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Visionary and The Drs. Rosalee G. and Raymond A. Weiss Research and Program Innovation Grants

One-year grants are available in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $20,000. Multi-year grants are no longer available.

Deadline: March 15, 2012

Sponsor: American Psychological Foundation

The APF Visionary and The Drs. Rosalee G. and Raymond A. Weiss Research and Program Innovation Grants seek to seed innovation through supporting research, education, and intervention projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems in the following priority areas:

Understanding and fostering the connection between mental and physical health to ensure well-being;

Reducing stigma and prejudice to promote unity and harmony;

Understanding and preventing violence to create a safer, more humane world; and

Supporting programs that address the long-term psychological needs of individuals and communities in the aftermath of disaster.

One-year grants are available in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $20,000. Multi-year grants are no longer available. Additionally, a $5,000 Drs. Raymond A. and Rosalee G. Weiss Research and Programs Innovation Grant is also available for any program that falls within APF’s priority areas.

Wayne F. Placek Grants

These grants support scientific research to increase the general public's understanding of homosexuality and to alleviate the stress that gay men and lesbians experience in this and future civilizations.

Two $15,000 grants are available in research support.

Deadline: March 1, 2012

Sponsor: American Psychological Foundation

The grants support empirical research from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences on any topic related to lesbian, gay, or bisexual issues. Proposals are especially encouraged for empirical studies that address the following topics:

Heterosexuals' attitudes and behaviors toward lesbians and gay men, including prejudice, discrimination, and violence

Family and workplace issues relevant to lesbians and gay men

Subgroups of the lesbian and gay population that have historically been underrepresented in scientific research

These grants are made possible by a bequest from Wayne Placek, a participant in Dr. Evelyn Hooker's groundbreaking research in the 1950s which showed that homosexuality is not a form of psychopathology. Since 1995, the Placek Fund has granted more than $1 million.

Eligibility

Must be either doctoral‐level researcher or graduate student affiliated with an educational institution of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization. Graduate students and early career researchers are encouraged to apply.