F.J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Research Grant on Understanding the Human Mind

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.

Deadline: June 5, 2024

Amount: 15,000

Sponsors: APF

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.

Eligibility

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

Application Instructions

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)

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

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

Please review our Program FAQs for important details on the application process.