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APA Division 50 Early Career Psychologist Research Grant - Due 9/30

News Date: Monday, August 18, 2025 - 12:00

The Society of Addiction Psychology offers the Early Career Psychologist (ECP) Research Grant program to support ECP research in the field of addiction psychology. This year, SoAP will award up to two ECP Research Grants of up to $5000.00 each. At least one award will aim to advance equity and social justice, serve marginalized communities, and/or support trainees of historically underrepresented backgrounds. Diversity dimensions include (but are not limited to) race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, differently abled, and first-generation college students.

These annual awards will be presented to ECPs whose research reflects excellence in addiction psychology and will be evaluated on the criteria detailed below. The award winners will be required to attend and present the study’s findings at either the annual APA Conference or the Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction meeting after the study’s conclusion. As part of the award, recipients’ meeting registration fee will be waived and they will receive up to $500.00 in travel funds. This travel allocation is in addition to the allotted $5000.00 and does not need to be deducted from the project’s budget. Federal funding for the same or similar project precludes SoAP funding.

ELIGIBILITY:

  1. Applicants must be within 10 years’ receipt of their doctorate.
  2. Applicants must be either a Member/Fellow/Associate or Professional Affiliate of SoAP. Applicants who are not SoAP members should apply for membership online at www.apa.org/divapp. For more information on membership, also see http://www.addictionpsychology.org

DEADLINE: All application materials must be submitted no later than 11:59PM EST on September 30th. Please see attached document for details.  

Email your complete package to SoAP ECP Research Grant Committee, and address all correspondence (including questions) with subject “SoAP ECP Research Grant Committee.” Email: div50ECP@gmail.com

If you have any questions about the application process, please direct them to div50ecp@gmail.com.