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What is SARMAC?
SARMAC is the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, a non-profit professional organization that supports applied research on memory and cognition. Its site describes a community built around researchers who study how memory and thinking work in real-world settings, along with the practical side of academic life: a conference, a journal, grants and awards, mentoring and job listings.
What the organization offers
- A journal connection. SARMAC is tied to the Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (JARMAC), and the site provides member access information and editorial material.
- A conference. The site lists a future conference (SARMAC XVI in 2027), an archive of past meetings, and a repository from the 2021 virtual conference.
- Funding and recognition. Student research grants, travel awards (including diversity and inclusion travel awards), regional meeting grants, collaborative grants, and early-career and student awards.
- Community and career support. A student caucus, a diversity and inclusion committee, mentoring, and job openings.
Who it is for
The primary audience is academic researchers and graduate students in psychology and related fields who study memory and cognition. Someone deciding whether to join should weigh the conference discount and journal access against the membership fee; the site states that the discounted conference registration can effectively cover the cost of membership, which makes joining most worthwhile in a year when you plan to attend. A student weighing a first conference might compare the travel awards and student grants with the cost of attending before committing.
What are the benefits of joining SARMAC as a member?
Joining SARMAC gives you a professional home in applied memory and cognition research, with benefits that fall into three practical areas: cheaper conference attendance, access to funding and recognition, and connection to a research community.
What membership offers
- Discounted conference registration. The site states that members pay reduced fees for the SARMAC conference and that the discount effectively covers the cost of membership. If you plan to attend, joining is usually the better value than registering as a non-member.
- Grants and awards. Members can access student research grants, regional meeting grants, the Kazuo Mori Student Travel Awards, diversity and inclusion travel awards, and collaborative grants, plus honors such as the J. Don Read Early Career Award.
- Journal connection. SARMAC members are linked to JARMAC, the Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, with dedicated pages on access and featured content.
- Community and career resources. There is a Student Caucus, a Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, mentoring, and a job openings section—useful if you are a graduate student or early-career researcher building a network.
- Affiliation. Membership signals your connection to other applied memory and cognition researchers, which matters on CVs and in interdisciplinary collaborations.
Who benefits most
A doctoral student presenting at the conference gains the most: the registration discount, travel awards, and the Student Caucus all compound. A practitioner in eyewitness testimony, education, or human factors gains less from the journal access alone but more from the conference and mentoring networks. A senior researcher may join mainly for the journal and to support the field.
A practical next step
Check the conference registration rates for members versus non-members before deciding; if you are attending, compare that gap against the membership fee. If you are a student, also review the travel award deadlines, since those often fall before the conference itself.
Related societies worth comparing for fit include the Psychonomic Society and the Association for Psychological Science.
How can I submit my research to the Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (JARMAC)?
The SARMAC site does not publish JARMAC submission instructions on its homepage. It does point to a JARMAC section with pages for access, editorial fellowship and featured content, so the practical route is to check that section first and then confirm the journal's current author guidelines through the publisher's own site.
What the site does tell you
- JARMAC is described as the journal associated with SARMAC, a society for applied research in memory and cognition.
- The site links JARMAC to APA, which is a strong signal that APA publishes the journal and hosts its submission system. Treat that as a lead to verify, not as a confirmed submission link.
- Member benefits include discounted conference fees, grant and research opportunities, and affiliation with other applied researchers. Membership is not described as a requirement for submitting a manuscript.
A sensible submission path
- Read the journal's scope and article types before drafting. JARMAC's remit is applied memory and cognition, so frame the practical problem, setting and implications explicitly rather than leaving them implicit.
- Check the publisher's author guidelines for formatting, word limits, ethics statements and data-sharing requirements.
- Prepare a cover letter that names the applied contribution in one or two sentences.
- Submit through the publisher's manuscript system, not through the society site.
Concrete reader scenario
A doctoral student studying eyewitness identification wants a home for a field study with police partners. The fit depends on whether the paper speaks to practitioners as well as researchers. Checking recent JARMAC contents through the society's featured-content page is a quick way to judge that fit before investing in formatting.
Where the society helps
For early-career researchers, SARMAC's student research grants, travel awards and mentoring listings can support the work around a submission, even though they are separate from the journal process. A related professional body, the Psychonomic Society, is useful for comparing publication venues in cognition.
Next step: open the JARMAC section on SARMAC to reach the journal's official pages, then follow the publisher's author guidelines for the authoritative submission requirements.
What funding opportunities and awards does SARMAC offer to students and early-career researchers?
SARMAC lists several funding routes aimed at students and early-career researchers, plus awards tied to its journal and conference. From the site's navigation and member information, the relevant programmes are:
- Student Research Grants & Awards — grants specifically for student research projects.
- Kazuo Mori Student Travel Awards — travel support for students, presumably to attend SARMAC conferences.
- Diversity and Inclusion Travel Awards — travel funding with a diversity and inclusion focus, open beyond the student-specific scheme.
- Regional Meeting Grants — support for regional meetings, useful if you are organising or presenting at a smaller event.
- Collaborative Grants — funding for collaborative work, relevant to early-career researchers building partnerships.
- J. Don Read Early Career Award — an honour recognising early-career researchers.
- JARMAC Editorial Fellowship — a journal-linked fellowship that gives editorial experience, valuable for an early-career CV.
How to decide which to pursue
Match the scheme to your need rather than applying to everything. If you need money to run a study, the student research grants are the direct fit. If the barrier is attending a conference, look at the student travel awards and, where applicable, the diversity and inclusion travel awards. If you are mid-project and want to build a network or a collaboration, the collaborative grants and regional meeting grants are the better targets. The early career award and editorial fellowship are recognition and development opportunities rather than project funding.
A practical next step
Check eligibility and deadlines before drafting anything: the site's awards pages under "Awards and honors" carry the specific conditions, and the "Student Caucus" section is a sensible place to see what other students have used. As general advice, prepare a short statement linking your project or travel to applied memory and cognition, since that is the society's stated focus, and ask a supervisor or mentor to review it. Membership is worth considering too, because the site notes that members get discounted conference fees and access to research and grant opportunities — for a student planning to attend a conference, that discount can offset the membership cost.
For comparison, the SARMAC pages above are the authoritative source for these schemes; other societies in the field run their own student and early-career funding, so check their official sites directly if you are weighing options.
When and where is the next SARMAC conference, and how do I register?
The site names the next meeting as SARMAC XVI 2027, but the home page does not state its dates, host city or registration procedure. The only conference details visible are that page and a link to a "Conference archive" of past meetings; registration is not described anywhere in the supplied text. So anyone planning around this event should treat the timing and location as unconfirmed until the conference page itself is updated.
What the page does tell you
- The conference is listed as SARMAC XVI 2027 under the Conference menu.
- Past meetings are documented in a conference archive, and there is a vSARMAC 2021 Repository from the virtual edition.
- Members pay discounted conference fees, and the page claims the discount effectively covers the cost of membership ("the discounted registration fee pays for itself").
- Membership also brings access to research and grant opportunities and affiliation with other applied memory and cognition researchers.
A practical next step
If you intend to attend, the membership discount is the one concrete decision you can act on now: joining before registering is presented as cheaper overall than registering as a non-member. For dates, venue and the registration form, go to the conference section of SARMAC and open the SARMAC XVI 2027 page rather than relying on the home page summary. If the 2027 page is still sparse, the archive entries for earlier meetings show how the society typically announces logistics, which gives you a sense of what to expect and when.
For researchers weighing whether the trip is worth it, the society's journal, JARMAC, is a reasonable indicator of the programme's focus — the conference audience is people working on applied memory and cognition, from eyewitness testimony to educational and clinical applications. Graduate students should also check the student research grants, travel awards and the student caucus pages, since those often shape whether attending is feasible.
How does SARMAC support diversity and inclusion within its membership and activities?
SARMAC addresses diversity and inclusion through a standing committee and through targeted funding, rather than through a single statement. The site's navigation lists a Committee on Diversity and Inclusion alongside its publications and student bodies, and the awards section includes Diversity and Inclusion Travel Awards — a concrete mechanism that helps members with travel costs attend the society's conference. There is also a Student Caucus and Student Research Grants & Awards, which lower barriers for early-career researchers who often have the least institutional funding.
Where the support actually lands
| Mechanism | Who it mainly helps | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Diversity and Inclusion | The whole membership | Gives inclusion work a permanent place in the society's structure |
| Diversity and Inclusion Travel Awards | Members facing cost barriers to attending | Offsets conference travel so participation isn't limited to the well-funded |
| Student Caucus and student grants/awards | Students and early-career researchers | Provides community, recognition and research funding at a career stage where both matter |
| Regional Meeting Grants and Collaborative Grants | Members outside the main conference circuit | Supports participation and collaboration in more locations and formats |
| Mentoring and Job openings | Newcomers and job-seekers | Connects members to guidance and opportunities |
A practical way to use this
If you are a graduate student or an early-career researcher weighing whether to join, treat the inclusion listings as a checklist rather than a slogan. Ask three questions: does a travel award apply to your situation and deadline, does your region have a meeting grant you could use, and is there a mentor or caucus contact for your career stage? The travel-award route is usually the most immediate, since conference costs are the most common barrier. The society also notes that discounted member conference registration can offset the cost of membership itself, which is worth factoring into the decision.
For the formal remit and current eligibility rules, the committee and awards pages on SARMAC are the authoritative source; eligibility details and deadlines change, so confirm them there before applying.
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