Student Leadership Grant - Canadian Psychological Association

BMS Canada, the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), and the Council of Professional Associations of Psychology (CPAP) wish to support student leadership in all areas of psychology through annual funding.

Please direct any questions to science@cpa.ca.

Call for applications is now CLOSED

We currently offer one leadership grant, please see below for a description of the grant and the eligibility criteria.

Click here to read about the application requirements and detailed eligibility criteria for the leadership grant. You should read this document thoroughly before you apply for the grant.

Leadership grant application form: https://cpa.ca/machform/view.php?id=30405
Leadership grant application deadline: Sunday, July 6, 2025.

Grant Name and Amount	Description	Eligibility Criteria
BMS Student Leadership* Grant* Up to $500	Grant sponsored by BMS to support training, practice, or leadership-focussed development in all areas of psychology. Examples of activities that would qualify for this grant include: course/workshop (in-person or virtual) through an existing Leadership Institute or recognized program, attending a conference with a specific focus on leadership development, and course/workshop (in-person or virtual) on leadership development.	Must be registered as a full-time graduate student at a provincially or territorially chartered Canadian University Student must be a member of the CPA or a provincial/territorial association* Supervisor must be a member of the CPA or a provincial/territorial association* between you and your supervisor, there must be a member in good standing for both* organizations

Grant Name and Amount

Description

Eligibility Criteria

BMS Student Leadership Grant

Up to $500

Grant sponsored by BMS to support training, practice, or leadership-focussed development in all areas of psychology. Examples of activities that would qualify for this grant include: course/workshop (in-person or virtual) through an existing Leadership Institute or recognized program, attending a conference with a specific focus on leadership development, and course/workshop (in-person or virtual) on leadership development.

Must be registered as a full-time graduate student at a provincially or territorially chartered Canadian University
Student must be a member of the CPA or a provincial/territorial association*
Supervisor must be a member of the CPA or a provincial/territorial association*

*between you and your supervisor, there must be a member in good standing for both organizations

To read about how the leadership grant applications are evaluated, rules governing the release of funds, what constitutes eligible and not eligible expenses, and the responsibilities of grant holders, please click here.