Grants (fellowships and PhD projects)

Grants by NWO (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research)

Dr. E.J. Doosje and dr. A.E.M. Zimmerman (UvA) received an NWO Rubicon grant for 1 year post-doctoral fellowship.

Prof.dr. C.K.W. de Dreu (UvA) received an NWO grant Vervangingssubisidie MaGW 2006-2007 for “The Doctrine of Self-interest in (the Study of ) Organizational Behavior”.

Prof.dr. C.K.W. de Dreu & dr. B.A. Nijstad (UvA) received an NWO MaGW Open competitie grant for “Conflict Mental-set and Creativity: Cognitive Load vs. Motivated Focus”.

Prof.dr. K. Sassenberg (RuG) received an NWO VIDI grant for "A self- regulation approach to leadership behavior".

Dr. S. Zebel (UvA) received an NWO - British Council Partnership Programme travel grant for “When the perpetrators want to make amends: reactions of the victimized”, for collaboration with dr. Roger Giner-Sorolla, University of Kent.

Grants by KNAW (Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences)

No such grants in 2007

Grants by other sources

Prof.dr. K. van den Bos (UU) received a research grant from Linschoten Institute for "Uncertainty and terror management: Social psychological insight into reactions to violations of cultural worldviews".

Prof.dr. K. van den Bos, drs. A. Loseman (UU) and dr. E.J. Doosje (UvA) received a research grant from the Research and Documentation Centre (WODC) of the Dutch Ministry of Justice for "Attitudes toward radicalism and terrorism among adolescents in the Netherlands".

Prof.dr. J.A. Förster (UvA) received a grant from the German Science Foundation for “Motivational Influences on Construct Accessibility” (February 2006 – April 2008).

Prof.dr. J. de Wit and dr. M. Häfner (UU) received a research grant from the Linschoten Institute for "Is automaticity indeed everywhere? A second- generation study of the moderation of impulsive influences on evaluation and behavior".

Dr. M. Häfner, M, dr. B. Seibt (UU) & dr. R. Deutsch received a grant from the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) for “The automatic attunement of implicit evaluations and impulsive behavior on the basis of need states”.

Dr. M.J.J. Handgraaf (UvA) received an EAESP travel grant for traveling to the International Conference on Social Dilemmas, Seattle, USA.

Dr. M.J.J. Handgraaf (UvA), E. U. Weber & E. T. Higgins (Columbia University, New York) received a grant from the National Science Foundation for "Environmental Decision Making by Individuals and Groups". Dr. F. van Harreveld & prof.dr. J. van der Pligt (UvA) were the main applicants of a grant provided by Achmea for research on risk perception. Dr. J.W. Ouwerkerk (VU), dr. F. van Harreveld & prof.dr. J. van der Pligt (UvA) were co-applicant of a grant provided by the department of justice for research on the influence of procedural justice on law compliant behavior. Dr. E.F. van Steenbergen (UU) received a grant from the ING groep, HRN voor het verrichten van onderzoek naar balans werk-privé ervaringen van medewerkers voor de periode 1 juni 2007 – 1 juni 2008.

Dr. L. Steg (RuG) received funding from EU, FP7, Theme 5, Energy. Title: “Barriers for energy changes among end consumers and households (BARENERGY)”. The University of Groningen receives funding for personnel costs (postdoc), and for conduction a questionnaire study in seven EU countries.

5.7 Awards

In 2007 the following KLI members received the following awards:

Dr. B. Derks (UL) has won the Social Issues Dissertation Award 2007 SPSSI. This is an award for 'excellence in socially relevant research'.

Drs. L.L. Greer (UL) received the Best Student Paper Award, Conflict Management Division, Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pa. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings for: Greer, L.L. & Caruso, H.M. (2007). Are high power teams really high performers? The roles of trust and status congruency in high power team performance.

Drs. L.L. Greer (UL) received the Emerald Best Student Paper Award, Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division, Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pa. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings for: Greer, L.L. & Jehn, K.A. (2007). Where perception meets reality: The effects of different types of faultline perceptions, asymmetries and realities on

Drs. L.L. Greer (UL) received the Best Student Paper Award, International Association for Conflict Management, Budapest, Hungary for: Greer, L.L., Jehn, K.A., & van Beest, I. (2007). The effects of faultline placement and demographic status on individual perceptions of group processes and performance.

Prof.dr. K.A. Jehn (UL) has won a prize at the Academy of Management for the most influential paper: “Why differences make a difference: A field study of diversity, conflict and performance in Workgroups”.

Prof.dr. P.A.M. van Lange was awarded a fellowship for distinguished contributions to Psychological Science by the Society for Psychological Science.

Dr. J.N. de Liver (UU) won the ASPO dissertation award for her dissertation entitled "Ambivalence: on the how and when of attitudinal conflict".

Dr. L.F. Nordgren (VU) and prof.dr. A.J. Dijksterhuis (RUN) were awarded the Theoretical Innovation Prize by the Society of Personality and Social Psychology.

Drs. L.J. Renkema (RuG) won the Snijders-Kouwer Award 2007 of the Heymans Institute for Advanced Psychological Research for the best international paper by a PhD for the paper: Renkema, L.J., Stapel, D.A., Maringer, M., & Van Yperen, N.W. (2007). Terror Management and Stereotyping: Why do people stereotype when mortality is salient? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, in press.

Drs. S. Shalvi (UvA), S. Moran & I. Rotov won the Best Paper Award of the Dutch Association of Researchers in Work and Organizational Psychology (WAOP), for “Effects of locus of control on negotiation outcomes: Differentiating proposers from recipients of initial offers”. Enschede, the Netherlands, November.

Dr. M. van Zomeren (VU) won the APA Division 49 Dissertation Award (for research on Group Processes and Group Psychotherapy).

Dr. M. van Zomeren (VU) was awarded the 2nd Prize SPSSI Dissertation Award (APA Division 9).