Committee for the Evaluation of Research Proposals

Announcing the 2nd 2011 request for submissions for the Committee for the Evaluation of Research Proposals and Results (CERP). Applications are invited that address questions of research in psychoanalytically relevant areas. IPA currently prioritizes studies of outcome of psychotherapy and of psychoanalysis, studies by IPA Members who have attended Research Training Programs, and studies by IPA Candidates, however applications are welcome from any suitably qualified individual who can meet our criteria.

Please CLICK HERE for a quick guide to help you complete the online application form.

All submissions must be in English and must be submitted using the online form.

The Small Grant Program is established and is available only to IPA Candidates and IPA Members who were recent graduates (less than three years post-graduation). The Small Grant application is limited to 5 single-spaced pages, the maximum award is $5000, and we can help in arranging for mentors to be available to assist in developing the application if required.

Due date for the submission is Sunday 9th October 2011.

The Research grant application uses the following procedure for all applications:

1. All applicants submit a single-spaced Abstract/Summary that should be typed or copied directly into the abstract box of the online application form along with the amount requested an dother relevant information as requested. Be sure to indicate if you are an IPA Member or an IPA Candidate/recent graduate.

2. You should also upload a full application limited to 10 single-spaced pages, or a Small Grant application which is limited to 5 single-spaced pages; including a brief curriculum vitae of the Principal Investigator and any co-investigators, details of the sponsoring institution and the budget; a full application may request a maximum award of $10,000.

3. A minimum of three reviewers will be allocated to each application.

4. The three primary reviews of each application are each submitted to a member of the CERP for the secondary, executive review.

5. Applicants of approved proposals are notified, and are required to obtain approval of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) before funds will be awarded. Applicants are strongly urged to obtain IRB approval from a local university or institution which does not charge a fee for the review. If the applicant is unable to obtain a local IRB review, the applicant may apply to the IRB at the Washington Psychoanalytic Center. Half of the fee for that review will be deducted from the funds awarded to that applicant, and half will be provided by the IPA.

6. Applicants of rejected proposals are notified and provided with the peer reviewer comments as an aid to any future application.

Research applicants should be aware that due to budget constraints CERP is unable to fund all worthwhile applications. Even when we limit awards to the more outstanding applications, our financial constraints require that we award only some limited proportion of the amount of funds requested by each investigator. Applications judged to be outstanding have received high ratings from all three primary reviewers; if one of the three reviewers is not impressed with the proposal, it is unlikely to be funded. Further, applicants should consider that no researcher has all research applications funded. Given the limited research funds for all granting agencies, all researchers must expect from time to time that their application will not be funded.

Goals

* To support basic, applied, and conceptual research involving psychoanalytic perspectives and observations;

* To support young scholars interested in empirical and conceptual psychoanalytic research;

* To provide psychoanalytic scholars an opportunity to consult with experienced investigators around an idea, methodological issue, existing dataset, or theoretical study;

* To provide opportunities for beginning psychoanalytic investigators to meet individually and as a group with experienced investigators.

Scope of Research

The CERP conceives of psychoanalytic research along the broadest lines, including: scholarly or conceptual and empirical investigative contributions that can advance knowledge of psychoanalytic theory, practice, and links between psychoanalysis and neighbouring disciplines such as developmental psychology or neuroscience.

The scope of this research includes (but is not limited to):

* Systematic research into psychoanalytic treatment processes and outcomes (including the development of reliable and valid measures of appropriate variables related to process and outcome);

* Developmental studies including both experimental and naturalistic investigations of infant and child development or of adult development;

* Psychophysiological and other experimental studies, other relevant social science studies, intellectual history, philosophical studies, and scholarly applications of psychoanalysis in fields such as history and literature.

* Studies of psychoanalytic theory including hermeneutic analyses

Click here for the CERP Committee Mandate.

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Research Advisory Board Grant Procedure - October 2007

March 2009 Submission Statistics

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Publications resulting from grant support of the IPA

Click here for the list of the publications supported by IPA grants.

CERP Appeals Procedure

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Please contact Mike Tilley if you have any further queries.