Women, Gender, and Psychoanalysis (Section III)
Division of Psychoanalysis (39)
American Psychological Association

Announces a New Grant

The creation of a $500 grant will be awarded yearly for the support of a dissertation in keeping with the mission of Section III.

"Section III is dedicated to promoting research and theory concerning gender and women's issues, to increasing the participation of women within the profession, to advancing the psychotherapeutic treatment of women, and to advocating on behalf of women's issues. The Section has an additional focus on contemporary social issues."

Any doctoral student whose dissertation proposal has been approved is eligible to apply. The application will consist of three (3) copies of a letter, not to exceed two double-spaced pages, describing the dissertation and its relationship to the interests of the section and proof that the proposal has been approved.

(Faxes and emails are not acceptable.)

Applications will be judged on:

The winner will be announced at the Section III reception at the Annual Spring Meeting of Division 39 and, upon completion of the dissertation , will be invited to participate in a conversation hour sponsored by the Section.

Applications for the 2005 award must be postmarked by March 1, 2006 and should be addressed to:

Toni Vaughn Heineman, D.M.H., 2481 Clay St., #201, San Francisco, CA 94115