Opportunity Overview
Open now. The American Psychological Foundation is accepting applications for the Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Research or Program Development Grant through October 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM Hawaii Time (HT). The program offers 1 grant of $3,000.
Purpose and Eligibility
The program supports research or program development by a psychologist who identifies as having lived experience and whose work concerns peer support, survivor studies, c/s/x work, disclosure, or related lived-experience topics. Applicants must be psychologists with a doctoral degree and may be at any career stage.
Application Requirements
APF identifies the required materials as a project proposal, project timeline, detailed budget and justification, and CV. Applications are evaluated on impact and innovation, conformance to program goals, and the dissemination plan. The live GivingData portal contains the controlling detailed instructions.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 80/100. This is relevant to Kentucky behavioral-health, peer-support, recovery, community mental-health, and academic settings when a qualifying doctoral-level psychologist with lived experience is prepared to lead the work.
N9+ Fit: 1/100. The verified program centers lived-experience research or program development rather than remote physical examination, diagnostics, or medical-device procurement.
Next Action
Potential Kentucky applicants should verify PI eligibility, project alignment, current GivingData prompts, budget compliance, and any human-subjects implications. Outreach is appropriate only where eligibility can be verified without inferring or exposing sensitive lived-experience information; authoritative recipient verification, CRM opt-out review, and sent-history deduplication remain required.
Official sources: APF Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Research or Program Development Grant and APF Program FAQs.