MATCH-NEWS: RECENT MESSAGES

Below is a list of recent messages posted to the APPIC MATCH-NEWS e-mail list. This list provides news and information about the Match and is open to all individuals who are interested in the Match. PLEASE NOTE that there is often a delay in posting messages to this page, and thus it is STRONGLY recommended that all Match participants be subscribed to the MATCH-NEWS e-mail list so that they receive information in a timely manner.

• 07/31/2024: 2025 APPIC Match Registration
  
  

MATCH NEWS: 2025 APPIC Match Registration (July 31, 2024)

Registration for the 2025 APPIC Match is now open.  The following provides Match registration information for applicants, internship programs, and doctoral programs:

APPLICANTS

Applicants who are applying to APPIC-member internship programs must register for the APPIC Match.  Before you register, review the information provided on the applicant registration page on the Match web site.

MATCH REGISTRATION TIPS:

•  Before registering for the Match, you must verify with your DCT that you have permission from your doctoral program to apply for and attend an internship for the 2025-26 training year.  The Match registration fee is NON-REFUNDABLE and is not transferable to future Matches or other applicants.

•  Only students who are from eligible doctoral programs listed on the National Matching Services' (NMS) web site may register to participate in the Match.  If your school or doctoral program does not appear in the NMS list, please follow the instructions provided on that page on the Match web site under the link “What if a school or doctoral program does not appear in this list?”  More information about applicant eligibility may be found on the APPIC web site. 

•  You must accurately identify your doctoral program during the Match registration process.  If you are not certain whether the program type, degree sought, and Director of Clinical Training (DCT) as shown in the Match registration system accurate identify your academic program, please check with your DCT before completing the Match registration.

•  Please note that APPIC Match registration is a completely separate process from the AAPI ("APPIC Application for Psychology Internships") registration -- in other words, applicants must register separately for both the AAPI AND the APPIC Match.

•  When you register for the Match, you should use the same email address that you use for your AAPI.

•  Upon registering for the Match, you will receive a 5-digit Match Code Number to use during the process.

•  Your 5-digit Match Code number is a required field in your AAPI.  You must register for the Match and enter your 5-digit Match Code Number on your AAPI before your application is considered to be complete and can be submitted to your DCT for verification.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS

Only APPIC-member internship programs (including Provisional and Full members) may participate in the 2025 APPIC Match.  To be eligible to participate in the Match, internship programs must satisfy the membership status and accreditation criteria established by APPIC.

Match registration instructions have already been sent by e-mail to Training Directors of all active APPIC-member internship programs that are eligible to participate.  The e-mail sent to each site contains a unique link for the training site that must be used to launch the online registration process for that site. 

If you are an internship Training Director (i.e., the person who oversees all training activities, programs and/or tracks at the internship site) and have not received the registration e-mail for your site, please check your e-mail program's "spam" or "junk mail" folder to see if the e-mail was directed there.  If you did not receive the registration e-mail, contact NMS directly at psychint@natmatch.com to arrange for NMS to send you the registration instructions.

Internship programs should complete the online registration process by August 31, 2024.

DOCTORAL PROGRAMS

Academic programs do NOT register directly with NMS for the Match.  NMS has previously sent e-mails to all active APPIC Doctoral Program Associates (DPAs) to acknowledge their DPA status and confirm their contact information for the 2025 Match.  Access credentials for the NMS Match System will be sent soon by e-mail to all DPA programs eligible to send students into the Match. DCTs will be able to view updated lists of their students who are registered for the Match as well as reports of their students' results for both Phase I and Phase II of the Match.