Opportunity Overview
Open now. The American Psychological Foundation is accepting applications for the Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Dissertation Research Grant through October 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM Hawaii Time (HT). The program offers 1 grant of $1,000.
Purpose and Eligibility
The grant supports a doctoral student in clinical, counseling, or community psychology with lived experience who is completing dissertation research related to peer support, survivor research, the c/s/x movement, disclosure of lived experience, or related lived-experience topics. Applicants must be current doctoral students in the process of completing their dissertations.
Application Requirements
APF identifies the required materials as a dissertation research grant proposal, project timeline, detailed budget and justification, and CV. Applications are evaluated on impact and innovation and conformance to program goals. The live GivingData portal contains the controlling detailed instructions.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 74/100. This is relevant to Kentucky clinical, counseling, and community psychology doctoral programs with a qualifying dissertation project.
N9+ Fit: 1/100. The verified program supports lived-experience dissertation research, not remote physical examination, diagnostics, or medical-device procurement.
Next Action
Potential Kentucky applicants should verify doctoral and dissertation status, project alignment, current GivingData prompts, and budget compliance. Because lived-experience status is sensitive, Atlas must not infer it from unrelated records or target individuals on that basis; any outreach requires an independently appropriate recipient, CRM opt-out review, and sent-history deduplication.
Official sources: APF Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Dissertation Research Grant and APF Program FAQs.