Funding Opportunities
F.J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Research Grant on Understanding the Human Mind
The F.J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Research Grant is given biennially to recognize and support the efforts of an early career psychological scientist who is pursuing research that aims to address any aspect of mental function (e.g., cognition, affect, motivation) and seeks to understand the mind from both a behavioral and neural perspective.
The F.J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Research Grant is given biennially to recognize and support the efforts of an early career psychological scientist who is pursuing research that aims to address any aspect of mental function (e.g., cognition, affect, motivation) and seeks to understand the mind from both a behavioral and neural perspective.
The F.J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Grant advances a unified understanding of the human mind/brain through empirical and/or theoretical research and encourages promising young researchers to pursue careers in related fields.
Eligibility
APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.
Applicants must:
- have demonstrated commitment to stated program goals
- be a psychologist or in a related field with a doctoral degree from an accredited university no more than 10 years postdoctoral
Application Instructions
Application Materials
- project timeline (not to exceed one page; typically, APF grants are for one year)
- project proposal
- detailed budget and justification (not to exceed one page)
- abbreviated CV (not to exceed five pages)
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated on:
- conformance with stated program goals
- quality of proposed research
- innovation and contribution to the field with the proposed project
- demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work
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
Dr. Wilma Bainbridge
University of Chicago
“How Does Information Transform from Perception to Memory?”
Past Recipients
2022
Wilma A. Bainbridge, PhD, University of Chicago
“How does information transform from perception to memory?”
2020
Adrianna Jenkins, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
2018-19
Jay Van Bavel, PhD, New York University
2016-17
Kou Murayama, PhD, University of Reading
2014-15
Leah H. Somerville, PhD, Harvard University
2012-13
David Amodio, PhD, New York University
2010-11
Elizabeth Kensinger, PhD, Boston College
2008-09
Jeffery Zacks, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
2006-07
Todd Braver, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
2004-05
Kathleen McDermott, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
2002-03
Steven J. Luck, PhD, University of Iowa