About the American Psychological Foundation (APF)
APF provides financial support for innovative research and programs that enhance the power of psychology to elevate the human condition and advance human potential both now and in generations to come.
Since 1953, APF has supported a broad range of scholarships and grants for students and early career psychologists as well as research and program grants that use psychology to improve people’s lives.
APF encourages applications from individuals who represent diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, and sexual orientation.
About the F.I.S.H. Foundation
The F.I.S.H. Foundation (Funding Individual Spiritual Health) aims to reach people and groups whose particular needs may not otherwise be met. The F.I.S.H. Foundation provides grants to support medical needs, educational programs, and projects such as fighting childhood obesity and promoting literacy to underprivileged populations.
About the APF/F.I.S.H. Foundation Grant
The APF/F.I.S.H. Foundation, Inc. Visionary Grant to Decrease Ethnic and Racial Discrimination in Education supports innovative research, education, and intervention efforts that aim to reduce disparities in education and achievement as a result of discrimination, and help minority students achieve their maximum potential.
Preference will be given to early career psychologists (ten years or less postdoctoral), and pilot projects that, if successful, would be strong candidates for support from major federal and foundation funding agencies, and “demonstration projects” that promise to generalize broadly to similar settings in other geographical areas and/or to other settings.
Amount
Up to $20,000
APF does not allow institutional indirect costs or overhead costs. Applicants may use grant monies for direct administrative costs of their proposed project.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must:
- Be affiliated with 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. APF will NOT consider the following requests for grants to support:
- political or lobbying purposes
- entertainment or fundraising expenses
- anyone the Internal Revenue Service would regard as a disqualified group or individual
- localized direct service
- conference/workshop expenses
- Have demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work
IRB approval must be received from host institution before funding can be awarded if human participants are involved.
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated on:
- Innovative and potential impact qualities (introduction of proven interventions in a similar setting , minor extensions of established theory, or work that has little chance of replication or use beyond the proposed setting do not qualify as innovative or impactful)
- Quality, viability, and promise of proposed work
- Criticality of proposed funding for proposed work (mere contributions to larger funded efforts, or “add-ons” that could/should be carried out under that funding are discouraged)
- Clear and comprehensive methodology
Proposal Requirements
Please include the following sections in your proposal (no more than 7 pages; 1 inch margins, no smaller than 11 point font):
- Goals and Objectives. Describe the primary purpose and specific goals of the project or program, including the issues/challenges that it will address, and an explanation of how the work will help decrease racial and ethnic discrimination in education.
- Workplan and Timeline. Describe the action plan and schedule by which the project or program as a whole is to be carried out. When appropriate, indicate where in that time frame the APF funding will be applied.
- Program Evaluation/Outcomes Measures. Describe, using appropriate quantitative and qualitative measures, how the results of the effort will be evaluated and reported. If a time-limited project, indicate how success or impact will be determined; if a continuing program, indicate both “milestone indicators” and annualized plans for the future; if a current ongoing program, also provide any current evaluation data.
- Please list the project personnel and their specific functions. Please attach the CVs of all major personnel.
- Budget. Please indicate the amount of funding requested from APF and justify it on the basis of the specific role this contribution will play toward attaining the project’s or program’s goals (“seed money” justification is acceptable). In cases where major funding from other sources has been received or is anticipated, please include the following: total budget; amount in hand and committed; and amount from other sources. Justify the specific need for APF’s contribution.
- Please attach your organization’s IRS determination letter.
Submission Process and Deadline
Please submit a completed application on line by October 1, 2015.
http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/fish.aspx
Please contact Samantha Edington, Program Officer, at [email protected] with questions.