Opportunity Overview
Open now. The American Psychological Foundation is accepting applications for the Steven O. Walfish Competition through October 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM Hawaii Time (HT). Up to 2 grants of $2,000 are available.
Purpose and Eligibility
The competition supports graduate students and early career practitioner psychologists seeking to expand the knowledge base in psychological practice. Eligible applicants include graduate students within two years or less of completing the doctoral degree and early career psychologists within ten years of earning the doctoral degree. Applicants submit an unpublished manuscript on a clinical, practical, or research innovation involving psychological practice, such as population-based issues, procedures or techniques, diagnosis-based practice issues, or innovative service-delivery models.
Application Requirements
APF identifies the required materials as a CV, manuscript conforming to APA Publication Manual style, a recommendation letter, and a statement granting the Division 42 journal Practice Innovations a right of first refusal for winning manuscripts. For multi-author manuscripts, the candidate’s role must be clearly primary.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 76/100. This is relevant to Kentucky psychology training programs, academic medical centers, behavioral-health practices, and early-career practitioner psychologists with a qualifying unpublished innovation in clinical practice or service delivery.
N9+ Fit: 5/100. Technology-enabled practice innovation could theoretically be responsive, but the verified competition is fundamentally about an unpublished psychology-practice manuscript, not equipment procurement or remote-exam purchasing.
Next Action
Kentucky candidates should verify applicant timing, manuscript eligibility, recommendation support, publication-right requirements, and the current GivingData instructions. New outreach requires authoritative recipient verification, CRM opt-out review, and sent-history deduplication.
Official sources: APF Steven O. Walfish Competition and APF Program FAQs.