United States: Drs. Rosalee G. and Raymond A. Weiss Research and Program Innovation Grants
Deadline: 15-Sep-21
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) is accepting proposals for the Drs. Rosalee G. and Raymond A. Weiss Research and Program Innovation Grants.
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The APF Drs. Rosalee G. and Raymond A. Weiss Research and Program Innovation Grants seek to seed innovation through supporting research, education and intervention projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems in the following priority areas:
Applying psychology to at-risk, vulnerable populations (e.g. serious mental illness, returning military, those who are incarcerated or economically disadvantaged)
Preventing violence
Understanding the connection between behavior and health (e.g. wellness, diabetes, obesity)
Understanding and eliminating stigma and prejudice (e.g. race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability and socioeconomic status)
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
Be a graduate student or early career researcher (no more than 10 years postdoctoral).
Be affiliated with a nonprofit charitable, educational or scientific institution, or governmental entity operating exclusively for charitable and educational purposes.
Have demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work.
APF will not consider the following requests for grants to support:
Political or lobbying purposes.
Entertainment or fundraising expenses.
Anyone the Internal Revenue Service would regard as a disqualified group or individual.
Localized direct service.
Conference/workshop expenses.
For more information, visit https://www.apa.org/apf/funding/weiss?tab=1