Applications are currently accepting applications for its American Psychological Foundation - F.J. McGuigan Dissertation Award 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
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.
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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