Division 56 CHANGE Grant
The Division 56 CHANGE Grant funds research projects addressing systemic racism, discrimination, and violence, focusing on trauma, health disparities, and culturally tailored interventions.
Funder: American Psychological Foundation
Due Dates: October 9, 2026 (Full application deadline)
Funding Amounts: 3 grants of $2,150 each; project period is typically 1 year.
Summary: Supports graduate students and early-career psychologists leading collaborative projects to address systemic racism, discrimination, and violence through research, advocacy, and community programs.
Description
The Division 56 CHANGE Grant (Cultivating Healing, Advocacy, Nonviolence, Growth, and Equity) is designed to support collaborative projects led by graduate students or early-career psychologists. The grant specifically funds work that seeks to identify and dismantle systemic racism, discrimination, and violence. Projects may focus on improving research methods addressing trauma disparities, understanding the causes and consequences of racial trauma and health disparities, developing trauma-informed and culturally tailored programs, increasing access to trauma psychology services for underserved communities, and advancing restorative justice practices.
