Funding Opportunities
Esther Katz Rosen Pre College Psychology Grant Program
The Esther Katz Rosen Pre College Psychology Grant Program provides financial support for efforts aimed at improving the quality of education in psychological science and its application in the secondary schools for high ability students. Proposals must focus on supplying education for gifted and talented high school students.
About the Esther Katz Rosen Fund
The Esther Katz Rosen Fund derives from a bequest to support “activities related to the advancement and application of knowledge about gifted children.”
About the Pre College Psychology Grant Program
The Esther Katz Rosen Pre College Psychology Grant Program provides financial support for efforts aimed at improving the quality of education in psychological science and its application in the secondary schools for high ability students. Proposals must focus on supplying education for gifted and talented high school students.
Program Goals:
- improves the quality of high school education in psychology
- encourages high ability high school students to pursue careers in psychology
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 an educational institution, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, or individual affiliated with a qualifying institution.
Teaching time releases are not supported from the Rosen Fund.
Application Instructions
Application Materials:
- project proposal
- project timeline
- detailed budget and justification
- CV
- two letters of support (requested through application portal)
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated on:
- conformance with stated program goals
- nature and magnitude of incremental contribution
- capability for accomplishing the proposed work
- likelihood of producing generalizable outcomes
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. Harold Takooshian
Psi Alpha, inc.
“Promoting excellence in high school student research”
Past Recipients
2024
Dr. Julia Roberts, Western Kentucky University
“Inspiring Young Psychologists through Residential Summer Programming”
2023
Drs. Harold Takooshian and Brian Gerber, Fordham University and Psi Alpha, inc.
“Promoting excellence in high school student research”
2021
Mariska Kret, PhD, Leiden University, Holland
2020
Michael Wheaton, PhD, Barnard College
2018
Simpfronia Taylor, PhD, University of Tennessee Martin
2016
Joshua Hartshorne, PhD, Boston College
Linda Jones, PhD, Belmont University
2012
Veronica Guay, Mount Wachusett Community College
2011
Pamela Ansburg, PhD, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Sarah Wills, Spoon River Valley Public Schools
2010
Thomas P. Fitzgibbons, PhD, Martinsville City Public Schools
Gerardo Ramirez, University of Chicago
2009
Kristina Olson, PhD, Yale University
2008
Jill Lynn and Richard G. Trogisch, District of Columbia Public Schools
Laura A. Rabin, PhD, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
2007
Timothy K. Daugherty, PhD, Winthrop University
Jill Lynn and Emily Leary, Pre-college Psychology Programs, American Psychological Association
Melanie Page, PhD, Oklahoma State University
Laura A. Rabin, PhD, Brooklyn College, City University of New York