2010 Awards & Grants Survey

1. Have you ever applied for a Psi Chi grant as a graduate student?

Have you ever applied for a Psi Chi grant as a graduate student? Yes

2. Would you like to see Psi Chi offer scholarships for graduate study?

Would you like to see Psi Chi offer scholarships for graduate study? Yes

3. Would you like to see Psi Chi offer scholarships for graduate study if it caused fewer research grants and awards to be offered?

Would you like to see Psi Chi offer scholarships for graduate study if it caused fewer research grants and awards to be offered? Yes

4. If a scholarship was offered, please rank the importance of each element from the most to least important factor that should influence the reviewers' application rankings.

	Most Important			Neutral			Least Important
Academic Achievement (GPA)	If a scholarship was offered, please rank the importance of each element from the most to least important factor that should influence the reviewers' application rankings. Academic Achievement (GPA) Most Important	Academic Achievement (GPA)	Academic Achievement (GPA)	Academic Achievement (GPA) Neutral	Academic Achievement (GPA)	Academic Achievement (GPA)	Academic Achievement (GPA) Least Important
Letters of Recommendation	Letters of Recommendation Most Important	Letters of Recommendation	Letters of Recommendation	Letters of Recommendation Neutral	Letters of Recommendation	Letters of Recommendation	Letters of Recommendation Least Important
Program of Study	Program of Study Most Important	Program of Study	Program of Study	Program of Study Neutral	Program of Study	Program of Study	Program of Study Least Important
Service to Psi Chi	Service to Psi Chi Most Important	Service to Psi Chi	Service to Psi Chi	Service to Psi Chi Neutral	Service to Psi Chi	Service to Psi Chi	Service to Psi Chi Least Important
Financial Need	Financial Need Most Important	Financial Need	Financial Need	Financial Need Neutral	Financial Need	Financial Need	Financial Need Least Important
Minority Status	Minority Status Most Important	Minority Status	Minority Status	Minority Status Neutral	Minority Status	Minority Status	Minority Status Least Important
Other	Other Most Important	Other	Other	Other Neutral	Other	Other	Other Least Important

5. Please enter any comments or suggestions about scholarships that you would like the Board to consider.

Please enter any comments or suggestions about scholarships that you would like the Board to consider.

6. Would you like for Psi Chi to increase the number of graduate research awards offered?

Would you like for Psi Chi to increase the number of graduate research awards offered? Yes

7. De research awards need to have a cash prize to be attractive (as opposed to recognition and a plaque)?

De research awards need to have a cash prize to be attractive (as opposed to recognition and a plaque)? Yes

8. Do you prefer a research contest with one winner receiving a larger prize or with several places so that more students are recognized?

Do you prefer a research contest with one winner receiving a larger prize or with several places so that more students are recognized? One place

Multiple places

9. What do you feel is an appropriate cash prize for a research contest?

What do you feel is an appropriate cash prize for a research contest? less than $500

$500-$999

$1,000-$1,499

$1,500-$2,000

over $2,000

10. Do you currently travel to present papers and/or posters at conferences and/or meetings?

Do you currently travel to present papers and/or posters at conferences and/or meetings? Yes

11. Does lack of funding ever prevent you from traveling to present at conferences and/or meetings?

Does lack of funding ever prevent you from traveling to present at conferences and/or meetings? Yes

12. How many times have you had a paper and/or poster accepted for presentation and had to withdraw due to lack of funding to attend the conference?

How many times have you had a paper and/or poster accepted for presentation and had to withdraw due to lack of funding to attend the conference? 0

4 or more

13. If Psi Chi offered travel funding for graduate students to attend any psychological conference, how far in advance of travel would you be able to apply for funding?

If Psi Chi offered travel funding for graduate students to attend any psychological conference, how far in advance of travel would you be able to apply for funding? 0-3 months

3-6 months

6-9 months

9-12 months

14. How much total travel funding is needed to attend a conference?

How much total travel funding is needed to attend a conference? $0-$249

$250-$499

$500-$749

$750-$999

$1,000 or more

15. Would you like to see more awards or grants offered for collaboration with Psi Beta chapters? (Psi Beta is the psychology honor society for 2-year colleges.)

Would you like to see more awards or grants offered for collaboration with Psi Beta chapters? (Psi Beta is the psychology honor society for 2-year colleges.) Yes

16. How many Psi Chi awards and grants program applications have you submitted?

How many Psi Chi awards and grants program applications have you submitted? 0

4 or more

17. If you have not submitted an application for the Psi Chi awards and grants program, what was the main reason?

If you have not submitted an application for the Psi Chi awards and grants program, what was the main reason? Do not know about them

Forgot the deadline

Too complicated

Feel like there is no chance of winning

Programs offered don’t fit what I need

Recipient responsibilities make it not worth applying

Amount of award or grant is too small to be useful

Other (please specify)

18. If you have not submitted, please select all the reasons that you have not applied (Select all that apply).

If you have not submitted, please select all the reasons that you have not applied (Select all that apply). Do not know about them

Forgot the deadline

Too complicated

Feel like there is no chance of winning

Programs offered don’t fit what I need

Recipient responsibilities make it not worth applying

Amount of award or grant is too small to be useful

Other (please specify)

19. Which organizations would you like to see Psi Chi develop programs with? Please do not list abbreviations by completely spell out the organization’s name (for example, Society for Research on Child Development, Psychonomic Society).

Which organizations would you like to see Psi Chi develop programs with? Please do not list abbreviations by completely spell out the organization’s name (for example, Society for Research on Child Development, Psychonomic Society).

20. Do you find it objectionable for Psi Chi to use corporate sponsors for its programs?

Do you find it objectionable for Psi Chi to use corporate sponsors for its programs? Yes

21. Do you find it objectionable for Psi Chi to use non-psychology affiliated sponsors for its programs?

Do you find it objectionable for Psi Chi to use non-psychology affiliated sponsors for its programs? Yes

22. Please enter any comments here that you would like to Board of Directors to know about the current awards and grants program.

Please enter any comments here that you would like to Board of Directors to know about the current awards and grants program.

23. What is your current status?

What is your current status? Undergraduate student

Graduate student (both masters and doctoral candidates)

Faculty

Alumni (currently not enrolled as a student and currently not faculty)