FUNDING: SPSSI SAGE grant

FYI and Happy Holidays! Debbie Deborah DiGilio, MPH Director, Office on Aging American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 (202) 336-6135 (202) 336-6040 FAX DDiGilio@apa.org http://www.apa.org/pi/aging Call for a SPSSI SAGES GRANT APPLICATIONS TO WORK ON UN/AGING OVER 60 AND/OR RETIRED? Are you retired and/or over 60 and interested in the role of psychology in international events? SPSSI's NGO at the UN is in need of an interested scholar willing to work with them. As you may know SPSSI has had long history of UN involvement, reaching its 20th anniversary next year. Our work has proceeded so well that we are now at a point where we need to know just how far reaching our influence has been and where we should focus our efforts in the future. We would very much like to have a SPSSI member who would be willing to examine UN documents for the presence of psychology, psychological issues and mental health. This work could be done in person, i.e. reviewing hard copy of documents; or remotely, since most UN documents are now available electronically. An area where SPSSI has been especially active is the UN Committee on Aging. This leads us to wonder if there is a SPSSI member over 60 and/or retired who would be interested in applying for a SPSSI SAGE grant to examine this question. If this focus interests you, please apply for THE 2007 SAGES PROGRAM indicating your intention to work on this project. The SAGES (SPSSI Action Grants for Experienced Scholars) Program was set up to encourage our age 60 and over and retired members to apply their knowledge to helping solve social problems or to assist policy makers to solve social problems. Proposals are invited that use social science research findings to address social problems through direct action projects, consulting with not-for-profit groups, or through preparing reviews of existing social science literature that could be used by policy makers. Information and an application are available at http://www.spssi.org/Sagesflyer.html Joseph De Meyer, josephdemeyer@hotmail.com, Chairs SPSSI's UN Committee. Stephanie A. Shields, sashields@psu.edu, Chairs the SPSSI Sages prgogram. More information on the Sages program is available on the SPSSI web site, http://www.spssi.org/Sagesflyer.html Please note that applications must be received by February 15, 2007.