Funding Opportunities

Beth N. Rom-Rymer Travel Scholarship for Native Psychology Students

The Beth N. Rom-Rymer Travel Scholarship for Native Psychology Students offers $1,000 to Native psychology graduate students to attend the annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.

Deadline: April 1, 2025
Amount: 5 Scholarships of $1,000
Sponsors: APF

The Beth N. Rom-Rymer Travel Scholarship for Native Psychology Students offers $1,000 to Native psychology graduate students to attend the annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. This scholarship is reserved for psychology students who are members of Society of Indian Psychologists (SIP).

More information on the Society of Indian Psychologists (SIP) 
More information on the American Psychological Association (APA) Convention

Eligibility

APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.

Applicants must:

  • be a member of SIP by the application deadline
  • be a current psychology graduate student in an accredited psychology program

Preference is given to applicants who:

  • are planning to present at the conference 
  • demonstrate a need 
  • have not previously attended the conference 

Application Instructions

Application Materials:

  • personal essay
  • CV

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated on:

  • demonstrated need
  • merit

Please be advised that APF does not provide feedback to applicants on their proposals.

Please review our Program FAQs for important details on the application process.

Recent Recipient

Aubrielle Champagne

Northwest Nazarene University

“My dream is to start a culturally inclusive group home available to American Indian and Alaska Native communities that provides substance use and grief services for adolescents and young adults placed in tribal custody. Thus, my research interests are decolonization of therapy involving addiction and grief. This funding will influence research development and networking with individuals nationwide.”

Past Recipients

2024

Jo Qina ‘au, University of Hawai’i

Shyanne Ninham, Fordham University

Molly Michaels, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center

Ashton T. Smith, University of Montana

Aubrielle Champagne, Northwest Nazarene University

2023

Devon Isaacs, Utah State University
Erica Ficklin, Utah State University
Jennifer Yazzie, Utah State University
Racheal Killgore, Utah State University

2022

Sheena Greenstone, Northern Arizona University