Deadline: 2 October 2024
The American Psychological Foundation’s Scott and Paul Pearsall Grant Program supports 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.
Program 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
- For grants and scholarships that are $10,000 or more, APF will disburse the funds to the grantee’s institution. APF does not allow institutional indirect costs or overhead costs. Funded researchers may use grant monies for direct administrative costs of their proposed project.
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.
For more information, visit American Psychological Foundation.
