Graduate Travel Award

The submission period for 2025 closed on May 8.

New in 2025: The Governing Board doubles the number of travel grants given to Graduate Students members!

The Psychonomic Society will annually confer up to ~~fifteen (15)~~ thirty (30) Graduate Travel Awards for graduate student members of the Society. Each Awardee will receive a certificate, ribbon, complimentary registration, and a stipend of $750 USD to support their participation in the annual meeting.

Eligibility

All current, Graduate Student Members whose dues are paid by April 18, are eligible to apply for the Graduate Travel Award.

Applicants must be the first author and presenter of a poster submitted for presentation at the 2025 Annual Meeting.

Recipients of the 2024 Graduate Travel Award are not eligible to receive the award this year.

Application Process

Applicants must submit a sponsored poster abstract for the 2025 Annual Meeting. The abstract is submitted alongside your award application.

Applicants must submit their application by the published deadline.

Applications must include:

Abstract Title of your submitted abstract for the 2025 Annual Meeting.

Research Summary (999-word limit) - Please explain how your research supports the mission of the Psychonomic Society to foster the science of cognition through the advancement and communication of basic research in experimental psychology and allied sciences. A research summary must be written by the applicant. Please do not include graphs or figures in your summary; those be uploaded in the next step.

(Optional) Research summary supporting documentation (PDF upload) - If applicable, you may upload a PDF with supporting figures and graphs to complement your research summary.

Letter of Support from a sponsor - Upload a letter of support from a sponsor. Your sponsor must be a PS Fellow or Emeritus Fellow; it is fine if the sponsor is an author on the poster and/or the sponsor of your abstract. Your award application sponsor might consider speaking to why you should be selected for this award; how the award will support you as a student; and how the award would help support your continued contributions to the field.

Presentation Requirements

For the 2025 program, poster presenters must present their research in-person meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA and will be required to post a hard copy version of their poster at a scheduled poster hall session.

Please note that recipients of the Graduate Travel Award who withdraw their poster from the 2025 annual meeting program may forfeit their cash prize.

Recipients Receive

Competitive Award ($750 USD).

A ribbon which is placed on their poster during their poster session at the Annual Meeting.

A special notation in the Abstract Book indicating the honor.

A complimentary registration to the Annual Meeting.

Honor that can be listed on the student’s curriculum vita.

Process Overview

The Program Committee members review each nomination and make their recommendation to the Chair who then forwards the list to the Governing Board for final approval.
Successful candidates are notified by the Society 6-8 weeks after the deadline.