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Bursaries
Please Note: The closing date for submission of applications for
each of the bursary and research awards is the last day of February of each year.
The SIOPSA Executive will then review all applications and then communicate with
the members if an extension of this submission date is required.
David Lewis Memorial Grant: Research Award
This bursary is open to any disabled individual within the field of Industrial / Organisational
Psychology.
- A bursary of up to R10 000 for any Industrial Psychologist conducting
research related to the field of disabilities.
- Industrial Psychologists wishing to apply for this award must complete the SIOPSA
Bursary / Research Award application form and submit the following information:
- An abstract /proposal of the research to be conducted which is approved by the university
(if applicable).
- Motivation letter indicating the cost associated with conducting this research and the
contribution that the research will have towards the field of Industrial / Organisational
psychology.
- Applications will be reviewed by the SIOPSA Executive Committee and the result of the review shall
be communicated to the applicants in writing.
- The successful applicants are expected to present a paper on his or her research at the forthcoming
SIOPSA conference and/or SIOPSA regional meeting.
- The first instalment of the award shall be paid out immediately after the SIOPSA Executive's
decision to grant the award. This amount will be determined by the details of the costs set out in a
letter of motivation by the applicant.
- The final instalment shall be advanced once the award holder has presented her or his paper at the
SIOPSA Conference and/or regional meeting.
- Motivations for interim payments will be considered.
- The research results must be published preferably in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of
Industrial Psychology.
- Should the research not be completed, SIOPSA reserves the right to recall any monies paid with
interest at the going rate.
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