The following links contain information on government programs and private foundations that make research grants in psychology. If you want to suggest any additions or changes to this list, click here.  Table of Contents (click on a category of interest) U.S. Government Funding    NSF, NIH, and CDC Funding    Other Resources for U.S. Government Funding Major Grantmaking Foundations Other Information and Sources of Research Funding

U.S. Government Funding

NSF, NIH, and CDC Funding: National Science Foundation: Find Funding National Science Foundation: Social Psychology Program National Science Foundation: Searchable Database of Awards National Institutes of Health: Grants and Funding Opportunities Funding Opportunities from the Centers for Disease Control Other Resources for U.S. Government Funding: FundSource (search tool for behavioral and social science funding) ResearchResearch (database of U.S. federal funding opportunities) Department of Health & Human Services (GrantsNet and more) National Endowment for the Humanitites: Apply for a Grant Department of Energy Office of Science Grants and Contracts Federal Money Retriever (software program)

Links to Major Grantmaking Foundations

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (science, technology, education, and other topics) American Psychological Foundation (APA nonprofit organization) Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (wide range of programs) Annie E. Casey Foundation (for disadvantaged children and their families) Benton Foundation (social justice, communication, and the digital divide) Carnegie Corporation of New York (education, peace, health, and other areas) Charles A. Dana Foundation (health and education) David and Lucile Packard Foundation (wide range of programs) Foundation for Psychocultural Research (interdisciplinary research projects) Ford Foundation (wide range of programs) Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation (arts, education, environment/animal protection) Glaser Progress Foundation (working to build a more just, sustainable future) Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (violence, aggression, and dominance) The Haynes Foundation (social science research for the public good) James McDonnell Foundation (biomedical and behavioral sciences) John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (wide range of programs) John and Mary R. Markle Foundation (media and communications technology) John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (wide range of grants areas) Pew Charitable Trusts (wide range of programs) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (health, health care, and substance abuse) Rockefeller Brothers Fund (wide range of programs) Russell Sage Foundation (research in the social sciences) Turner Foundation (environmental protection and population control) William T. Grant Foundation (research that improves the lives of young people) W. W. Kellogg Foundation (helping people help themselves)

Other Information and Sources of Research Funding

APA Scientific Awards and Funding Programs (for students and professionals) Finding Funding (APA and APF sources for students and professionals) Funding Opportunities Database (superb resource searchable by subfield) The Foundation Center (an information clearinghouse for grantseekers) Council on Foundations (an association of more than 1,300 foundations) SPSSI Grants and Awards (for research on social issues) The GrantDoctor (advice for grant seekers from AAAS)

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