Visionary Grants
Forecasted
Visionary Grants support graduate students and early career researchers in psychology research, education, and interventions that address social problems, reduce prejudice, and advance racial equity.
Funder: American Psychological Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: 10 grants of up to $20,000 each; funding lasts up to 12 months
Summary: Supports innovative psychology research, education, and interventions addressing social problems and advancing racial equity.
Key Information: Applicants must be graduate students or early career researchers no more than 10 years postdoctoral.
Description
The American Psychological Foundation’s Visionary Grants seed innovation through research, education, and intervention projects that use psychology to solve social problems. Priority areas include applying psychology to vulnerable populations, preventing violence, understanding connections between behavior and health, eliminating stigma and prejudice, and furthering racial equity. Vulnerable populations include people with serious mental illness, returning military personnel, incarcerated people, and people experiencing economic disadvantage. Health examples include wellness, diabetes, and obesity; stigma and prejudice priorities span race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, and socioeconomic status.
APF favors pilot projects that could attract major federal or foundation support if successful. It also prioritizes demonstration projects with potential to generalize broadly to similar settings in other geographical areas or to other settings, emphasizing impact beyond the original project.
