American Psychological Foundation - F.J. McGuigan Dissertation Award 2026 (With up to $2,000 in Funding)

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About American Psychological Foundation - F.J. McGuigan Dissertation Award

The F.J. McGuigan Dissertation Award is a dissertation funding program that supports research on mental function, including cognition, affect, and motivation. It encourages an integrated approach combining behavioral and neural perspectives while discouraging dualistic interpretations of mind and brain. The award is intended to strengthen scientific understanding of how mental processes operate.

• Sponsor Organisation: American Psychological Foundation

Benefits of American Psychological Foundation - F.J. McGuigan Dissertation Award

• The award provides a single grant of $2,000 to one recipient.

American Psychological Foundation - F.J. McGuigan Dissertation Award Requirements

APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.

Applicants must:

• have completed doctoral candidacy, including dissertation approval by doctoral committee
• have a demonstrated commitment to stated program goals (Dualistic approaches characteristic of much contemporary cognitive research are specifically ineligible.)

Application Date and Process

Application Materials:

• project proposal
• project timeline (not to exceed one page; typically, APF grants are for 1 year)
• detailed budget and justification (not to exceed one page)
• abbreviated CV (not to exceed five pages)
• recommendation letter from academic advisor

Application Deadline

05 June, 2026

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