APS Grant for Intercultural and/or International Projects

1. The APS Grant for Intercultural and/or International Projects is the responsibility of the Board with the assistance of the General Manager, Policy and Social Impact in the APS National Office.
2. A call for nominations will be published each year via appropriate APS channel(s).
3. Applicants should submit the online application form with required attachment(s) by the due date for applications.
4. A Selection Committee will be appointed to recommend an appropriate recipient of the Grant to the Board. The Selection Committee may recommend that the funds for the Grant be shared between several recipients.
5. The Selection Committee may seek additional information in the form of external assessors’ or referees’ reports, letters of support from participating psychology associations or groups, or other independent advice to assist it in choosing the recipient of the Grant.
6. The recipient must confirm their acceptance of the Grant in writing.
7. The successful recipient will be announced via appropriate APS channel(s), along with a short feature on the successful project.
8. The Selection Committee may recommend to the Board that the Grant should not be awarded in any one year if it has formed the opinion that there is no Grant application that meets the eligibility criteria and is of sufficient merit.

To be eligible for the Grant, the applicant must be:

1. of the APS membership grade "Member" or above. Associate Members, Student Subscribers and Affiliates are welcome to apply with an eliglble member; or
2. a psychologist or association from the target community, nominated by someone who is of the APS membership grade "Member" or above.

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:

1. Project characteristics:
   1. intercultural / international focus (hurdle requirement)
   2. relevance to APS and its vision
   3. culturally sensitive and culturally informed approach
   4. evidence-based approach including plans for evaluation
   5. benefit to recipients of project activities
   6. benefit to psychology/psychologists in target community
   7. feasibility of project and probability of successful completion
   8. sustainability after funding ends
   9. ongoing engagement with the APS
   10. evidence of innovation
2. Applicant/nominee characteristics:
   1. demonstrated appropriate skills, knowledge, experience and competence to carry out project, including evidence of cultural sensitivity
3. Budget:
   1. clear rationale for all budget items
   2. evidence of need for Grant in order for the project to proceed
   3. clear and accurate description of budget items
   4. realistic and modest costings
4. Application characteristics:
   1. clarity and completeness

1. In order to be considered, Grant applications must include:
   1. A statement of rationale, including the project’s aims, objectives, methodology and provision for evaluation, and how these reflect the APS vision and the specific aims of the Grant;
   2. Any anticipated future engagement or ongoing relationship with the APS arising from receipt of the Grant, and how such engagement will take place and be mutually sustained;
   3. A proposed budget that includes a breakdown of how the funds will be used (e.g., for maintenance, travel, living allowance, training fees and charges, books and equipment, or other costs associated with the project) if the Grant application is successful; and
   4. An acknowledgement that a report suitable for publication in appropriate APS channel(s) will be provided to the APS at the completion of the nominated project.
2. Supporting documentation shall include at least one reference that addresses:
   1. the eligibility and suitability of the applicant and/or nominee to receive the Grant
   2. the applicant and/or nominee’s ability to carry the project to completion
   3. the intercultural significance of the project, and
   4. the relevance of the project for the APS.
3. Applications should be no longer than five A4 pages, plus application form and supporting documentation.
4. Submitted online application form with required attachment(s) by the due date for applications.

The value of the Grant is $5,000, which may be divided between the successful applicants if more than one is selected.

Applications for the 2023-24 grant close on Friday 1 September.

For all enquiries, please email [email protected]. 

In previous years, the APS Grant has been utilised to support:

• Implementation of LifeMatters: A positive youth development program in South Africa
• Developing an international video for stigma reduction aimed at 10 African countries
• Brief behavioural training for children with disruptive behaviours in Vietnam: A randomised control trial in primary care
• Improving adolescent mental health in Nepal: A capacity building partnership
• Inclusive education strategies for teachers and parents in Sri Lanka
• Keeping ourselves safe: Women prefer peace in South Sudan
• From Civil War to Peace: Human Trafficking and Slavery in Colombia
• Tackling Ebola in West Africa: Expanding psychotherapeutic methods to combat mass infection
• APS Grant enhances psychology training connections with Vietnam
• Insights and resources for better management of traumatic brain injury in Botswana
• APS Grant enables development of brief intervention for humanitarian crises
• Training Sierra Leonean psychologists working with war-affected youth
• The skills and confidence of Rwandan psychologists
• Educational psychology training in Bangladesh
• Training for psychologists in Mongolia
• Mental health literacy in Palau
• Repatriated victims of human trafficking in Lao PDR (Laos)
• The visit to Australia of a Vietnamese psychologist for training on autism