Division 17 Counseling Psychology Grants
Forecasted
Division 17 Counseling Psychology Grants support counseling psychology researchers’ not-for-profit work on innovative counseling programs and models to advance the field’s science and practice.
Funder: American Psychological Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: 2–3 grants of $1,000–$3,000 each; funding for up to 12 months
Summary: Supports not-for-profit research implementing innovative counseling programs and models to advance counseling psychology science and practice.
Key Information: Applicants must belong to APA Division 17 and have a qualifying nonprofit or governmental affiliation.
Description
The Division 17 Counseling Psychology Grants are sponsored by the American Psychological Foundation (APF) and APA Division 17, the Society of Counseling Psychology. They support not-for-profit activities that enhance the science and practice of counseling psychology, with particular emphasis on research implementing innovative counseling programs and models.
The program links research with approaches used in counseling practice. Past funded work has examined barriers to addressing sexual orientation in counseling, an ACT-based intervention promoting cultural humility among counseling psychology graduate students, and treatment engagement barriers for depression and substance use disorders. Other supported projects have explored teacher wellbeing, culturally informed self-compassion, career development following substance use disorder, and counseling psychology’s relationship with integrated healthcare and training.
