Direct Action Crisis Funding
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Direct Action Crisis Funding supports doctoral students and early career psychologists with urgent research activities after NSF or NIH grant cancellations to help sustain psychological science.
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Funder: American Psychological Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Quarterly evaluation) | March 2027 (Quarterly evaluation)
Funding Amounts: 5 grants of up to $20,000 each; funding for up to 12 months
Summary: Supports urgent psychological research activities following the cancellation of NSF or NIH grants.
Key Information: Applicants must be doctoral graduate students or early career psychologists no more than 10 years postdoctoral.
Description
The American Psychological Foundation’s Direct Action Crisis Funding supports immediate research needs after grant cancellations. Launched in response to federal funding cuts, it helps offset the abrupt loss of support for psychological research that had undergone rigorous peer review and, in many cases, was already underway. Supported activities include completing a wave of data collection, analyzing existing data, writing, thoughtfully closing projects with community partners, or preparing proposals to continue the research.
The program seeks to sustain psychological science as a resource for a healthier, more informed, and more resilient society. Projects should advance at least one of APF’s four Visionary Priorities: serving marginalized communities, ending prejudice and stigma, preventing violence, or exploring mind-body health connections.
