How much funding does Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant: Graduate Student provide?

Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant: Graduate Student provides Up to US $16,500 in funding.

When is the deadline for Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant: Graduate Student?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant: Graduate Student

American Psychological Foundation

Foundation Grants for Cancer Nonprofits Grants for Science Research

Funding Amount

Up to US $16,500

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Geography

APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.

Other requirements

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.
Applicants must be early career psychologists no more than 10 years post-doctoral.

Not eligible / not funded

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

Overview

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.

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.
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

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, 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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