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American Psychological Foundation

Henry P. David Grants for Research and International Travel in Human Reproductive Behavior and Population Studies

The Henry David Fund was established to support young psychologists with a demonstrated interest in the behavioral aspects of human reproductive behavior or an area related to population concerns. A research grant and a travel grant (both $1,500) are given out each year.

Annette U. Rickel Dissertation Award for Public Policy

This award supports dissertation research on public policy, which can improve services for families facing psychosocial issues such as prevention of child abuse, school programs for children with psychological issues, services for youth in the criminal justice system, and healthy parenting.

Lizette Peterson Homer Memorial Injury Research Grant

This program supports research into the psychological and behavioral aspects of the prevention of injuries for children and adolescents. Up to $5,000 is given to the student whose research design best reflects this focus.

Esther Katz Rosen Fund Grants

These awards support “…activities related to the advancement and application of knowledge about gifted children.” and enables the development of identified gifted and talented children and adolescents and encourages promising psychologists to continue innovative research and programs in this area.

Paul E. Henkin School Psychology Travel Award

The Paul E. Henkin Travel Grants provide funding (up to $1,000) to student members of APA Division 16 (school psychology) to help offset registration, lodging, and transportation costs associated with APA Convention attendance.

Randy Gerson Memorial Grant

The program awards grants for graduate student projects in family and/or couple dynamics, and/or multi-generational processes. Preference will be given to projects using or contributing to the development of Bowen family systems and those projects that serve to advance Dr. Gerson’s work.

Wayne F. Placek Grants

This $10,000 grant encourages research to increase the general public’s understanding of homosexuality and sexual orientation, and to alleviate the stress that lesbian women, gay men, bisexual women, bisexual men, and transgender individuals experience in this and future civilizations.

Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grants

The Roy Scrivner Research Grants provide graduate student grants (preference given to dissertation candidates) for empirical or applied research that encourages the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) family psychology and LGBT family therapy.

Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Fellowships

The Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowship Program provides fellowships and scholarships for graduate student research in the area of child psychology. Several awards, up to $25,000, are given out each year.

APF Graduate Student Scholarships

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) and the Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP) are jointly offering graduate research scholarships, up to $5,000. Applicants must be nominated by their department, which can nominate up to 3 students each year, based on department size.

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