Wayne F. Placek Grants

The Wayne F. Placek Grants support scientific research to increase the general public's understanding of homosexuality and to alleviate the stress that gay men and lesbians experience in this and future civilizations. Since 1995, the Placek Fund has granted more than $1 million.

The grants support empirical research from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences on any topic related to lesbian, gay, or bisexual issues. Proposals are especially encouraged for empirical studies that address the following topics:

• heterosexuals' attitudes and behaviors toward lesbians and gay men, including prejudice, discrimination, and violence;
• family and workplace issues relevant to lesbians and gay men; and
• subgroups of the lesbian and gay population that have historically been underrepresented in scientific research.

There are two categories of grants available:

• Large Grants offer up to $65,000 in research support. Large Grant RFP
  
• Small Grants provide up to $5,000 in research support and are intended to encourage small-scale scientific research.

Eligibility: All applicants (including co-investigators) must have a doctoral degree at the time of application and must be affiliated with a college, university, or research institute that meets U.S. federal requirements for administering research awards.

Applicants who are currently conducting research funded by a large Placek grant are not eligible to apply for a small grant.

Deadlines:
March 9, 2008 (Large)
January 31, 2009 (Small)

These grants are made possible by a bequest from Wayne Placek, a participant in Dr. Evelyn Hooker's groundbreaking research in the 1950s which showed that homosexuality is not a form of psychopathology.