Promoting Partnerships: STP Partnerships Small Grant Program

Annual Call for Proposals

Deadline: November 1 of the current year for funding in the next calendar year

Instructions on how to apply for this program (requires login).

If you have questions, contact the Chair of the Partnerships Small Grants Committee at partnerships@teachpsych.org. 

View a list of past recipients

The Society for The Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of APA) is pleased to announce a program of small grants to promote communication and collaboration between psychology teachers from different institutions. Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP (located in the STP Policies and Procedures Manual), we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Specifically, this program is intended to bring together individuals to engage in planned activities to promote the teaching of psychology or who desire to work together to think about the ways in which the teaching of psychology can be improved. Proposed activities could take the form of conferences or small meetings devoted to teaching-related topics, or could take the form of collaborative activities between specific individuals from different institutions that are intended to improve the teaching of psychology in some way (e.g., bringing together high school and college psychology students for an interactive or experiential program, development of programs devoted to mentoring future psychology teachers, programs to bring together and utilize specialized teaching resources from different institutions). 

Grant funds can be used to defray the costs of the collaborative activities or the meetings involving representatives from different institutions (e.g., materials, equipment, fees, travel, food). Activities funded by this program may result in peer-reviewed publications, but do not necessarily have to have this goal. Research collaborations that focus on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) are no longer eligible for funding through this grant program; those interested in obtaining funding to support SoTL should apply to STP's "Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Research Grant" program. Non-SoTL research collaborations that include a significant teaching component can be submitted for consideration; proposals for research collaborations that will have no impact on teaching or include no teaching-related activities are also not appropriate for this program.

This grant program is open to members of the Society for the Teaching Psychology who teach psychology at 4-year colleges and universities, 2-year colleges, or high schools. The maximum award per project cannot exceed $2,000. Funds will likely be divided among several outstanding proposals, so it is possible that awardees may only receive partial funding for their projects. Since tracking began in 2012, 38% of submissions have been partially or completely funded. The funded projects must be completed during the calendar year designated for the grant. Policies regarding STP grant programs can be found on the STP website.

Instructions on how to apply for this program (requires login)

Past recipients organized by year of funding:

2024 Recipients

Jamie Borchardt
Exposure to Psychology Conference-PABC-Psi Alpha, Beta, Chi

Aneesh Kumar
International Perspectives on Psychology Learning and Teaching, ASIA-PLAT Conference 2024

Rachelle E. Tannenbaum
MAESTRO Psych (Mid-Atlantic Educators of Intro Psych) Conference

2023 Recipients

Melissa Beers
Mission Imposter- Reducing burnout and enhancing well-being through strengths-based awareness

Stephen Chew
Psych Friday

David Kreiner
"Show Me" Teaching of Psychology Conference

Janet Peters
The 9th Annual Northwest Conference for Teaching Introductory Psychology

Carolyn Shivers
Abnormal No More: A DARN Conference

Alexander Swan
ILLOWA Undergraduate Psychology Conference

2022 Recipients

Melissa Maffeo (Wake Forest University),
Christina Ragan (Georgia Institute of Technology),
Anna Kate Lack (Wake Forest University), and
Claudia Jorgensen (Utah Valley University
Neuroscience Teaching Conference

Louise Chim (University of Victoria)
The 8th Annual Northwest Conference for Teaching Introductory Psychology

2021 Recipients

Alexander Swan (Eureka College)
CinemaPsych Podcast

Xin Zhao (Salt Lake Community College)

Curating inclusive multi-modal introductory psychology OER content: Interviewing historically underrepresented experts

2020 Recipients

Adam Brewer & Stephanie Kuhn (Western Connecticut State University) 

1^st Annual Online Teaching of Psychology Conference: Evaluating the Effects of Presentations Enhanced with Active Responding on Distance and In-Person Learning Outcomes

Anissa Moody & Joseph Culkin (Queensborough Community College, City University of New York)

Circling the Wagons: Establishing a Regional Network of High School Instructors of Psychology to Increase the Enrollment and Retention of Ethnic and Linguistic Minority Students in an A.S. Degree in Psychology Program

2019 Recipients

Jason Eggerman (Spokane Community College)
The 5th Annual Northwest Conference for Teaching Introductory Psychology

Melody Barger (Parkway North High School), Tracy Gregroc (Northwest High School), Jennifer Flores (Francis Howell High School), and Diana Jacobs (Lindenwood University-Belleville
StLATOP (St. Louis Area Teachers of Psychology): Growing a Relational and Impactful Network of St. Louis Regional Area Psychology Teachers

Stephen Chew (Samford University),  Amy Fineburg (Jefferson County Schools), and Trudy Loop, (formerly the Altamount School)
Psych Friday 2019

2018 Recipients

Stephen Chew (Samford University), Amy Fineburg (Jefferson County Schools), & Trudy Loop, (The Altamont School)
Psych Friday 2018

Karla Lassonde & Emily Stark (Minnesota State University)
Engaging Psychology Instructors with the Science of Psychology: Developing an Annual Workshop for Minnesota State University Psychology Faculty and Secondary Teachers of Psychology in the state of Minnesota

Raechel Soicher (Oregon State University), Garth Neufeld (Cascadia College), Jason Eggerman (Spokane Community College), & Louise Chim (University of Victoria)
The 4th Annual Northwest Conference for Teaching Introductory Psychology (TIP Northwest)

2017 Recipients

Shari Miles-Cohen (American Psychological Association), Shari Berga (Prince George’s County Public Schools), Cathy Faye (University of Akron), & Alexandra Rutherford (York University)                                        I Am Psyched! Digital Curricula for Diversifying High School Psychology 

Angela M. Legg (Pace University), Jordan D. Troisi (Sewanee: The University of the South), Ho Phi Huynh (Armstrong State University), and Bonnie M. Perdue (Agnes Scott College)                                                                                                    The Teaching-Focused Job Market: A Workshop for Graduate Students and Early Career Psychologists Applying to Teaching-Focused Institutions 

Diane Finley (Prince George’s Community College                                                                                                    Mid-Atlantic Teaching of Psychology Conference

2016 Recipients

Tiffany Artime and Jeremy Newton (both from Saint Martin’s University)
Northwest Summit for Teaching of Senior Capstone

Jane Halonen (University of West Florida) & Pat Puccio (College of DuPage)
The APA Summiton National Assessment in Psychology

Garth Neufeld (Highline College)
Teaching Introductory Psychology (TIP) Northwest 2016. Conference Theme: “Applying the Science of Learning to Teaching Introductory Psychology”

Maria Wong (Stevenson University), Colleen line (Community College of Baltimore County), and Jennifer Pemberton (Community College of Baltimore County)
Supporting Psychology Majors to Become Better Writers: The First Conference for Teaching Writing in Psychology in the Baltimore Area

2015 Recipients

Mara Bentley (Los Angeles Trade Technical College), Sky Chafin (Grossmont College), Jerry Rudmann (Irvine Valley College), & Amira Wegenek (Saddleback College)
Southern California Teaching of Psychology Conference

Paige Fisher (Seton Hall University), Janine Buckner (Seton Hall University), & Crystal Izquierdo (Seton Hall University)
Engaging Creative Thinkers: Collaborative Partnerships among High School and University Psychology Courses

Rose Danek (Columbus State University) & Jennifer Daniels (Lyon College)
Collaborative Virtual Student Research Conference

Amy Fineburg (Alabaster City Schools)
Steering Committee Meeting for a National Conference on High School Education in Psychology

2014 Recipients

Melissa Birkett (Northern Arizona University) and K. Laurie Dickson (Northern Arizona University)               Facilitating International Networking for Community College Faculty at the 6^th International Conference on Psychology Education 

Jane Noll (University of South Florida), Jennifer Peluso (Florida Atlantic University), Kristin Nichols-Lopez (Florida International University), Barbara Licht (Florida State University), and Jane Halonen (University of West Florida)                                                                                                                                                                Florida Council for Undergraduate Psychology Curriculum and Assessment 

Catherine Overson (University of New Hampshire) and Bill Stine (University of New Hampshire)     Applying the Science of Learning in the High School Psychology Course 

Susan Simonian (College of Charleston) and Mark Hurd (College of Charleston)                                   Enhancing Psychological and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Education