The voice of graduate students The future of psychology

1. The voice of graduate studentsThe future of psychology

2. What is APAGS? Vision • APAGS aspires to achieve the highest quality graduate training experience for the next generation of scientific innovators, expert practitioners and visionary leaders in psychology Mission • APAGS builds a better future for psychology by serving as a united voice to enrich and advocate for graduate student development

3. What is APAGS? • Founded in 1988 • All graduate student affiliates of APA are automatically members of APAGS • APAGS represents more than 30,000 members: 75% are graduate students, 70% are women, 26% represent ethnic minorities • One of the largest groups within APA • The largest group of graduate psychology students organized worldwide • Governed by nine officers elected by members, along with chairs of five specialized subcommittees • Supported by staff at headquarters in Washington, DC

4. Join for… Professional Identity • Entry in the world’s largest association of graduate students in psychology • Clout to shape the future of the field • Ability to stay informed of trends in science, practice, and advocacy • Representation in Congress, state legislatures, and in major social and educational institutions • Ability to join more than 50 discipline-specific Divisions • Your name included in the online APA membership directory (it reads like a "Who's Who" in psychology)

5. Join for… Funding and Savings • Access to dozens of scholarship, grant, and award opportunities • Reduced registration rate for the APA convention and FREE registration for first authors and volunteers • Low cost student liability insurance • Member discounts on car rentals, hotels, FedEx, Barnes and Noble purchases, and more • Students receive reduced or waived fees to several APA Divisions

6. Join for… Publications • You’ll get three print subscriptions to keep you informed of news, advances in academia, practice and research that impact psychology • The American Psychologist—APA’s flagship journal • gradPSYCH—quarterly magazine for graduate students • Monitor on Psychology—APA’s monthly magazine • $10 credit for the purchase of APA printed journals • Up to 60% discount on APA books, videos, and journals, and databases (like PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES)

7. Joinfor… Networking & Leadership • Serve on task forces and run for official positions • Access to PsychCareers, listing thousands of psychology jobs at all levels • Access to online social networks (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) • Participation in student programming at annual APA convention • Access to a practitioner portal and e-newsletter • Access to active student-based listservs

8. What is APAGS doing for you? Practice • Developed an internship position/policy • Works daily to end the internship match crisis • Helped pass the $3 million internship stimulus package • Saved 22 interns in New York from losing their internships • Successfully advocated for students to be members of APA’s Practice Organization Science • Won approval for the first APA journal (Translational Issues in Psychological Science, or TIPS) with a core emphasis on mentorship and placement of students on the editorial board • Continues to receive a high volume of applicants for Basic Psychological Science and Junior Scientist Fellowship grants

9. What is APAGS doing for you? Public Interest • Offers a mentoring program for more than 65 LGBT students • Hosts webinars, virtual happy hours for ethnic minority students • Supports a growing advocacy mobilizing and training network with more than 250 student representatives in North America Resources • Hosts more than 30 hours of programming at APA’s annual convention • Publishes a number of resource and climate guides for graduate students • Does educational outreach, including “APAGS on the Road” events and workshops regarding debt and loan repayment/ forgiveness for graduate students, and choosing high quality graduate schools for undergraduate students

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