Research funding
Psychology
300+ open programsCatalog updated
Psychology has an unusually dense network of small funders. The median award is $1,200, the lowest of any discipline here, because most of what psychology societies offer is a small research grant, a travel award or a named prize rather than a project grant.
That is a feature. Small awards have small applicant pools, short applications and fast decisions, and several in a year add up to real support for a graduate student or an early-career researcher. Psi Chi alone runs more open programs than any other sponsor here, restricted to members of a society most psychology students already belong to.
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The sponsor list is mostly the American Psychological Association's divisions and their foundations, plus the specialist societies: the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, the Society of Pediatric Psychology. Divisional awards are among the most winnable money in the field and the least advertised outside the division.
Nearly two thirds carry a dated deadline, a higher share than most disciplines, which makes this list easy to plan around.
Open programs 300+
LWF Award for Excellence in Developing Consulting Psychologists
The LWF Award for Excellence in Developing Consulting Psychologists, sponsored by Division 13, recognizes psychologists who dedicate their practice to consulting and actively mentor and support students and early-career psychologists.
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- Amount
- $3,000
RHR International Award for Excellence in Consultation
The RHR International Award for Excellence in Consultation, funded by RHR International, recognizes an individual with an exceptional career in consulting psychology.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $1,500
Saleem Shah Early Career Award
The American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS) and the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP) co-sponsor the Saleem Shah Early Career Award to recognize early career excellence and contributions to psychology and law—particularly in forensic practice, research, or public policy—with two annual awards (one clinical, one experimental); each recipient receives a plaque, $1,000, and delivers the Saleem Shah Address at the AP-LS Annual Conference.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $1,000
These are the soonest deadlines of 300+ open programs. FundFit holds every one, screens it against the researchers at your institution, and names who should apply.
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