Bruce and Jane Walsh Grant in Memory of John Holland
Forecasted
Bruce and Jane Walsh Grant in Memory of John Holland supports early career psychologists' research and education on how personality, culture, and environment influence work behavior and mental and physical health.
Funder: American Psychological Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One grant of $19,000; funding period up to 12 months
Summary: Supports research and educational activities investigating how personality, culture, and environment influence work behavior and mental and physical health.
Key Information: Applicants must be graduate students or researchers no more than 10 years postdoctoral, affiliated with an eligible nonprofit institution or governmental entity.
Description
Administered by the American Psychological Foundation (APF), this grant supports scientific, scholarly, or applied research and educational activities examining how personality, culture, and environment influence work behavior and mental and physical health. Funded by Bruce and Jane Walsh, it honors John Holland, whose work in vocational and personality psychology advanced understanding of the interaction between personality and work environments.
The program gives preference to early career psychologists, pilot projects that could become strong candidates for major federal or foundation funding, and demonstration projects whose findings could generalize to similar settings in other geographical areas or to other settings. Past funded work has addressed workplace racism, low-wage work and mental health, person-occupation fit, and culture’s relationship to employee well-being and job performance.
