Funding Opportunities

Joseph B. Gittler Award

The Joseph B. Gittler Award was established through a bequest from Joseph Gittler, PhD, who wished to recognize psychologists who are making and will continue to make scholarly contributions to the philosophical foundations of psychological knowledge.

Deadline: June 5, 2024
Amount: $4,500
Sponsors: APF

The Joseph B. Gittler Award was established through a bequest from Joseph Gittler, PhD, who wished to recognize psychologists who are making and will continue to make scholarly contributions to the philosophical foundations of psychological knowledge.

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 psychologists with an EdD, PsyD, or PhD from accredited universities
  • demonstrate contributions to the philosophical foundations of psychology, particularly over the last five to 10 years (psychologists of all levels of careers will be considered within this criterion)

Self-nominations are accepted.

Application Instructions

Nomination Materials:

  • statement of accomplishments in the targeted area over the last 5 to 10 years
  • plan for the next 5 years to contribute to the philosophy of psychological knowledge
  • letter of recommendation supporting candidate’s qualifications with reference to the program goals (requested through application portal)
  • current CV

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

Dr. Chaz Firestone

Johns Hopkins University

“Over the last decade, Firestone has made—as he will surely continue to make—a wealth of deep and important scholarly contributions to the philosophical foundations of psychological knowledge, most notably in relation to the nature and contents of perception, as well as its relationship with thought, memory, belief and action.”

Past Recipients

2024

Dr. Chaz Firestone, Johns Hopkins University

2023

Dr. Henrike Moll, University of Southern California

2022

Thomas Teo, PhD, York University

2021

Professor Mark Freeman, the College of the Holy Cross

2020

Tania Lombrozo, PhD, Princeton University

2019

Igor Grossmann, University of Waterloo

2018

Lisa Osbeck, PhD, University of West Georgia

2017

Jill Morawski, PhD, Wesleyan University

2016

Blaine Fowers, PhD, University of Miami

2015

Henderikus J. Stam, PhD, University of Calgary

2014

Amedeo Giorgi, PhD

2013

Dean Keith Simonton, PhD, University of California, Davis

2012

Barbara S. Held, PhD, Bowdoin College

2011

Daniel N. Robinson, PhD, Oxford University

2010

Louis Sass, PhD, Rutgers University

2009

Daniel Kahneman, PhD, Princeton University

2008

Jerome S. Bruner, PhD, New York University