Deadline: 12-Jun-24
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) is accepting applications for the Wayne F. Placek Grants to increase the general public’s understanding of homosexuality and sexual orientation, and to alleviate the stress that lesbian women, gay men, bisexual women, bisexual men, and transgender individuals experience in this and future civilizations.
APF will give away two Wayne F. Placek Grants in 2024. One of these grants, the Wayne F. Placek Grant, will be focused on psychological research into issues concerning Black LGBTQIA+ individuals and communities, that is conducted by scholars of color.
Topics
- The Wayne F. Placek Grant encourages research that addresses the following topics:
- heterosexuals’ attitudes and behaviors toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQIA+) people, including prejudice, discrimination, and violence;
- family and workplace issues relevant to LGBTQIA+people;
- special concerns of sectors of the LGBTQIA+ population that have historically been underrepresented in scientific research;
- issues concerning Black LGBTQIA+ individuals and communities.
Funding Information
- Amount: Up to $15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.
- Applicants must be either a doctoral-level researcher or graduate student affiliated with an educational institution or a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization.
- Graduate students and early career researchers are encouraged to apply.
- You can apply to as many APF programs as you like. Researchers can win multiple awards for different projects. Each individual project, however, can only win once.
For more information, visit APF.