The Springfield Research Fund Grants
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The Springfield Research Fund Grants support early-career psychologists studying contemporary LGBTQIA+ issues to dispel stereotypes and counter information that contributes to prejudice and discrimination.
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Funder: American Psychological Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: 3 grants of up to $21,000; funding lasts up to 12 months
Summary: Supports early-career psychologists researching contemporary LGBTQIA+ issues to counter stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination.
Key Information: Applicants must be early-career psychologists no more than 10 years postdoctoral.
Description
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) administers the Springfield Research Fund Grants to support research on contemporary LGBTQIA+ issues. The program aims to dispel stereotypes and other negative information that contributes to prejudice and discrimination. Its stated preference for the 2026 program year was research addressing intersectional stigmas. Review priorities include impact and innovation, viability and methodology, and plans for disseminating findings.
Supported research illustrates the program’s breadth: recent projects examine race-, gender identity-, and weight-based bias in clinical decision-making, juror responses to the trans panic defense, and LGBTQIA+ experiences with sexual violence. Other funded work explores identity concealment among sexual minority people of color, LGBTQIA+ parenting and health, and bias-based harassment and mental health among autistic and gender-diverse youth.
