Focus Meetings

EAPP encourages the organization of small scientific meetings of experts in the broad area of personality science. These meetings will be organized around topics of relevance for personality research.

Purpose of Focus Meetings

The purpose of these meetings is to:

• Contribute to the critical assessment of knowledge and new developments in personality psychology;
• Identify promising new directions for future research and teaching of personality psychology;
• Provide an advanced-level forum for intensive discussion on cutting-edge issues in personality psychology and related disciplines between qualified experts and selected young researchers.
• Promote the exchange of ideas and research cooperation between EAPP personality Psychologists and scientists from related disciplines and scientific associations.

Structure of Focus Meetings

• The expert meetings will have a duration of 2 to 3 days.
• There will be group meetings that will involve at least 10 and at most 30 participants who will be invited to contribute their expertise.
• At least half of the participants should be members of the EAPP.
• The participants should be highly qualified scientists in the field of personality psychology and include both established researchers and promising early-career researchers.
• EAPP will financially support up to two meetings every two years, although the Executive Committee (EC) of the association will exercise discretion on this rule.

EAPP will financially support up to two meetings every two years, although the Executive Committee (EC) of the association will exercise discretion on this rule. Expert meeting will be funded with a maximum of € 10000. EAPP will issue a call for proposals for expert meetings biennially. Detailed information regarding the scope of support, the application process as well as responsibilities of successful applicants can be found here.

EAPP Focus Meetings