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Grant of up to $8,500 to a USA, Canada, or International early-career researcher or graduate student for psychological research. Funding is intended to support the exploration of anxiety and anxiety-related disorders. Eligible uses of funds are for basic and clinical research and for direct administrative costs of the proposed project. Applicants must be affiliated with nonprofit charitable, educational, and scientific institutions, or governmental entities operating exclusively for charitable and educational purposes.
The Foundation does fund derivative projects that are part of larger studies.
Applicants must:
• Be a graduate student or early career researcher (no more than 10 years postdoctoral)
• Be affiliated with nonprofit charitable, educational, and scientific institutions, or governmental entities operating exclusively for charitable and educational purposes
• Have a demonstrated knowledge of anxiety and anxiety research, either basic or clinical
• Have demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work
International applicants from countries that have diplomatic relations with the United States and who meet the other eligibility requirements may apply for APF funding.
APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.
Ineligible
Tuition fees are not considered a direct cost and may not be included in the project budget.
APF does not allow institutional indirect/administrative/overhead costs and/or fees to be taken out of grant monies.
Pre-Application Information
Deadline: September 18, 2025
Applications are due at 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time (HT) on the due date posted on APF’s website.
Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval is required for any research project involving human participants.
APF tries to announce grant recipients approximately three to four months after a grant deadline, though the exact time may take shorter or longer depending on the number of applications received.
Researchers can apply to as many APF programs as you like. Researchers can win multiple awards for different projects. Each individual project, however, can only receive funding once. This means that if you receive funding for your project, that specific project will be removed from consideration for future funding opportunities from APF.
APF Trustees must wait one year after their term of service before they can be considered for a grant or an award.
• Funding begins when recipients submit IRB approval and the required paperwork. APF funding will continue for a maximum of 12 months from the check date. Extensions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
• APF cannot disburse grant monies without IRB approval. Successful applicants have six months from the date of the grant approval to obtain IRB approval, or the grant will be rescinded.
