Due July 1, 2020
APF’s only undergraduate program. The Brehm Undergraduate Scholarship Program will provide assistance to students majoring in psychology with demonstrated financial need. International students and students who are undocumented are welcome to apply.
Eligibility:
Be an undergraduate student majoring in psychology at an accredited college or university.
Be enrolled as a declared psychology major for the upcoming fall 2020 semester*.
Have a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA
Demonstrate financial need (typically the FAFSA, but accommodations can be made)
*Funding will be available to recipients for the spring 2021 semester.
More information: https://www.apa.org/apf/funding/brehm
Due: June 1, 2020
$2,000 to support dissertation research that addresses any aspect of mental function (e.g., cognition, affect, motivation) and seeks to understand the mind from both a behavioral and neural perspective.
More information: https://www.apa.org/apf/funding/mcguigan-dissertation
Due: June 1, 2020
$1,500 to support careers of promising young investigators conducting scientific research on perceptual-cognitive development and development of selective attention.
More information: https://www.apa.org/apf/funding/fantz
Due: June 1, 2020
$2,000 scholarships for neuropsychology graduate students.
More information: https://www.apa.org/apf/funding/benton-meier?tab=3
Due: June 1, 2020
$5,000 for scholarly contributions to the philosophical foundations of psychological knowledge.
More information: https://www.apa.org/apf/funding/gittler
Due: June 1, 2020
The APF Div. 49 grants support research and scholarly works that further the advancement of group psychology and group psychotherapy.
More information: https://www.apa.org/apf/funding/div-49-psychotherapy
Nominations due: June 1, 2020
More information and nomination process: https://www.apa.org/apf/funding/gold-medal?tab=1
The Gold Medal Awards are conferred in four categories:
1. Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology
This award recognizes a distinguished career and enduring contribution to advancing psychological science.
2. Gold Medal for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology
This award recognizes a distinguished career and enduring contribution to advancing the application of psychology through methods, research, and/or application of psychological techniques to important practical problems.
3. Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychology in the Public Interest
This award recognizes a distinguished career and enduring contribution to the application of psychology in the public interest.
4. Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology
This award recognizes a distinguished career and enduring contribution to advancing the professional practice of psychology through a demonstrable effect on patterns of service delivery in the profession.
Due: June 15, 2020
$9,000 to support research and demonstration activities that promote the understanding of the relationship between self-identity and academic achievement with an emphasis on children in grade levels K-8.
More information: https://www.apa.org/apf/funding/clark-fund
Due: June 30, 2020
$2,000 to $5,000 general scholarships for graduate students in psychology.
More information: https://www.apa.org/apf/funding/cogdop