Early Career Psychologist (ECP) Grant Program
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Early Career Psychologist (ECP) Grant Program supports early career psychologists’ addiction psychology research to recognize scientific excellence, with priorities in equity and social justice.
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Funder: Society of Addiction Psychology (APA Division 50)
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: 2026 application packet: one award up to $10,000, plus waived conference registration and up to $500 travel support
Summary: Supports early career psychologists’ research that demonstrates excellence in addiction psychology.
Key Information: Applicants must be within 10 years of their doctorate and hold qualifying SoAP membership.
Description
The Society of Addiction Psychology (SoAP), Division 50 of the American Psychological Association, offers this annual research grant to support early career psychologists working in addiction psychology. The program recognizes research excellence and evaluates proposals for their scientific importance, rigor, feasibility, and the applicant’s expertise and resources.
The program also emphasizes equity and social justice, service to marginalized communities, and support for trainees from historically underrepresented backgrounds. Its stated diversity dimensions include race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and first-generation college status. Funded researchers must share their study findings at either the annual APA Conference or the Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction meeting after the study concludes, with conference registration and additional travel support provided.
