David Wechsler Early Career Grant Program for Innovative Work in Cognition 2019, USA

Up to $25,000 to support early career psychologists pursuing innovative work in neuropsychology, intelligence and/or the assessment aspects of cognition.

Deadline: June 15, 2019

Sponsor: American Psychological Foundation

The David Wechsler Early Career Grant for Innovative Work in Cognition supports early career psychologists pursuing innovative work in neuropsychology, intelligence and/or the assessment aspects of cognition. Those who work on positive applied neuropsychology are encouraged to apply. 

The grant is for up to $25,000.

• Conformance with stated program goals and qualifications.

• Quality and potential impact of proposed work.

• Originality, innovation and contribution to the field with proposed project.

• Applicant’s demonstrated competence and capability to execute the proposed work.

• Allocation of resources and criticality of funding for execution of work (particularly if part of a larger funded effort).

  Applicants must

• Be psychologists with an EdD, PsyD or PhD from an accredited university.
• Be no more than 10 years post-doctoral.
• Have demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work.

• Please be advised that APF does not provide feedback to applicants on their proposals.

Proposal Requirements

Please include the following in a single document (Not to exceed five pages, one-inch margins, 11-point Times New Roman/Garamond Font, single space):

• Goals, relevant background/literature review
• Methods (must be detailed enough so that the design, assessments and procedures can be evaluated)
• Anticipated outcomes, significance and impact

Additionally, please submit the following documents:

• Project timeline (not to exceed one page; typically, APF grants are for one year)

• Detailed budget and justification (not to exceed one page)

• Abbreviated CV (not to exceed five pages)