Small Grants Program for Early Career Scholars supports child development researchers through exploratory, pilot, and extension research to build independent research programs and advance developmental science.
The SRCD U.S. Policy Fellowship offers postdoctoral child development researchers an intensive, year-long, policy-focused placement in U.S. state agencies or Congress to bridge developmental science and policymaking.
SECC Dissertation Research Funding Awards support doctoral students’ dissertation research, methodological training, and mentoring to help complete projects that contribute to child development.
The SRCD Early Career Travel Awards help early career researchers present their developmental science work at the 2027 SRCD Biennial Meeting in Atlanta.
Supporting basic research on human developmental processes across the lifespan, including cognition, social interactions, and biological influences, with budgets typically $100k-$200k per year.