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The APF Division 49 Group Psychotherapy Grant supports innovative group psychotherapy research applied to small groups in a naturalistic setting. This grant focuses primarily on groups in a therapeutic context, including effectiveness of different approaches to group therapy. Although this will often involve studies of group psychotherapy, it may also include other groups with health implications such as support groups for smoking cessation or weight loss. In addition to the grant funds, the awardee receives a three-year membership to Division 49. Samples of appropriate topics include efficacy of group therapy for specific disorders, impact of member individual differences on effectiveness of group therapy, relative efficacy of different modes of therapy, and the role of group climate in the effectiveness of group therapy. Preference is given to early career psychologists (10 years or fewer postdoctoral) and to proposals which integrate group psychotherapy into the proposed research.

The Division 49 Group Psychology Grant supports innovative group psychology research focused toward groups in applied settings. This grant focuses primarily on processes and performance in non-disordered populations, which may also include members' beliefs about and identification with the group. Sample topics include the impact of individual differences, beliefs, and situational or structural factors on group processes, judgment, decision-making, or performance; the impact of group interaction on member states such as beliefs, affect, and identification; differences in leadership and its impact on group process or performance; and measurement of group-level constructs such as team emotional intelligence, group cohesion, collective resilience, and collective efficacy. In addition to the grant funds, the awardee receives a three-year membership to Division 49 (Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy). The grant is offered by the American Psychological Foundation in partnership with Division 49.