Psychologists Investigating Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED)

Sponsor: John and Polly Sparks Foundation
Solicitation Title: Psychologists Investigating Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED)
Funding Amount: Up to $18,000
Sponsor Deadline: Thursday, March 15, 2018
Solicitation Link: http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/sparks-early-career.aspx?tab=1

Overview

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. 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.

Solicitation Limitations: Applicants must be an early career psychologist (no more than 10 years post‐doctoral with a degree from an accredited university). Other Information:Other information Proposals will be evaluated on: • Conformance with stated program goals and qualifications. • Quality and impact of proposed work. • Innovation and contribution to the field with proposed project. • Applicant's demonstrated competence and capability to execute the proposed work. Title and description of proposed project to include goal, relevant background, target population, methods and anticipated outcomes. Please include the following (not to exceed five pages, 1-inch margins, 11-point Times New Roman/Garamond Font, single space): • Relevant background, literature review, specific aims, significance • Methods section (must be detailed enough so that the design, assessments, and procedures can be evaluated) • Implications section Timeline of proposed project (not to exceed 1 page) Detailed budget and justification (not to exceed 1 page) Two letters of support. CV (10 page max) Proposal length including timeline and budget can be up to 7 pages, not including references.

Last Updated: 03/20/2019

RODA ID: 349