Scholarships and Fellowships

APF Grant and Scholarship Programs: Frequently Asked Questions

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) places a premium on developing psychological talent.

Graduate students encounter a number of financial needs in the course of their training, and APF is committed to trying to meet those needs so that the most capable students can thrive in the field.  APF gives scholarships, dissertation funding, research support, travel grants, and fellowships to launch careers for graduate students dedicated to the discipline. Student support ranges from $300 for travel support to $25,000 for fellowships.

Scholarships, Fellowships, and Dissertation Awards

APF/COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarships: $1,000 to $5,000 general scholarships.

Benton-Meier Scholarships: $2,500 scholarships for neuropsychology graduate students.

Violet and Cyril Franks Scholarship: $5,000 for work in stigma related to mental illness.

Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowships: $25,000 fellowships for graduate students in child psychology.

F. J. McGuigan Dissertation Award: $2,000 to support dissertation research on the materialistic understanding of the human mind, both empirically and theoretically.

Annette U. Rickel Dissertation Award: $1,000 for dissertation research on public policy, which has the potential to improve services for children and families facing psychosocial issues.

Esther Katz Rosen Fellowships: $25,000 for work related to the psychological understanding of gifted children and youth.

Research Grants

Henry P. David Research Grant: $1,500 for work in the behavioral aspects of human reproductive behavior or an area related to population concerns.

Randy Gerson Memorial Grant (alternate years): $6,000 for work in the systemic understanding of couple and/or family dynamics and/or multi-generational processes.

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

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.

Roy Scrivner Grant: $12,000 annual grant for empirical and applied research focused on lesbian, gay, and bisexual family psychology and lesbian, gay, and bisexual family therapy.

Visionary and Weiss Grants: $5,000 to $20,000 to seed innovation through supporting research, education, and intervention projects and programs.

Travel Grants

Henry P. David Travel Grant: $1,500 for work in the behavioral aspects of human reproductive behavior or an area related to population concerns.

Paul E. Henkin Travel Grant: $1,000 to defer the costs of registration, lodging, and travel for student members of APA Division 16 to attend the APA Annual Convention.

Ungerleider/Zimbardo Travel Scholarships: $300 travel awards for seven graduate students to present their papers at the APA Convention.