Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

  • Minority graduate students enrolled in accredited psychology master’s or doctoral programs

Geography

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

Other requirements

  • _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://apf.apa.org/funding/queen-nellie-evans/)._
  • International applicants from countries that have diplomatic relations with the United States and who meet the other eligibility requirements may apply for APF funding

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

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.

Queen-Nellie Evans Award

The APF Queen-Nellie Evans Award will fund a graduate student from an underrepresented group, who has a demonstrated financial need and is committed to improving the disparities in societal structures and issues that negatively impact communities of color, particularly communities of African descent, particularly:

  • root causes
  • interventions
  • direct or indirect effects to individual mental and physical health and well-being
  • broader negative social or psychological effects on the impacted population

Eligibility

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

  • Applicants must be minority graduate students enrolled in accredited psychology master’s or doctoral programs.
  • International applicants from countries that have diplomatic relations with the United States and who meet the other eligibility requirements may apply for APF funding.
  • APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.

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

  • Mental health
  • BIPOC
  • Minorities

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