American Psychological Foundation F.J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Research Grant Program 2026 (With up to $15,000 in Funding)

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About American Psychological Foundation F.J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Research Grant Program

The F.J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Research Grant is given biennially to recognize and support the efforts of an early career psychological scientist who is pursuing research that aims to address any aspect of mental function (e.g., cognition, affect, motivation) and seeks to understand the mind from both a behavioral and neural perspective. The F.J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Grant advances a unified understanding of the human mind/brain through empirical and/or theoretical research and encourages promising young researchers to pursue careers in related fields.

• Sponsor Organisation: American Psychological Foundation

Benefits of American Psychological Foundation F.J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Research Grant Program

• Grant amount: $15,000

American Psychological Foundation F.J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Research Grant Program 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 demonstrated commitment to stated program goals
• Be a psychologist or in a related field with a doctoral degree from an accredited university no more than 10 years postdoctoral

Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated on:

• Conformance with stated program goals 
• Quality of proposed research
• Innovation and contribution to the field with the proposed project 
• Demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work

Application Date and Process

Application Materials

• Project timeline (not to exceed one page; typically, APF grants are for one year)
• Project proposal
• Detailed budget and justification (not to exceed one page)
• Abbreviated CV (not to exceed five pages)

Application Deadline

05 June, 2026

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