The Planet Dog Foundation (PDF) strives to support worthy organizations through a grant-making program designed to financially support 501(c)(3) not-for-profit partners nationwide. The goal of our grant program is to fund new and proven initiatives that bring people and pets together for mutual benefit and support.Funding is allocated nationwide to promote and financially support service-oriented canine programs. Service-oriented canine programs include the following:
*service dogs *therapy dogs *animal assisted therapy *search and rescue dogs *police, fire, military dogs *other innovative canine service programs IMPORTANT NOTE: ALTHOUGH WE VALUE AND RESPECT THE HARD WORK OF SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMS, ANIMAL SHELTERS AND RESCUE PROGRAMS, UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE OUT OF THE SCOPE OF OUR GRANT-GIVING GUIDELINES.WE DO NOT FUND ANY PROGRAMS ENGAGED IN ANIMAL CRUELTY OR TESTING.PDF Giving GuidelinesAs a small company doing big things, we are looking to support like-minded organizations that will most benefit from our support. As our grants do not exceed $10,000, we will be reviewing annual operational budgets to fund those organizations best able to maximize a PDF grant.PDF giving will be allocated in two funding streams annually. The Planet Dog Foundation funds only organizations classified as tax-exempt under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service.We do not fund the following: *Spay/Neuter Programs *Adoption Shelters Operating Expenses *Rescue Program Operating Expenses *Individuals *Political Groups *Religious Groups (or groups with any religious affiliation) *For-profit organizations *Scholarship Programs *Government Agencies *Non-profit agencies with any determination other than 501(C)(3) *Programs spending more than 35% of expenses on administrative costs *Any program engaged in animal testing or animal cruelty. Application Guidelines & Deadlines:PDF awards grants twice annually. Applications begin with the submission of a formal letter of intent.After review, Planet Dog Foundation staff will contact those organizations who are invited to submit additional materials to complete a full proposal.Before submitting a letter of intent, be sure you have reviewed our grant-making goals and the list of organizations we do not fund. Ineligible organizations will not be invited to complete a full proposal.Spring Cycle: Letters of Intent MUST be received by February 15, 2008.Fall Cycle: Letters of Intent MUST be received by August 1, 2008.Due to the volume of materials received by the Planet Dog Foundation, we cannot return any submitted items.We look forward to hearing about your programs. We thank you for the work that you do helping dogs to help people. Please do not hesitate to contact the Executive Director to discuss your programs, your proposal or our work.
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Society of Pediatric Psychology Student Research Award Competition
The Society of Pediatric Psychology, Division 54, announces its Annual Student Research Competition to encourage and reward quality research on issues related to pediatric psychology and health care of children. An award of $500 will be made to the winner of the competition. Applications are due each year by October 1. All of the research work must have been completed while the candidate was a student. The student must be the primary (first) author. A cover letter describing the candidate's status at the time the research was conducted should accompany the entry as well as a statement regarding student membership in Division 54. A letter from the student's faculty advisor is required that describes the degree to which the project objectives, design, data collection, data analysis, and manuscript preparation are the responsibility of the applicant. Thus, studies that are fully student initiated, as well as those that are part of a larger funded project but for which the student assumes primary responsibility from beginning to end, may be submitted for consideration for the competitive award. Only empirical (data-based) studies will be considered. Please see an example of our rating form for more information on the criteria the paper will be judged on. Papers should be written following the guidelines outlined in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition). The paper should not have been published already, but will be considered for the award if only submitted or under review. There is a limit of 20 double-spaced pages including tables, figures, and references. Papers that exceed this limit will not be reviewed. Please email the manuscript in word format (not PDF) and supporting materials to the address below. Supporting materials should include information confirming membership in Division 54 and a letter of support from your faculty supervisor. Submissions for this award should be emailed to: Tonya Palermo, PhD palermot@ohsu.edu Phone 503-494-0848 Fax 503-494-5945
All undergraduate Psi Chi members are eligible to apply for these undergraduate research grants. The purpose of this program is to provide funds for members to defray the cost of conducting a research project. Applicants may request up to $1,500 for each project. A total of $45,000 has been allotted for this student grant program; $22,500 for the November deadline and $22,500 for the February deadline.
Contact Information Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology Regular Mail: Psi Chi, PO Box 709, Chattanooga, TN 37401-0709 Street Address: Psi Chi, 825 Vine St, Chattanooga, TN 37403 Phone: (423) 756-2044 Fax: (877) 774-2443 (toll-free) National Office Email: psichi@psichi.org
Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference Grants | Oct 1 The purpose of this program is to provide funds for local/regional undergraduate psychology research conferences. Funding is intended for conferences that will invite student research presenters from at least three schools in the area and will notify all Psi Chi chapters in the geographic area of the conference. The maximum grant for each conference is $1,000.
All Psi Chi student and faculty members are eligible to apply for a Thelma Hunt Research Grant. Up to three grants of up to $3,000 each are presented annually to enable members to complete empirical research that addresses a question directly related to Psi Chi. Unlike other national Psi Chi award/grant programs, the Hunt Grants focus on research directly related to the mission of Psi Chi
Graduate Research Grants | Nov 1 & Feb 1 All graduate Psi Chi members are eligible to apply for these graduate research grants. The purpose of this program is to provide funds for members to defray the cost of conducting a research project. Applicants may request up to $1,500 for each project. A total of $10,000 has been allotted for this student grant program; $5,000 for the November deadline and $5,000 for the February deadline.
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