Funding Opportunities
Division 18 Research Grant
The Division 18 research grant supports efforts in research that advance public service. Division 18 is particularly interested in supporting doctoral-level graduate student and early career psychologists’ research.
The Division 18 research grant supports efforts in research that advance public service. Division 18 is particularly interested in supporting doctoral-level graduate student and early career psychologists’ research.
More information about Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service)
Eligibility
APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.
Applicants must:
- be a member of APA Division 18 at the time of application submission
- be early career psychologists (no more than 10 years postdoctoral) OR current students in a doctoral-level psychology program. Applicants enrolled in a terminal master’s-level program are not eligible
- agree that, if awarded a grant, they will present their work through a Division 18 webinar or convention/professional meeting, or write a Division 18 newsletter article
Application Instructions
Application Materials:
- project proposal
- includes dissemination & publication plan
- project timeline
- detailed budget and justification
- CV
Components of the project proposal:
- goals, relevant background/literature review
- methods (must be detailed enough so that the design, assessments, and procedures can be evaluated), statistics & data analysis plan
- anticipated outcomes, significance and impact
- dissemination & publication plan (an example of a dissemination method is presenting at a conference) (please be sure your plan includes strategies that target the APA Division 18 membership or audience, strategies can also include dissemination and/or publication beyond APA Division 18)
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated on:
- quality and impact
- innovation, originality, & contribution to the field
- competency of applicant
- empirical soundness of proposal
- dissemination and publication plan
- relevance to APA Division 18
- budget allocations
- criticality of funding
Please be advised that APF does not provide feedback to applicants on their proposals.
Please review our Program FAQs for important details on the application process.
Recent Recipient
Madison Smith
East Tennessee State University
“Impact of a Brief DBT Skills Group on Recidivism and Post-release Functioning Among People with BPD in Rural Jails”
Past Recipients
2024
Madison Smith, East Tennessee State University
“Impact of a Brief DBT Skills Group on Recidivism and Post-release Functioning Among People with BPD in Rural Jails”
2022
Kymmalett Ross, Texas Tech University