Funding Opportunities
Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant
The Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant will support research and research-based projects to improve the lives of cancer patients and/or cancer survivors through psychology.
The Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant will support research and research-based projects to improve the lives of cancer patients and/or cancer survivors through psychology.
The grant will be awarded to a graduate student in odd years and an early career psychologist in even years.
Applicants from Arizona and New Mexico are encouraged to apply.
The Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant was made possible by the generosity of the Academy for Cancer Wellness, Inc., a non-profit organization established in 1995 by Alice F. Chang, along with John J. Welker and his wife, the late Gertrude Welker. Its purpose is to provide support for cancer patients, as well as for their family and friends.
Alice F. Chang, PhD, was a scientist-practitioner and founder of the Academy for Cancer Wellness, a nonprofit organization benefiting individuals diagnosed with cancer, along with their relatives and friends. She maintained a private practice in Tucson, Arizona, that provided mental health support to marginalized communities. Additionally, Chang wrote A Survivor’s Guide to Breast Cancer, which is not only a professional guide to diagnosis, treatment, and survival, but is also a memoir that discusses her personal experiences as a breast cancer survivor. Chang served on numerous APA boards and committees and won several awards for her contribution to the field on both local and national levels.
The Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant began accepting applications in 2019 and alternates between supporting a graduate student (odd years) and an early career psychologist (even years).
Eligibility
APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.
The 2024 Alice F. Chang Grant Cancer Wellness Grant will support an early career psychologist.
Applicants must:
- be early career psychologists no more than 10 years post-doctoral
Application Instructions
Application Materials:
- project proposal
- project timeline
- detailed budget and justification
- CV
- letter of recommendation from faculty advisor (requested through application portal)
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated on:
- quality, viability, and potential impact of the proposed project
- originality, innovation, and contribution to the field
- applicant’s demonstrated competence and capability to execute the proposed work
- allocation of resources and criticality of funding for execution of work (particularly if part of a larger funded effort)
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.
Recent Recipient
Erin Taniyo Kaseda
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
“Development of a culturally informed single session intervention targeting attention for Black, Latine, and Asian adolescent cancer survivors”
Past Recipients
2023
Erin Taniyo Kaseda, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
“Development of a culturally informed single session intervention targeting attention for Black, Latine, and Asian adolescent cancer survivors
2022
Jacqueline H. J. Kim, PhD, University of California Los Angeles
“Impacts of refugee history for Vietnamese Americans with advanced/metastatic cancer”
2021
Kelcie Willis, Virginia Commonwealth University
2020
William Tsai, New York University
2019
Elizabeth Shea Ver Hoeve, University of Arizona