Funder: American Psychological Foundation
Due Dates: November 1, 2026 (Applications open) | April 9, 2027 (Application deadline, 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time)
Funding Amounts: Two grants of up to $3,500 each, for up to 12 months
Summary: Supports not-for-profit activities advancing counseling psychology, particularly research implementing innovative counseling programs and models.
Key Information: Applicants must be APA Division 17 members affiliated with a qualifying nonprofit institution or governmental entity.
Description
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) and APA Division 17, the Society of Counseling Psychology, sponsor these grants to enhance the science and practice of counseling psychology. The program supports not-for-profit activities, with particular emphasis on research into the implementation of innovative counseling programs and models.
Past funded work illustrates the program’s range: addressing sexual orientation in counseling, promoting cultural humility among counseling psychology graduate students, supporting teacher wellbeing, and understanding treatment engagement barriers for depression and substance use disorders. Other supported projects have developed career interventions and measures of self-compassion, resilience, and counseling competencies. Early-career psychologists are encouraged to apply.
