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 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.
Research priority topic: 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.
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 graduate students in the process of completing their dissertations.
Application Instructions
Application Materials:
- dissertation abstract
- dissertation timeline
- detailed budget and justification
- CV
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated on:
- impact and innovation
- quality of dissertation research
- conformance to program goals
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
Yuexing Hao
Cornell University
“Navigating Objectivity in a Subjective World: Leveraging LLM-Based Expert-in-the-Loop Chatbots for Enhancing Prostate Cancer Patient Education and Psychological Engagement”
Past Recipients
2024
Yuexing Hao, Cornell University
“Navigating Objectivity in a Subjective World: Leveraging LLM-Based Expert-in-the-Loop Chatbots for Enhancing Prostate Cancer Patient Education and Psychological Engagement”
2023
Alyssa Di Bartolomeo, York University
“Investigating the Effects of a Novel Deliberate Practice Psychotherapy Training Intervention for Community Mental Health Workers”