About
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) is a grantmaking foundation that leverages the power of philanthropy to advance psychological knowledge by investing in innovative research and applications that prioritize people and their wellbeing. APF provides funding opportunities for psychological research, scholarships, fellowships, and grants that support the development of scientists and practitioners in psychology, with programs addressing areas such as mental health, LGBTQIA+ health, child development, and community-based interventions.
Funding Opportunities
K. Anders Ericsson Dissertation Research Grant
The K. Anders Ericsson Dissertation Research Grant supports one annual grant for dissertation research in the general area of expertise and skill acquisition, with a preferred focus on applications of the expert performance approach and/or the impacts of deliberate practice in diverse domains of skill. The research priority topic is expertise and skill acquisition, broadly defined, with special interest in proposals that use process tracing methods, the expert-performance approach, or a deliberate practice framework to understand superior skill. This grant provides $11,000 to support graduate students in the process of completing their dissertations in psychology-related fields focusing on expertise development and skill acquisition research.
Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Research or Program Development Grant
The Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Research or Program Development Grant supports research or program development by a psychologist who identifies as having lived experience and whose work is in the area of peer support, survivor studies, c/s/x work, disclosure, or research or programs in the general area focused on lived experience. Innovative and creative ideas are welcomed and encouraged. This grant is offered by the American Psychological Foundation in partnership with Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service) and is open to psychologists with a doctoral degree at any career stage. The program encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.
Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Dissertation Research Grant
The Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Dissertation Research Grant supports a doctoral student in clinical, counseling, or community psychology with lived experience who is doing their dissertation in a topic area related to peer support, survivor research, the c/s/x movement, disclosure of lived experience, or other projects in the general area focused on lived experience. This grant is sponsored by the American Psychological Foundation and Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service). The program encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography. Applicants must be current doctoral students in the process of completing their dissertations. Applications are evaluated on impact, innovation, and conformance to program goals.
Trauma Psychology Grant
The APF Trauma Psychology Grant offers funding to support innovative work to alleviate trauma. This grant is sponsored by APA Division 56: Division of Trauma Psychology. The program seeks to fund early career psychologists who demonstrate knowledge of trauma and trauma research, as well as competence and capacity to execute proposed work. Applications are evaluated on the quality, viability, and potential impact of the proposed project, as well as originality, innovation, and contribution to the field of trauma. The grant provides support for innovative projects that advance understanding of trauma and develop interventions to help individuals and communities affected by traumatic experiences.
Division 56 CHANGE Grant
The Division 56 Cultivating Healing, Advocacy, Nonviolence, Growth, and Equity (CHANGE) Grant supports graduate student or early-career psychologist-led collaborative projects aimed at identifying and dismantling all forms of systemic racism, discrimination, and violence. Examples of supported projects include improving transdisciplinary and intervention research methods addressing trauma disparities, understanding the historical and ongoing sociopolitical and systemic causes of racial trauma and health disparities, identifying ways in which persons of color and their communities thrive, developing trauma-informed and culturally tailored sustainable programs that promote well-being, providing access to trauma psychology information and services to underserved individuals and communities, and restorative justice practices. The grant is offered by the American Psychological Foundation in collaboration with Division 56 of the American Psychological Association. APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Grant
The Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Grant will support graduate students and early career researchers conducting innovative work focusing on the understanding, prevention and/or treatment of the consequences of exposure to traumatic events such as sexual assault, sexual harassment and/or rape. This grant is sponsored by APA Division 56: Division of Trauma Psychology. The grant provides funding for innovative research projects that contribute to the field of trauma psychology. Applications are evaluated on the quality, viability, and potential impact of the proposed project, originality and innovation, and the applicant's demonstrated competence to execute the proposed work. The program encourages applications from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.
Scott and Paul Pearsall Grant
The Scott and Paul Pearsall Grant supports graduate and early career work that seeks to increase the public's understanding of the psychological pain and stigma experienced by adults living with visible physical disabilities, such as cerebral palsy. The program aims to encourage talented students and early career researchers to orient their careers to understanding the psychological effect of stigma on people with visible disabilities, develop strategies to improve the public's understanding of the psychological pain and stigma felt by individuals with visible physical disability in order to reduce harmful misconceptions, and encourage dissemination of findings to the public, expressly through media. Preference is given to proposals that contain a plan to disseminate findings to the public, especially through media organizations such as the Entertainment Industry Foundation or the Entertainment Industry Council.
Dr. Diana Slaughter Kotzin and Mr. Joseph G. Kotzin Fund Grant
The Dr. Diana Slaughter Kotzin and Mr. Joseph G. Kotzin Fund Grant supports research, practice, or education of an early career psychologist on the topic of child and youth suicide among African Americans. This grant provides funding to advance knowledge, practice, or educational initiatives specifically focused on understanding and preventing suicide among African American children and youth. The program honors the legacy of Mr. Joseph G. Kotzin and Dr. Diana Slaughter Kotzin by supporting critical work in this important area of mental health. Early career psychologists no more than 10 years postdoctoral are eligible to apply. Applications are evaluated based on impact, innovation, originality, contribution to the field, and methodology.
Steven O. Walfish Competition
The Steven O. Walfish Grants, supported by the APA Division 42 Next Generation Fund, promote and support the next generation of student and early career practitioner psychologists to expand the knowledge base in the practice of psychology. Applicants are required to submit manuscripts on clinical, practical, or research innovations that address evolving standards, practices, and methods in psychological practice. Topics may include population-based practice issues, procedure or technique-based practice issues, diagnosis-based practice issues, or service delivery models describing a practice innovation. Grant recipients are encouraged to use the grant to attend the APA convention to present their work. The papers of the grant recipients may qualify for publication in the APA Division 42 journal, Practice Innovations. Up to two $2,000 grants are available to graduate students (within 2 years or less of completing the doctoral degree) and/or early career psychologists (within 10 years of earning the doctoral degree). Winner(s) will receive a 1-year free membership to Division 42.
Bruce and Jane Walsh Grant in Memory of John Holland
The Bruce and Jane Walsh Grant in Memory of John Holland supports scientific, scholarly, or applied research and/or educational activities investigating how personality, culture, and environment influence work behavior and health (mental and physical). Preference will be given to early career psychologists no more than 10 years postdoctoral, and pilot projects that, if successful, would be strong candidates for support from major federal and foundation funding agencies, and demonstration projects that promise to generalize broadly to similar settings in other geographical areas and/or to other settings. John Holland was a renowned vocational and personality psychologist, and a pioneer in the field of vocational psychology. Holland's Theory of Vocational Choice inspired the creation of the Holland Codes (RIASEC), which refer to the idea that careers and vocational choice can be based upon personality types. In his honor, Bruce and Mrs. Jane Walsh have funded this grant, which has generously supported graduate students and early career psychologists who investigate how personality, culture and environment influence work-related behavior and health.
David H. and Beverly A. Barlow Grant
The David H. and Beverly A. Barlow Grant supports innovative basic and clinical research on anxiety and anxiety-related disorders conducted by graduate students and early career researchers. Dr. David H. Barlow is a pioneer in the field of anxiety and anxiety-related disorders and founder and director emeritus of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University. Dr. and Mrs. Barlow have generously funded this grant to continue supporting innovative and impactful research in the area of anxiety and related disorders. The grant provides funding to support graduate students and early career psychologists conducting clinical research on anxiety and other related disorders, with an emphasis on quality, viability, and potential impact of proposed projects. Applications are evaluated based on originality, innovation, contribution to the field of anxiety, and the applicant's demonstrated competence and capability to execute the proposed work.
Psychology of Antisemitism Grant
The Psychology of Antisemitism Grant supports annual grants to applicants who design, develop, or implement programs or research projects that aim to reduce antisemitism or mitigate its effects. Applicants must propose well-formulated programs or research projects using interventions with a theoretical foundation that they will also evaluate for their effectiveness using state-of-the-science methods. Pilot studies are welcome. The grant is exclusively for psychological researchers using psychological theory. Graduate students and psychologists with a doctoral degree of any career stage are eligible to apply. APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography. Grantees must provide IRB approval before funding can be disbursed, though IRB approval is not required at the time of application. The funding period ends 12 months from the check date. Applications are evaluated on quality and feasibility, anticipated impact on reducing antisemitism or mitigating its effects, applicant competency, and criticality of funding.
Division 39 Marsha D. McCary Fund Grant for Psychoanalysis
The Marsha D. McCary Division 39 Fund for Psychoanalysis, named for the Fund's founder, was established to increase public awareness of the benefits of psychoanalytic principles and treatments, and the applicability of psychoanalytic thought to clinical, organizational, and social problems. Through the annual grants, the Fund seeks to recognize and promote the contributions of psychoanalysis to psychology as a science and profession. It encourages and supports programs in education, research, and service that will advance the profession and keep the psychological community and the public informed of developments in psychoanalytic scholarship, research, and practice. The Fund hopes to focus on populations that are in need of support, such as early career professionals, students from diverse backgrounds, and therapists working with underserved populations.
Practice Based Evidence Fund Grant
The Practice Based Evidence Fund grant supports psychologists and trainees who are primarily affiliated with community mental health settings, private practice settings, or other local outpatient settings. One annual grant is available to support efforts to document, evaluate, or implement practices in those settings, meant to provide initial resources to support novel research. Applicants may submit one of two types of project proposals: (1) Projects to evaluate clinical practice, describing the identified innovation and a proposal for how to evaluate its effectiveness, or (2) Projects to implement evidence-based practices in typical practice settings, seeking to evaluate clinical care and implementation of evidence-based practices. Special priority is given to projects with the potential to impact marginalized or under-resourced communities or populations.
Fund for Racial and Ethnic Diversity (FRED) Scholarship for Emerging Scholars
The Fund for Racial and Ethnic Diversity (FRED) Scholarship for Emerging Scholars supports undergraduate students from traditionally underrepresented communities of color with a demonstrated desire to pursue a graduate degree in psychology, specifically in clinical and/or research areas. The scholarship is sponsored by the American Psychological Foundation in partnership with the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP). This program aims to increase diversity in the field of psychology by supporting emerging scholars from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds as they transition from undergraduate to graduate studies. Applicants must demonstrate a passion and desire to pursue psychology after completing their undergraduate program. The scholarship provides financial support to help offset educational expenses for students committed to advancing psychological science and practice.
Direct Action Visionary Grants
The APF Direct Action Visionary Grants seek to fund innovative interventions, based on psychological knowledge, that directly address pressing needs of communities. Research is critical to advancing the field of psychology, but communities also need care right now. APF is uniquely positioned to accomplish both. Through APF Direct Action Visionary Grants, the foundation is particularly interested in supporting communities and populations dealing with prejudice, bias, intolerance, and all forms of bigotry including racism, antisemitism, homophobia, and misogyny. Projects should support APF's four Visionary Priorities: Serve Marginalized Communities, End Prejudice & Stigma, Prevent Violence, and Explore Mind-Body Health Connections. The grants support evidence-based psychological interventions or resources that have demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work. Projects are not limited to clinical or academic settings. Eligible projects include evaluation of the implementation of an evidence-based intervention in a specific community, bridging the gap to bring an evidence-based intervention to a community in need, and translation and evaluation of psychological knowledge into a form that can be easily distributed to and understood by a community in need. The program will not fund facility renovations or acquisitions, proof of concept projects, clinical trials, or pilot studies unless the intervention is currently being implemented in a real-world setting.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 39
- Active Now
- 16
- Source Domain
- ampsychfdn.org
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