Funding Opportunities
Division 29 Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy Early Career Award
This program supports the mission of APA’s Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (Division 29) by recognizing Society members who have demonstrated outstanding promise in the field of psychotherapy early in their career. This early career award was established as The Jack D. Krasner Memorial Award and first bestowed in 1981. In 2007, the Division raised $50,000 in donations, which funded this award for administration by the American Psychological Foundation (APF). This award is now named the APF/Division 29 Early Career Award and is administered by APF.
This program is no longer accepting applications for the 2025 program year.
This program supports the mission of APA’s Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (Division 29) by recognizing Society members who have demonstrated outstanding promise in the field of psychotherapy early in their career.
This early career award was established as The Jack D. Krasner Memorial Award and first bestowed in 1981. In 2007, Division 29 raised $50,000 in donations, which funded this award for administration by the American Psychological Foundation (APF). This award is now named the Division 29 Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy Early Career Award and is administered by APF.
More information about Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy)
Eligibility
APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.
Applicants must:
- be members of Division 29
- be early career psychologists no more than 10 years postdoctoral
- demonstrate accomplishment and achievement related to psychotherapy theory, practice, research, or training
No self-nominations are permitted.
Application Instructions
Application Materials:
- a nomination letter written by a colleague outlining the nominee’s career contributions (No self-nominations are allowed.)
- CV
Evaluation Criteria
Nominees will be evaluated on:
- demonstrated accomplishment and achievement
- conformance with program goals
For detailed application instructions including formatting and content, please create or log into your GivingData account and review the comprehensive application instructions in the portal. If you still need assistance after reviewing the portal, please contact APF Programs at programs@ampsychfdn.org.
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.
