Funder: American Psychological Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One $3,000 grant; funding period up to 12 months
Summary: Supports research or program development focused on lived experience by doctoral-level psychologists who identify as having lived experience.
Key Information: Applicants may be at any career stage but must have a doctoral degree in psychology.
Description
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) and Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service) sponsor this grant for research or program development by psychologists who identify as having lived experience. Supported work may address peer support, survivor studies, c/s/x work, disclosure, or other research and programs broadly focused on lived experience.
The program welcomes innovative and creative ideas. Applications are assessed for impact and innovation, alignment with program goals, and plans for dissemination. Past funded projects have examined stigmatizing inpatient experiences, used narrative and visual approaches to understand eating disorders, and explored human trafficking survivors’ stories of exploitation in crime. These examples reflect the range of lived-experience-focused research and program development supported by the fund.
