Student Leadership Grant - Canadian Psychological Association

BMS Canada, the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), and the Council of Professional Associations of Psychology (CPAP) 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 enrolled full-time in a psychology graduate program at a provincially or territorially chartered Canadian University. Must either be a member/affiliate of the CPA or a member of a Provincial/Territorial (P/T) psychological association. Must not have received this grant before

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 enrolled full-time in a psychology graduate program at a provincially or territorially chartered Canadian University.
Must either be a member/affiliate of the CPA or a member of a Provincial/Territorial (P/T) psychological association.
Must not have received this grant before

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.