Lorraine D. Eyde Fund Grant

Lorraine D. Eyde Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Psychological Foundation Inc
Amount: Up to US $3,500
Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Summary

The Lorraine D. Eyde Fund Grant, offered by the American Psychological Foundation, supports early career psychologists and graduate students conducting research on the ethical use of psychological tests. This grant encourages proposals that address issues such as test reliability, bias, and the impact on marginalized populations. Researchers from diverse fields like neuropsychology and vocational psychology are invited to apply, with a focus on enhancing ethical standards in psychological assessments.

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. Lorraine D. Eyde Fund Grant This grant is designed to sponsor research investigating issues surrounding the ethical and professional use of psychological tests. Research proposals can focus on elements of testing such as privacy and confidentiality; quality of tests (reliability and validity); tests in employment selection; test construction; qualifications of psychologists utilizing tests; race, gender and transgender issues in testing; and inherent bias in tests and testing procedures that disproportionately impact underserved or marginalized populations. Researchers from a broad range of content areas are encouraged to apply, including neuropsychology, personality, vocational psychology, educational testing and entrance examinations, cognitive ability testing, and other fields where testing plays a prominent role. Grant proposals are not limited to the examples cited above and may include a substantial range of issues related to test use and ethics.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants must:Applicants must be graduate students or early career psychologists (no more than 10 years postdoctoral).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.