Funding Opportunities

Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Dissertation Research Grant

The Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Dissertation Research Grant supports a doctoral student in clinical, counseling, or community psychology with lived experience who is doing their dissertation in a topic area related to peer support, survivor research, the c/s/x movement, disclosure of lived experience, or other projects in the general area focused on lived experience.

Deadline: October 16, 2025
Amount: 1 grant of $1,000
Sponsors: APF, Division 18

The Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Dissertation Research Grant supports a doctoral student in clinical, counseling, or community psychology with lived experience who is doing their dissertation in a topic area related to peer support, survivor research, the c/s/x movement, disclosure of lived experience, or other projects in the general area focused on lived experience.

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 current doctoral students in the process of completing their dissertations.

Application Instructions

Application Materials:

  • dissertation research grant proposal 
  • project timeline 
  • detailed budget and justification
  • CV

Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated on:

  • impact and innovation
  • 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

Broquelynn D. Shepard

Virginia Commonwealth University

“Blossoming in the Margins: Sista Circles as counter-spaces fat Black women’s healing”

Past Recipients

2024

Broquelynn D. Shepard, Virginia Commonwealth University
“Blossoming in the Margins: Sista Circles as counter-spaces fat Black women’s healing”

2023

Delane Linkiewich, University of Guelph
“The Development and Feasibility of the Chronic Pain Group Peer Support (GPS) Intervention”