APF Visionary Grants Program (United States)

Priority Areas

• The APF Visionary Grants seek to seed innovation through supporting research, education and intervention projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems in the following priority areas:
  • applying psychology to at-risk, vulnerable populations (e.g., serious mental illness, returning military, those who are incarcerated or economically disadvantaged);
  • preventing violence;
  • understanding the connection between behavior and health (e.g. wellness, diabetes, obesity);
  • understanding and eliminating stigma and prejudice (e.g., race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, and socioeconomic status);

Funding Information

• Amount: 10 grants of up to $20,000

Eligibility Criteria

• APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.
• Applicants must:
  • be a graduate student or early career researcher (no more than 10 years postdoctoral)
  • be affiliated with an educational or scientific institution, a nonprofit charitable, organization, or a governmental entity operating exclusively for charitable and educational purposes
  • have demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work

Evaluation Criteria

• Applications will be evaluated on:
  • innovative and potential impact qualities (introduction of proven interventions in a similar setting, minor extensions of established theory or work that has little chance of replication or use beyond the proposed setting do not qualify as innovative or impactful)
  • quality, viability, and promise of proposed work
  • criticality of proposed funding for proposed work (mere contributions to larger funded efforts, or “add-ons” that could/should be carried out under that funding are discouraged)
  • clear and comprehensive methodology

Application Requirements

• Application Materials:
  • project proposal
  • project timeline
  • detailed budget and justification
  • CV
  • organization IRS determination letter (if affiliated with a nonprofit)

For more information, visit APF.