This award was established in honor of Dr. Albert Cain, the director of the Honors Program in Psychology at the University of Michigan from 1995 to 2002. Any honors student completing or planning to complete an honors thesis in Psychology or Brain, Behavior, & Cognitive Science is eligible for this award. The $250 award is to assist with the expenses associated with presenting some portion of the honors thesis research at a major regional (e.g., Midwestern Psychological Association) or national (e.g., APA, APS, SRCD) scientific/professional conference.

The presentation can consist of either a paper presented during a panel discussion, symposium or a poster presentation. The student must actually be the presenter of the thesis research, whether it is as a single author or as a jointly authored paper.

The award can be used to offset costs for transportation, lodging and registration fees to attend the conference. Students must verify that their honors research has been accepted for presentation before any award funds will be distributed. All applications will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the Committee for Undergraduate Studies.

Congratulations Ciaran Considine, Recipient of the Fall 2007 Albert Cain Honors Travel Award!

Application materials should include the following and should be sent to psych.awards@umich.edu:

• An application cover sheet (download and complete the file below).
• A brief summary that addresses how this award will help facilitate your professional and/or educational goals, describe the research that you will be presenting at the conference, and list the conferences that you will be applying to (please note if your work has already been accepted).
• A letter of support from your honors faculty advisor (sent to psych.awards@umich.edu). This letter should address your role in the conference presentation.
• Once your application has been submitted, a copy of your unofficial transcript from the University of Michigan will be added to your application by the Student Academic Affairs Office.

Please download the application from the link below, if you are interested in applying and send all applications to psych.awards@umich.edu. Applications are due before 5 p.m. on November 9, 2007. Recipients will be notified in December.

The Albert Cain Honors Travel Award Application