Advanced Research Training Seminar: ARTS

What is ARTS?

The Advanced Research Training Seminar (ARTS) is a special Research Program organized by IAAP with one main particularity: it is planned to last for a whole year.  It is conceived as a capacity-building workshop that takes place every four years, in conjunction with the International Congresses of Applied Psychology (ICAP). Since its first edition in 1992, ARTS promotes excellence in research skills and facilitates exchange and dialogue amongst early career scientists.

ARTS is organized around group projects. Six team leaders (early career researchers – i.e., assistant professor, postdoc) are recruited to become team leaders, to organise and coordinate an international research project on the topic of their choice. Each of these six teams are then comprised of three to four participants (Ph.D. candidates and/or Master’s students).

The projects last around 12 months. ARTS participants come from all over the world and most of the communication is via the Internet; they have the opportunity to meet each other for a few days during a workshop organized prior to the ICAP.

ARTS timeline is designed around three peak moments:

1. Team assembly. Teams start their research projects on October 1, 2025.
2. Teams meet in person. This will take place just before the ICAP2026, from July 17 - 21, 2025.
3. Projects wrap up. October 2026, ARTS edition ends. By then, teams are encouraged to have started the publication process of their findings. 

How does ARTS work?

ARTS has several components:

1. Research – Team leaders define and lead the research projects. ARTS participants work on one of these projects with their team leader and peers in groups of three to five people.
2. Feedback – Participants will also have the opportunity to present their own research through an oral presentation (or poster) and receive feedback from their peers, team leaders and the ARTS committee.
3. Presentations – Teams will present their team project at the symposium organized by IAAP and will have the opportunity to receive feedback from renowned experts.

Who is eligible to apply?

ARTS Team Leaders
To apply for being an ARTS team leader you should:

• Have obtained your Ph.D. degree in the past 10 years.
• Propose a research project in any of the psychology areas covered by the 18 IAAP Divisions.
• The research project must be feasible to be carried out in 12 months (from implementation to data collection and data analysis). 
• Previous experience as team leader in a research project will be positively considered. 
• For more detailed information, click HERE.

ARTS Team Members
To apply for being an ARTS team leader you should:

• Hold a Master’s or Ph.D. student exhibiting strong research skills and experience in research design.
• Able to commit to a 12 month-long project.
• Be willing to travel to and attend the ARTS 2026 Program in Florence, Italy, from July 17 - 20, 2026.
• More detailed information coming soon!

How can I apply?

Call for Team Leaders is Now Open!

Complete this online application.
You will also need to provide the folliwng documents:

• Cover letter (please inlcude a statement of why you are interested in ARTS, and how the ARTS program relates to your career objectives).
• CV/Resume.
• Letter of recommendation (highly recommended, not required).

Please include all your documents in the online application, alternatively you may send your documents to operationscenter@iaapsy.org using the subject line: ARTS Application 2026_Your Name 

Click HERE for more detialed information on applying to be a team leader. 

ARTS Committee 2025 - 2026

ARTS Project Chair: Marta Fülöp
ARTS Project Co-Chair: Pedro Altungy

Scientific and Organization Committee

Jérémy Lemoine
Christine Roland-Levy
Marta Fülöp
Pedro Altungy
Marija Davcheva