John and Polly Sparks Early Career Grant for Psychologists Investigating Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED)

Overview

<p>The John and Polly Sparks Early Career Grant supports early career psychologists conducting research in the area of early intervention and treatment for serious emotional disturbance in children.</p> <p>The John and Polly Sparks Foundation partnered with APF to empower early career psychologists to produce scientifically-based research and programs that could provide models for broad-based applications across the country.</p> <p><strong>Proposals will be evaluated on:</strong></p> <ul> <li>conformance with stated program goals and qualifications</li> <li>quality and impact of proposed work</li> <li>innovation and contribution to the field with proposed project</li> <li>applicant's demonstrated competence and capability to execute the proposed work</li> </ul>