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.

• 08/18/2025: 2025-26 AAPI Updates
• 07/30/2025: 2026 APPIC Match Registration
• 07/18/2025: Pass The Word

MATCH NEWS: 2025-26 AAPI UPDATES (August 18, 2025)

Message from the AAPI Coordinator, Dr. Kimberly Hill (aapicoordinator@appic.org)

 

This message contains important information related to the APPIC Application for Psychology Internships (AAPI):

 

1.  Internship Application Process: Step-by-Step Guide

2.  Accessing the AAPI and the APPIC Directory
3.  Important AAPI Enhancements for 2025-2026

4.  AAPI Q&A Zoom Sessions

5.  AAPI Resources

6.  Accessing AAPI Help

 

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[1]  INTERNSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS:  STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

 

Don't get lost in the moving parts of the internship application process!  In this step-by-step guide, you will find a general timeline of the major application tasks along with the corresponding links for each step.

 

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[2]  ACCESSING THE AAPI AND THE APPIC DIRECTORY 

The APPIC Application for Psychology Internships (AAPI) must be used by students to apply to internship programs that participate in the APPIC Match.  Applications must be submitted online, and no site may request a printed copy of students' application materials. The Applicant AAPI portal can be accessed here.

If you participated in the application process last year, you will find that most of the data you entered last year still exists in the AAPI portal. Details about what information is retained for re-applicants can be found in the Reapplication Process page in the Help Center.

 

Each internship program establishes its own eligibility requirements and application deadline for the Match. Students should reference the APPIC Directory and each internship program’s public materials for this information. Internship programs are in the process of updating their brochures. If you notice any outdated information in the APPIC Directory or in a program’s public information (e.g., website or brochure), please contact the Training Director directly to request the most current information. Participating internship programs will become visible to students within the AAPI portal on September 15. 

 

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[3]  IMPORTANT AAPI ENHANCEMENTS FOR 2025-2026

 

Several enhancements were made to the AAPI including:

 

FOR APPLICANTS (AAPI Portal)

·       Clearer indication that DCT Verification data has been imported into the main application

·       New Mobile UX with a refreshed design, improved workflows, and mobile optimization for tablets and phones.

·       Professional Conduct item updated to clarify that resignations or terminations from jobs (e.g., barista) don’t require disclosure.

·       Applicants can now remove a site from their AAPI portal without affecting SRFs, which are now stored centrally and independent of applications.

·       Email transcripts are no longer accepted; only electronic transcripts via approved platforms (e.g., Parchment, Clearinghouse) or mailed paper transcripts are permitted.

FOR REFERENCE LETTER WRITERS

·       Recommenders can designate assistants (delegates) to help submit recommendations

·       New SRF author option allows recommenders to indicate co-written letters

·       Reference writers can update SRFs after Phase I through the end of Phase II or PMVS

FOR DIRECTORS OF CLINICAL TRAINING (DCT Verification Portal)

·       Redesigned to enhance user experience, while maintaining the same functionality and workflow.

·       Now accessible and fully functional on desktops, laptops, and tablets.

FOR INTERNSHIP TRAINING DIRECTORS (Outcomes Portal)

·       Previous cycle applications are now auto-archived, with views for Prior or Current Cycles, eliminating manual archiving 

·       Improved PDF format and length

·       Unnecessary icons like Marketing were removed from the left navigation bar to reduce confusion and highlight key feature

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[4]  AAPI Q&A ZOOM SESSIONS

 

Throughout the 2025-26 application cycle, we will be offering AAPI Q&A sessions targeted for each user group (students, academic DCTs, and internship TDs) to answer questions about each respective portal and internship application process.

 

Zoom links for the above sessions will be posted in the APPIC training calendar.  

 

AAPI Q&A for Students (DCTs welcome): 

•  Friday, September 5 (12PM PST/3PM EST) 

•  Friday, October 3 (9AM PST/12PM EST) 

 

AAPI Q&A for DCTs:

•  Wednesday, September 17 (12PM PST/3PM EST) 

•  Friday, October 17 (9AM PST/12PM EST) 

 

Internship Training Director Webinar: 

•  TBD 

 

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[5]  AAPI RESOURCES

 

Here are several helpful AAPI resources including recordings from prior applicant webinar sessions along with corresponding FAQs.

•  AAPI Resources for Applicants (including overview video, sample AAPIs, essay prompts, FAQs, supplemental materials policy, etc)

•  AAPI Resources for DCTs (Doctoral Program Directors)

•  AAPI Resources for Internship Training Directors

•  AAPI Resources for Recommendation Letter Writers

 

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[6]  ACCESSING AAPI HELP

 

Detailed AAPI instructions for applicants can be found at the AAPI Help Center. The relevant help center information is also embedded on each page of the AAPI, accessible using the "Click here for more information" button. These instructions address the majority of applicant questions; applicants are strongly advised to carefully review this information prior to reaching out to AAPI support.

 

Couldn't find your answer in the AAPI Help Center?

 

• For AAPI technical questions or difficulties (e.g., transcript issues, log in difficulties, username/password issues, uploading, submitting applications, etc.), please contact the AAPI technical support team via the chat feature at the bottom right of your AAPI screen, email at support@aapi.myliaison.com, or by phone (617) 612-2899 (phone hours: Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm EST), 

 
• For technical questions or difficulties with the AAPI Tab in Time2Track, please contact email time2trackinfo@liaisonedu.com or call 800-940-5095 ext. 0. 

• For content-related questions about the AAPI, please contact Dr. Kimberly Hill, Interim AAPI Coordinator, at aapicoordinator@appic.org. 

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Wishing you all a smooth application process!

Kimberly Hill, PhD

AAPI Coordinator

aapicoordinator@appic.org

 

 

MATCH NEWS: 2026 APPIC MATCH REGISTRATION (July 30, 2025)

Registration for the 2026 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.

•  Verify with your DCT that you have permission from your doctoral program to apply for and attend an internship for the 2026-27 training year and to register for the APPIC Match.  DO NOT REGISTER until you have received such permission.

 

 

MATCH REGISTRATION TIPS:

•  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.

 

•  The Match registration fee is NON-REFUNDABLE and is not transferable to future Matches or other applicants.

 

INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS

 

Only APPIC-member internship programs (including Provisional and Full members) may participate in the 2026 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, 2025.

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 2026 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.

 

MATCH NEWS: PASS THE WORD (July 18, 2025)

PLEASE HELP US NOTIFY STUDENTS ABOUT THE MATCH-NEWS E-MAIL LIST

We would like your assistance in notifying students who will be applying for internship this coming Fall about the existence of APPIC's MATCH-NEWS e-mail list.  An easy way to notify future internship applicants is to forward them a copy of this e-mail message.  Thanks for your help.

TO STUDENTS WHO PLAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2026 MATCH:

 

MATCH-NEWS is an e-mail list provided by APPIC as a service to Match participants.  It is an essential source of information about the APPIC Match, and it is very strongly recommended that all internship applicants (as well as academic and internship Training Directors) subscribe to this list as early as possible in the process.  We further recommend that all students subscribe to MATCH-NEWS themselves rather than rely on others to forward announcements to them.  Students who are not yet ready for internship are also welcome to subscribe.

 

MATCH-NEWS is an "announce-only" list, which means that only APPIC can post messages to the list.  The volume of e-mail messages will generally be very small, usually ranging from zero to five messages per month.  As the Match approaches, MATCH-NEWS will be the primary method of communicating important late-breaking news and information about the Match, as well as tips and suggestions about how to make the most of the process.  Many applicants from previous years have told us that the messages posted to MATCH-NEWS were extremely helpful to them in navigating the selection process. 

 

NOTE:  If you previously signed up for MATCH-NEWS and are receiving messages, there is no need to sign up again.

To subscribe to the MATCH-NEWS e-mail list:

 

STEP 1:  Send a blank e-mail message to:

 

subscribe-match-news@lyris.appic.org

 

STEP 2:  You will subsequently receive an e-mail message (with the subject line, "Your confirmation needed") that contains instructions for you to follow in order to confirm your subscription. NOTE: It is possible that this confirmation message will be redirected to your "Junk Mail" folder.  If you do not receive a confirmation message in your "Inbox," you should check your "Spam" or "Junk Mail" folder to see if the message is there.

 

STEP 3:  Follow the instructions in the confirmation message, and you will soon receive a "Welcome" e-mail in response. This "Welcome" e-mail confirms that you are successfully subscribed to the list (please note that you are NOT subscribed to the list until you have received the "Welcome" message).

 

 

HAVING DIFFICULTIES GETTING SUBSCRIBED TO MATCH-NEWS?  If you don't receive a confirmation or welcome message and you've checked your Junk Mail folder, please contact the APPIC List Manager, Dr. Nicole Dorsey at listmanager@appic.org.