James McKeen Cattell Fund Eligibility Requirements
- James McKeen Cattell Sabbatical Awards are available to psychologists who are faculty members at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada, and are eligible, according to the regulations of their own institutions, for a sabbatical leave or its equivalent.
- Candidates are eligible for a Cattell Sabbatical Award if they are currently tenured or will have formal university or college confirmation that they will be tenured by March 1, following our January 15 submission deadline.
- Candidates are eligible for a Cattell Sabbatical Award if they have not had a leave with pay for the 5 years preceding the requested sabbatical leave (medical or pregnancy leaves are considered exceptions). For the purposes of this award, we consider a leave with pay as any funded leave that allows a faculty member to spend all of their time on research without administrative or teaching responsibilities.
- Prior recipients of a James McKeen Cattell Sabbatical Award are not eligible.
- To be eligible for the 2025-2026 awards, candidates must begin their sabbatical after July 1, 2025, and must not be on sabbatical at any time during the Academic Year 2024-2025.
- Recipients are requested to submit to a brief report of their activities to APS as soon as possible after the end of their sabbaticals.
Candidates for James McKeen Cattell Sabbatical Awards may submit their applications to the Secretary/Treasurer of the Fund via the online application portal. The deadline for applications for the 2025-2026 awards is January 15, 2025.
