Funding Opportunities
Lorraine D. Eyde Fund Grant
This grant is designed to sponsor research investigating issues surrounding the ethical and professional use of psychological tests.
Psychologists have long been aware of the virtues of tests and test scores, and have therefore formulated ethical and professional standards designed to ensure that tests are used appropriately, effectively, and fairly. Lorraine D. Eyde spent her career researching and advocating for ethical test use, and through her generous bequest, the Lorraine D. Eyde Fund offers two annual grants to support research that reflects her great legacy.
This grant is designed to sponsor research investigating issues surrounding the ethical and professional use of psychological tests. Research proposals can focus on elements of testing such as privacy and confidentiality; quality of tests (reliability and validity); tests in employment selection; test construction; qualifications of psychologists utilizing tests; race, gender and transgender issues in testing; and inherent bias in tests and testing procedures that disproportionately impact underserved or marginalized populations. Researchers from a broad range of content areas are encouraged to apply, including neuropsychology, personality, vocational psychology, educational testing and entrance examinations, cognitive ability testing, and other fields where testing plays a prominent role. Grant proposals are not limited to the examples cited above and may include a substantial range of issues related to test use and ethics.
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 graduate students or early career psychologists (no more than 10 years postdoctoral).
Application Instructions
Application Requirements:
- project proposal
- project timeline
- detailed budget and justification
- CV
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated on:
- quality and impact
- innovation, originality, and contribution to the field
- applicant’s demonstrated competence and capability to execute the proposed work
- empirical studies (qualitative and quantitative approaches)
- plan for dissemination and publication
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
Rebecca Zhu
Carnegie Mellon University
“The Development of Picture Comprehension: Improving the Validity of Early Childhood Psychological Tests in Global Contexts”
Past Recipients
2023
Wenzhuo Xu and Trent Crash, Carnegie Mellon University
“The Impact of Opting Out of Standardized Tests on College Admissions: An Experimental Investigation”
Rebecca Zhu, University of California, Berkeley
“The Development of Picture Comprehension: Improving the Validity of Early Childhood Psychological Tests in Global Contexts”
2022
Libby Anne DesRuisseaux, University of Utah
“Accurate and ethical assessment of Executive Functions: Using intra-individual variability as a marker of invalid test scores among minoritized examinees”
William Goette, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
“Pervasive Bias Models: Development and Application to Clinical Neuropsychology”
2021
Alyssa Palmer, University of Minnesota
“Predictive Validity of Self-Regulation Measures in Early Childhood Screening for Children Varying in Race, Poverty, and Homelessness”
Stacey Brothers, University of Utah
“Validation of a Novel Ecologically Valid Measure of Executive Functioning in a Latinx Sample: A Step Towards Improving Validity and Ethicality of Neuropsychological Assessment”