Funding Opportunities

Richardson-Lowman Serious Mental Illness Research Grant

The Richardson-Lowman Serious Mental Illness Research Grant supports Serious Mental Illness (SMI) clinical research and SMI program evaluation by doctoral level psychologists.

Deadline: January 31, 2025
Amount: $3,750
Sponsors: APF

The Richardson-Lowman Serious Mental Illness Research Grant supports Serious Mental Illness (SMI) clinical research and SMI program evaluation by doctoral level psychologists.

Three SMI areas of particular interest are:

  • functional assessment and rehabilitation including self-care, work, housing and health care; and/or
  • the interaction of mental illness and physical health in middle age and old age; and/or
  • mental health of incarcerated persons.

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 doctoral level psychologists of any career stage. Priority will be given to early career psychologists
  • Demonstrate competence and capacity to execute the proposed work

Application Instructions

Application Materials:

  • Detailed project proposal that makes a case for the need to be addressed
  • Project timeline
  • Detailed budget and justification:
  • CV of applicant
  • IRB Approval:
    • This program requires that applicants specify how they will handle obtaining appropriate IRB approvals and finding any necessary collaborators in order to complete their work. Applicants are not required to have IRB approval at the time of application. Applicants must provide a copy of the project’s IRB approval letter (or a waiver that indicates that their project does not require IRB approval) before funding can be disbursed.

Evaluation Criteria

Applicants will be evaluated on:

  • quality, viability, and potential impact of the proposed project
  • originality, innovation, and contribution to the field of serious mental illness
  • applicant’s demonstrated competence and capability to execute the proposed work
  • criticality of funding for execution of work

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.

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