Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Dissertation Research Grant
Funding Amount
US $1,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Current doctoral students in the process of completing their dissertations
Geography
- APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.
Overview
The Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Dissertation Research Grant, offered by the American Psychological Foundation Inc, provides $1,250 in funding to doctoral students in clinical, counseling, or community psychology who have lived experience. This grant aims to support dissertation research related to peer support, survivor research, and the c/s/x movement, thereby enhancing the understanding and impact of lived experiences in psychology. Diverse applicants are encouraged to apply.
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.
Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Dissertation Research Grant
The APF Lived Experience Fund Dissertation Research Grant supports a doctoral student in clinical, counseling, or community psychology with lived experience who is doing their dissertation in a topic area related to peer support, survivor research, the c/s/x movement, disclosure of lived experience, or other projects in the general area focused on lived experience.
Amount: $1,250
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Eligibility
APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.Applicants must be current doctoral students in the process of completing their dissertations.
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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American Psychological Assn · Washington, DC
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$31K
Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA
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- Mental health
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