Foundation Grants

For Early Career Psychologists

• AAPA APF Okura Mental Health Leadership Foundation Fellowship

  $20,000 to support psychology’s efforts to benefit the Asian American and Pacific Islander community through research.

• APF/Division 29 Early Career Award

  $2,500 to recognize promising contributions to psychotherapy, psychology and Div. 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy) by a division member with 10 or fewer years of postdoctoral experience. 

• APF/Division 37 Diane J. Willis Early Career Award

  $2,000 to support talented young psychologists making contributions towards informing, advocating for and improving the mental health and well-being of children and families particularly through policy.

• APA/Division 39 Grant

  $4,000 to support efforts in education, research and service that advance and encourage the field of psychoanalysis. 

• Bruce and Jane Walsh Grant in Memory of John Holland

  $13,000 to support the investigation of how personality, culture and environment influence work behavior and health.

• David H. and Beverly A. Barlow Grant

  Up to $9,000 to support innovative research, education and intervention efforts that advance psychological knowledge and application in understanding and fostering the connection between behavior and health.  

• David Wechsler Early Career Grant for Innovative Work in Cognition

  Up to $25,000 to support early career psychologists pursuing innovative work in neuropsychology, intelligence and/or the assessment aspects of cognition.

• Esther Katz Rosen Fund Grants

  Up to $50,000 for work related to the psychological understanding of gifted children and youth.

• F. J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Research Prize on Understanding the Human Mind

  $25,000 to support research that aims to advance, both empirically and theoretically, a materialistic understanding of the human mind.

• Frances M. Culbertson Travel Grant

  $1,500 to support women from developing countries who are in the early stages of their careers by providing travel funds to attend conferences in psychology.

• Henry P. David Grants for Research and International Travel in Human Reproductive Behavior and Population Studies

  $1,500 for work in the behavioral aspects of human reproductive behavior or an area related to population concerns.

• John and Polly Sparks Early Career Grant for Psychologists Investigating Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED)

  Up to $17,000 for research in the area of early intervention and treatment for serious emotional disturbance in children.

• Lizette Peterson-Homer Injury Prevention Grant Award

  $5,000 for research on the prevention of injuries in children and adolescents through accidents, violence, abuse or suicide.

• Pearson Early Career Grant

  $12,000 to support early career psychologists to work in an area of critical social need.

• Robert L. Fantz Memorial Award for Young Psychologists

  $2,000 to support careers of promising young investigators conducting scientific research on perceptual-cognitive development and development of selective attention.

• The Drs. Rosalee G. and Raymond A. Weiss Research and Program Innovation Grants

  $1,000 to seed innovation through supporting research, education, and intervention projects and programs.

• Theodore Blau Early Career Award for Outstanding Contribution to Professional Clinical Psychology

  $4,000 to honor a clinical psychologist for professional accomplishments in clinical psychology.

• Visionary Grants

  Up to $20,000 to seed innovation through supporting research, education, and intervention projects and programs.

• Wayne F. Placek Grants

  $15,000 to support empirical research from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences on any topic related to lesbian, gay or bisexual issues.

For Mid and Senior Level Psychologists

• Alexander Gralnick Research Investigator Prize

  $20,000 to support exceptional research and mentoring accomplishments in the area of serious mental illness.

• APA/Division 39 Grant

  $4,000 to support efforts in education, research and service that advance and encourage the field of psychoanalysis. 

• David H. and Beverly A. Barlow Grant

  Up to $9,000 to support innovative research, education and intervention efforts that advance psychological knowledge and application in understanding and fostering the connection between behavior and health.  

• Division 17 Counseling Psychology Grants

  Up to $7,000 available to enhance the science and practice of counseling psychology.

• Esther Katz Rosen Fund Grants

  Up to $50,000 for work related to the psychological understanding of gifted children and youth.

• Jacquelin Goldman Congressional Fellowship

  Up to $90,000 to support a congressional fellow with an interest in policies that affect the psychological development of children.

• Lizette Peterson-Homer Injury Prevention Grant Award

  $5,000 for research on the prevention of injuries in children and adolescents through accidents, violence, abuse or suicide.

• The Drs. Rosalee G. and Raymond A. Weiss Research and Program Innovation Grants

  $1,000 to seed innovation through supporting research, education, and intervention projects and programs.

• Theodore Millon Award in Personality Psychology

  $1,000 to honor an outstanding psychologist engaged in advancing the science of personality psychology.

• Visionary Grants

  Up to $20,000 to seed innovation through supporting research, education, and intervention projects and programs.

For Teachers of Psychology

• High School Psychology Teacher Network Grants

  $3,000 to support the development of local and regional networks of high school psychology teachers. Proposals to support local workshops for teachers are preferred.

• Professional Development Awards for High School Psychology Teachers

  Up to $500 to help high school psychology teachers travel to and attend the APA Annual Convention, Aug. 6-9, 2015, Toronto.

Achievement Awards

• Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award

  $2,000 to recognize a significant career of contributions of a psychologist who is an exceptional teacher of psychology.

• Gold Medal Awards for Life Achievement

  These awards are bestowed in recognition of a distinguished career and enduring contribution to psychology.

• Joseph B. Gittler Award

  $7,500 for scholarly contributions to the philosophical foundations of psychological knowledge.

• Wilhelm Wundt-William James Award for Exceptional Contributions to Trans-Atlantic Psychology

  This award for exceptional contributions to trans-Atlantic psychology recognizes a significant record of trans-Atlantic research collaboration.