Research Support and Awards

Distinguished Student Contribution
For graduate students in psychology for research into psychological issues of importance to gay, lesbian, or bisexual individuals, groups, or communities.

Health Research with Diverse Populations
The National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development invite submission of grant applications for biological, behavioral, social, mental health, and drug and alcohol abuse research with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and related populations. Application information is contained in program announcement PA-06-218.

Roy Scrivner Research Small Grant Award
Supports empirical research focused on lesbian, gay, and bisexual family psychology and lesbian, gay, and bisexual family therapy.

Wayne F. Placek Award
Encourages 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.

Lesbian Health Fund Call for Submissions
The Lesbian Health Fund, a program of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association is accepting proposals for research on lesbian health until May 15 for the current application cycle. The Fund is especially interested in research to address the diversity of sexual minority women's communities, studies of health promotion and health improvement in lesbian and bisexual women, studies that are potentially publishable, and studies that are conducted as first steps toward larger grant applications.

Point Foundation LGBT Scholarships
Point Foundation provides scholarships, mentorship, leadership training and hope for undergraduate and graduate students of merit who have been marginalized due to sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

The Spring Clara Mayo Grants Program 
The Clara Mayo Grant program was set up to support masters' theses or pre-dissertation research on aspects of sexism, racism, or prejudice, with preference given to students enrolled in a terminal master's program. Studies of the application of theory or the design of interventions or treatments to address these problems are welcome.