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Pearson Early Career Grant
Offered by American Psychological Foundation
The Pearson Early Career Grant supports psychology’s efforts to improve areas of critical need in society and encourages talented early career psychologists to devote their careers to solving social problems. The Pearson Grant encourages the use of sound assessment.
Key Details
Deadline Invalid Date
Award Amount $12,000 + $1,500 for travel costs to present the work at the APA Annual Convention
Host Country United States
Years Since PhD Be an early career psychologist (no more than 10 years post‐doctoral with a degree from an accredited university).
Additional Information
Comments The Pearson Early Career Grant encourages early career clinicians to work in an area of critical societal need. Pearson partnered with APF to ensure psychology addresses critical needs in society. One $12,000 grant is available. The program's goals are to support psychology's efforts to improve areas of critical need in society, including but not limited to innovative scientifically based clinical work with serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, incarcerated or homeless individuals, children with serious emotional disturbance (SED) and adults with serious mental illness (SMI); and to encourage early career psychologists to devote their careers to under-served populations. Applicants should be: Psychologists with an EdD, PsyD or PhD from an accredited university; no more than ten years postdoctoral. $12,000 to support early career psychologists to work in an area of critical social need.
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Last Updated June 2020
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