Funding Opportunities

Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Dissertation Research Grant

The APF 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, 2024
Amount: $1,250
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.

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

Delane Linkiewich

University of Guelph

“The Development and Feasibility of the Chronic Pain Group Peer Support (GPS) Intervention”

Past Recipients

2023

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