• Stimulate interest and knowledge of psychology to the public;
• Recognize excellence and achievement in graduate training by granting awards, scholarships, and fellowships; 
• Encourage the design and development of novel techniques and innovative programs for providing effective psychological; services in schools, institutions, industries, and in the community-at-large;
• Promote or fund basic and/or applied research programs in psychology;
• Encourage and support scholarship and publication in the field of psychology; and
• Develop materials and programs for the advancement of professional education in psychology

Gifts and Awards include:

• Alexander Award: Provides an award for the best paper submitted by a graduate student in psychobiology, psychophysiology and related areas.

• Bo and Sally Family Psychology Research Award: Provides awards for research projects related to family psychology.

• Jennifer Ann Crecente Memorial Fund: Provides awards for research regarding prevention of teen dating violence.

• Manuel Ramirez III Dissertation Award for Ethnic Minority Research: Provides awards for research projects related to Ethnic Minority Psychology.

• Rose Costello Education Fund: Provides awards for furthering education in psychology.

• Roy Scrivner Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues Award: Provides an annual award for the best student paper on Gay & Lesbian research issues.

• Schoenfeld-McCann-Schmidt-Ehrisman Fund for Ethics Education: Provides education in ethics in the field of psychology in the state of Texas.

• TPA/TPF-Student Merit Research Awards: Given to one graduate student and one undergraduate student to defray costs of meritorious research projects.

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