Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

  • Be a graduate student or early career psychologist (a doctoral-level psychologist who is no more than 10 years postdoctoral)
  • Be affiliated with nonprofit charitable, educational and scientific institutions, or governmental entities operating exclusively for charitable and educational purposes
  • Each individual project, however, can only win once

Other requirements

  • _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://apf.apa.org/funding/blasey-ford/)._
  • Applicants must
  • Have a demonstrated knowledge of trauma and trauma research
  • Have demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work

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

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.

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Grant

The Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Grant will provide up to $3,000 to support graduate students and early career researchers conducting innovative work focusing on the understanding, prevention and/or treatment of the consequences of exposure to traumatic events such as sexual assault, sexual harassment and/or rape.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

  • Applicants must:
    • be a graduate student or early career psychologist (a doctoral-level psychologist who is no more than 10 years postdoctoral)
    • be affiliated with nonprofit charitable, educational and scientific institutions, or governmental entities operating exclusively for charitable and educational purposes
    • have a demonstrated knowledge of trauma and trauma research
    • have demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work
  • International applicants from countries that have diplomatic relations with the United States and who meet the other eligibility requirements may apply for APF funding.
  • You can apply to as many APF programs as you like.
    • Researchers can win multiple awards for different projects.
    • Each individual project, however, can only win once.

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.

Example grants

  • American Psychological Assn · Washington, DC

    Research & fellowship grant

    $225K

  • APF Access LLC · Washington, DC

    Research grant

    $129K

  • Palo Alto University Inc · Palo Alto, CA

    Research grant

    $34K

  • Coalition for the Common Good DBA Antioch University · Keene, NH

    Research grant

    $31K

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA

    Research grant

    $29K

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

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Science research
  • Mental health

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