Funding & Grants
Resources for Writing Successful Funding Applications
Presenting an effective funding application or proposal can be a challenge. The following funding presentations were given at the APA Convention and contain valuable information for putting together a solid funding application.
- A Beginner's Guide to the National Institues of Health (PPT, 1.3 MB)
Presentation by Ronald Abeles and Minda Lynch, PhD - What to Expect When Writing an NRSA: Advice from Personal Experience (PPT, 56 KB)
Presentation by Stephanie N. Washburn, APA Science Student Council - The Craft of Grant Writing (PPT, 1.4 MB)
Provides tips on the grant writing process including creating reviewer-friendly text, formatting, and graphics. Reviews the parts of an NIH grant application and gives advice for writing each section. - The National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense Agencies (PPT, 166 KB)
Provides an overview of the National Science Foundation and their grant application and review process. - Starting your career as a researcher: How to write research proposals (general) (PPT, 3.9 MB)
Presentation from a seminar for graduate students and post-docs planning to enter research-related careers requiring the writing of proposals to federal agencies, foundations and other granting agencies. - Starting your career as a researcher: How to write research proposals (humanities specific) (PPT, 1.5 MB)
Presentation from a seminar for graduate students and post-docs planning to enter research-related careers requiring the writing of proposals to federal agencies, foundations and other granting agencies. - Earth, Environmental and Ecological Mission Agencies (PPT, 64 KB)
Provides information about obtaining funding from earth, environmental and ecological mission agencies including, the USDA, DOE, EPA, USGS, NASA and NOAA. - OGS Graduate Student Seminar: National Institutes of Health (PPT, 1.8 MB)
Basic overview of the NIH and the grants they fund. Includes information about the grant writing process for this agency.
APA Awards
The APA Science Directorate assists psychology graduate students each year through its awards program. The Directorate offers three awards:
APF/COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarships
In addition to its own awards program, the Directorate administers the APF/COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarships, sponsored by the American Psychological Foundation (APF) in cooperation with the Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP). This scholarship program includes the Ruth G. and Joseph D. Matarazzo Scholarship of $3,000, the Clarence J. Rosecrans Scholarship of $2,000 and several additional scholarships of $1,000 each.
Government Grants
Grants from APA Divisions
- American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS) (APA Division 41)
- The Hyde Graduate Student Research Grants (APA Division 35: The Psychology of Women)
- The Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP) (APA Division 12, Section 3)
- Society of Pediatric Psychology Routh Student Research Grant (APA Division 12, Section 5)
