Science Policy Statements

APS is dedicated to advocating for issues that impact psychological research. This page serves as a collection of recent sign-on letters APS has endorsed to support or raise concerns about key matters affecting psychological research and the global psychological science community.

2025

February 20, 2025

ALLEA Statement on Threats to Academic Freedom and International Research Collaboration in the United States

February 5, 2025

Coalition Letter in Support of Science

February 4, 2025

Sign-on letter opportunity led by Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS)

January 21, 2025

Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research – Welcome Letter for the 119th Congress

2024

August 14, 2024

“Thank You” to Senate Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee leaders.

July 3, 2024

Community Sign-on Letter to NIMH Search Committee

June 7, 2024

NDD United Letter – Calling on Congress to reject cuts to NDD appropriations and instead set funding for fiscal year 2024.

June 3, 2024

GVP Research Funding Letter FY25 – Provide $35 million for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), $25 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and $1 million for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention.


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