APF: Psychology, Philanthropy

Graduate students awarded first two $25,000 APF Rosen Fellowships

Jill Adelson of the University of Connecticut will explore the effects of gifted programming in elementary schools to determine the benefits and drawbacks and seeks to provide information for policy makers to determine the adequacy of gifted learning programs in the United States.

Thalia Goldstein of Boston College will continue her line of research on social cognition in a two-part study that will determine the link between acting and social cognition, and test whether training in acting promotes social cognition giftedness in children and adolescents.

The Rosen Fellowships provide financial support for activities related to the psychological understanding of gifted and talented children and adolescents. The Fellowships are the newest program supported by APF’s Esther Katz Rosen Fund, which Dr. Rosen established through a generous bequest in 1974. To learn more click here.

Upcoming Deadlines

September 2008 Visionary Funds Multi-Cycle Grants (September 1) Todd E. Husted Memorial Dissertation Award (September 15)

October 2008 Visionary Funds One-Cycle Grants (October 1) Theodore Millon Award in Personality Psychology (October 1) Theodore Blau Early Career Award (October 1)

November 2008 Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant (November 1) Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowship (November 15)

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Dissertation Award Available APF offers the $2,000 Todd E. Husted Memorial Award for the best dissertation on serious mental illness. To learn more Click here.

Apply for a Visionary Fund Grant APF accepts unsolicited grant proposals on a quarterly basis for programs in three priority areas. Learn how to Apply for a Grant.

Nancy Cantor Recognized APF Honorary Trustee, Nancy Cantor, Chancellor and President of Syracuse University, was awarded the 2008 Carnegie Corporation Academic Leadership Award.