Deadline: 2 October 2025
The American Psychological Foundation is pleased to announce its Scott and Paul Pearsall Grant Program to support graduate and early career work that seeks to increase the public’s understanding of the psychological pain and stigma experienced by adults living with visible physical disabilities, such as cerebral palsy.
Goals
- Encourage talented students and early career researchers to orient their careers to understanding the psychological effect of stigma on people with visible disabilities.
- Develop strategies to improve the public’s understanding of the psychological pain and stigma felt by individuals with visible physical disability, in order to reduce harmful misconceptions.
- Encourage dissemination of findings to the public, expressly through media.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: 1 grant of $10,000.
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 full-time graduate student in good standing at an accredited university or an early career psychologist no more than 10 years post-doctoral.
Evaluation Criteria
- Applications will be evaluated on:
- conformance with stated program goals
- quality of proposed work
- Preference will be given to proposals that contain a plan to disseminate findings to the public, especially through media organizations such as the Entertainment Industry Foundation or the Entertainment Industry Council.
Application Requirements
- project proposal
- project timeline (not to exceed one page; typically, APF grants are for 1 year)
- detailed budget and justification (not to exceed one page)
- abbreviated CV (not to exceed five pages)
- letter of recommendation from your faculty advisor.
For more information, visit American Psychological Foundation.
