Diversity Fund
Donations to the Diversity Fund help provide support to student members in attending the Annual Convention and additional programs organized by SPSP leadership and the Diversity and Climate Committee (e.g., Community Catalyst Grants, Undergraduate Diversity Breakfast, Graduate Diversity Admired Scholar Meet-up). Our Registration Stipends support a myriad of students of different backgrounds, including students of color, LGBTQ+, students with disability, and first-generation college students attending our Annual Convention. To further diversify our field and give voice to students of underrepresented backgrounds, this is a significant step toward ensuring all have a place in Personality and Social Psychology.
SPSP was proud to award a Community Catalyst Grant to Marginalia Science, a community of social scientists who are dedicated to learning about and promoting the work of marginalized scholars. The Marginalia Science team reflected on this opportunity, which allowed them to connect in person at SPSP’s Annual Convention:
"We received a Community Catalyst Grant from SPSP, which enabled us to host an in-person community meet-up during the SPSP 2024 Annual Convention in San Diego. We were very grateful for the opportunity to strengthen our network and brainstorm ways to promote the visibility of scientists on the margins; we hope to be able to organize similar events for Marginalia Science in the future."
The Diversity Graduate Registration Award is another powerful way that SPSP can support the next generation of scholars. Lin Jing, of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, was able to present her research at SPSP’s 2025 Annual Convention with help from this award:
“I’m truly grateful for the Diversity Graduate Registration Award—it gave me the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations with senior scholars in the field. Everyone was warm, inclusive, and generous in sharing their experiences, which offered me valuable guidance on my professional development. I sincerely hope to attend SPSP again in the future!”
You may read more about our diversity and inclusion initiatives or consider making a small gift today to support underrepresented students in the field of personality and social psychology.