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Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant: Graduate Student

American Psychological Foundation

Funding Amount

Up to US $16,500

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant: Graduate Student

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Psychological Foundation Inc
Amount: Up to US $16,500
Last Updated: October 24, 2024

Summary

The Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant supports graduate students and early career psychologists conducting research to enhance the lives of cancer patients and survivors through psychological interventions. Offered by the American Psychological Foundation, this grant emphasizes diversity in applicants and aims to foster innovative solutions to the challenges faced by those affected by cancer. Notably, it alternates eligibility between graduate students in odd years and early career psychologists in even years.

Overview

NOTE: The grant will be awarded to a graduate student in odd years and an early career psychologist in even years. See page for Early Career Psychologist here. American Psychological Foundation APF is a grant-making foundation that funds early career psychologists and graduate students using psychology to solve important problems and improve people’s lives. Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant The Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant was made possible by the generosity of the Academy for Cancer Wellness, Inc., a non-profit organization established in 1995 by Alice F. Chang, along with John J. Welker and his wife, the late Gertrude Welker. Its purpose is to provide support for cancer patients, as well as for their family and friends.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The grant will be awarded to a graduate student in odd years and an early career psychologist in even years.Applicants from Arizona and New Mexico are encouraged to apply.APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.Applicants must be early career psychologists no more than 10 years post-doctoral.

Ineligibility

APF does not allow institutional indirect/administrative/overhead costs and/or fees to be taken out of grant monies.

What American Psychological Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024
38
Total given
$1.07M
Median grant
$20K
Range
$5,906–$225K
  • By dollars: District of Columbia 37%, California 10%, Georgia 6%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA; Los Angeles, CA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

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IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

cancerscience-research

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