2025 Mini Research Grant Program

ISSI is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 2025 Mini Research Grant Program. This program provides research support to current Ph.D. students and people who have received their Ph.D. within the last 10 years in the areas of self and identity, broadly defined.

We will award up to 3 mini grants at a maximum of $1,000 each. The grant funds can only be used, through a reimbursement process, for research-related expenses. Examples of appropriate research expenses are participant compensation via online data collection platforms (e.g., MTurk, Prolific, CloudResearch), research-related equipment, software, etc. Neither salary nor travel-related expenses can be reimbursed.

ELIGIBILITY AND RULES:

Must be currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program, or be within 10 years of receiving your Ph.D. and have an academic appointment (non-tenured or tenured, including postdoctoral positions) at an educational institution.
Past recipients of an ISSI Mini Research Grant are ineligible to apply again in 2025.
All applicants must be members of ISSI (membership fees are $10 for students and $20 for faculty).
If you are a Ph.D. student, please submit a brief letter of support from your advisor indicating their acknowledgment and support of the project for which you are applying for research funds. Letters of support may be no more than 1 page maximum and must be in PDF format.
The research project for which you’re requesting funds must not be already complete.

ITEMS YOU WILL NEED TO SUBMIT VIA GOOGLE FORM (https://forms.gle/HJTPd8zmVj1babcd6):

Brief description of the research project for which funds are being requested (no more than 300 words) – be sure to articulate the main research question/hypothesis of the study, its design and methodology, and planned analyses. Please include a power analysis or other justification for sample size.
Relevance and significance of your proposed research to the field of self and identity (no more than 150 words).
Brief budget and justification outlining what the research funds will be used to cover (no more than 150 words).
CV
Letter of support from your advisor (current PhD students only)

Applications are due Friday, September 26, 2025. Please click the pdf file below for additional information, required application materials, etc.

Applications are submitted via: https://forms.gle/HJTPd8zmVj1babcd6

Grant Application Information
Mini Grant 2025 - call.pdf
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2025 Distinguished Lifetime Career Award (Seeking Nominations)

The International Society for Self and Identity (ISSI) is seeking nominations for its 2025 Distinguished Lifetime Career Award. This award is made annually to recognize a scientist who has made sustained and important contributions to our understanding of self and identity throughout their academic career. The award will be made on the basis of originality, quality, and impact of scientific research in the area of self and identity. Candidates for the award are not restricted by discipline and membership in ISSI is not a requirement.

The award winner will be invited to present a distinguished address at the 2026 SPSP Self and Identity Pre-Conference (February 26th in Chicago) where they will receive a plaque. ISSI will cover the award winner’s travel expenses to SPSP, up to $1000. The award winner will also be invited to submit an Award Address paper to the journal, Self & Identity

Nominations should include a brief letter of nomination addressing the nature and impact of the nominee's contribution to the scientific study of self and identity, a copy of the nominee's CV, and no more than 3 PDFs of their work selected for their quality and relevance to the award. Please send nominating materials electronically. Nominations are due by FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025. Click the pdf file below for additional information, required application materials, etc.

The selection committee (Brandon Schmeichel, Serena Chen, & Sarah Gaither) will make its recommendation to the ISSI Executive Committee and the winner will be selected by mid-July 2025.

Nominating materials should be sent to Brandon Schmeichel, Chair, ISSI Distinguished Lifetime Career Award Committee: schmeichel@tamu.edu

Distinguished LIfetime Career Award 2025[...]
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2025 Outstanding Early Career Award (Seeking Nominations)

The International Society for Self and Identity (ISSI) seeks nominations for its 2025 Outstanding Early Career Award. This award is made annually to recognize and encourage a distinguished junior scientist who has made outstanding theoretical and empirical contributions to the scientific study of self and identity. The award will be made on the basis of originality, quality, and impact of scientific research in the area of self and identity. Nominees should have completed their PhD no earlier than January 2015.

The award winner will be invited to present a distinguished address at the 2026 SPSP Self and Identity Pre-Conference (February 26th in Chicago) where they will receive a plaque. ISSI will cover the award winner’s travel expenses to SPSP, up to $1000. The award winner will also be invited to submit an Award Address paper to the journal, Self & Identity.

Nominations should include a brief letter of nomination addressing the nature and impact of the nominee's contribution to the scientific study of self and identity, a copy of the nominee's CV, and no more than 3 PDFs of her/his work selected for their quality and relevance to the award. Please send nominating materials electronically. Nominations are due by FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025. Click the pdf file below for additional information, required application materials, etc.

The selection committee (Kim Rios, Erin Cooley, and Lora Park) will make its recommendation to the ISSI Executive Committee and the winner will be selected by mid-July 2025 Nominating materials should be sent to Kim Rios, Chair, ISSI Outstanding Early Career Award Committee: kmrios@illinois.edu

Early Career Award 2025 - call.pdf
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If you have an announcement that you would like to include, please email your request to Cathy Cox (c.cox@tcu.edu).