Research Grants - Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health
Research Grants - Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health support researchers conducting critical reviews of group psychotherapy research to strengthen evidence of its effectiveness and advance the field.
Funder: Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health
Due Dates: November 1, 2026 (Annual deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $5,000 per grant; project completion expected within one year
Summary: Supports critical research reviews that strengthen evidence of group psychotherapy’s effectiveness and advance the field.
Key Information: Original research, including pilot studies and clinical trials, is not currently eligible for funding.
Description
The Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health, the philanthropic entity of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), funds original critical reviews of research on group psychotherapy. Reviews may be qualitative or quantitative, with particular interest in meta-analyses. The program aims to maximize research impact by supporting focused, comprehensive, methodologically rigorous reviews that demonstrate group psychotherapy’s effectiveness, advance research, and/or improve public health.
Priority topics include treatment outcomes for specific clinical issues, such as depression, and cost effectiveness; relationships between therapeutic processes and outcomes; and specific group formats and approaches, such as psychoeducational groups for stress management. Other interests include individual differences affecting group treatment—such as race, class, gender, or member attachment—and comparisons of group therapy with other treatments.
