student must member of SIOP; past recipients of the fellowship may apply for one additional year of fellowship funding, if other eligibility requirements are met. To provide financial support to doctoral students in I-O psychology who have a special interest in talent management and who plan to have a career as an I-O practitioner. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the committee criteria include specialized interest in talent management (talent acquisition, development, and deployment) as reflected in coursework and applied experience; commitment to a practitioner career as evidenced by work experience and/or statement of career goals; the quality of the undergraduate or graduate record; the quality of the master’s thesis or research summary, both scientifically and practically; the clarity and realism of the statement of goals and aspirations; strength of support from faculty and/or supervisors. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form as either a word document or a pdf file and following items include: an electronic copy of their graduate transcript; a self-statement of their graduate program goals and career aspirations; previous recipients of this fellowship should also include in this statement a description of how the fellowship was used to advance their program goals and prepare them for a career as an I-O practitioner; a summary of their master’s thesis or summary of other completed research not to exceed 10 pages (12-point font, 1 margins, double spaced); the summary must adhere to APA formatting guidelines; a curriculum vitae that includes work assignments, paid or unpaid, related to I-O psychology; letters of support (at least 1 and not more than 3) from graduate faculty and/or supervisors in applied work settings; figures or tables may be included only if they can be incorporated into the 10-page limit; a list of references should be included with the summary; references will not be included in the 10-page maximum; summaries should be double-spaced, 12-point font, with 1” margins. Focus: Psychology.