Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Dissertation Research Grant
Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Dissertation Research Grant supports doctoral students’ dissertation research in clinical, counseling, or community psychology to investigate lived experience.
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Funder: American Psychological Foundation
Due Dates: October 16, 2026 (Application deadline, 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time) | November 1, 2026 (2027 program applications open)
Funding Amounts: One $1,000 grant; funds must be spent within 12 months of payment
Summary: Supports doctoral dissertation research focused on lived experience in clinical, counseling, or community psychology.
Key Information: Applicants must be current doctoral students with lived experience who are completing their dissertations.
Description
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) and Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service) sponsor this grant to support a doctoral student with lived experience completing dissertation research in clinical, counseling, or community psychology. Supported topics include peer support, survivor research, the c/s/x movement, disclosure of lived experience, and other projects broadly focused on lived experience.
The program evaluates research for its impact, innovation, and alignment with program goals. Previously funded dissertations have explored Southern Black queer women’s narratives through photovoice, Sista Circles as counter-spaces for fat Black women’s healing, and the development and feasibility of a chronic pain group peer support intervention.
