The American Psychological Foundation (abbreviated APF) is an American philanthropic organization dedicating to awarding

research grant A grant is a fund given by an end entity grant – often a public body, charitable foundation, or a specialised grant-making institution – to an individual or another entity (usually, a non-profit organisation, sometimes a business or a loc ...

s to psychologists in the early stages of their careers. It is affiliated with the

American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...

History

The American Psychological Foundation was established in 1953 by six psychologists, initially with a budget of $580. One of the APF's founders was

Joseph McVicker Hunt Joseph McVicker Hunt (March 19, 1906 – January 9, 1991) was a prominent American educational psychologist and author. He promoted and researched concepts related to the malleable nature of child intelligence (also promulgated by Benjamin Bloom ...

, who went on to serve as its first president. Other past presidents of the foundation include

Dorothy Cantor Dorothy Cantor is an American psychologist and a former president of the American Psychological Association. Biography In 1976, Cantor graduated from Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of N ...

, who oversaw the initiation of two major fundraising campaigns: the Campaign for a New Era in 2000, and the Campaign to Transform the Future in 2012. Cantor was replaced by Terence M. Keane in 2017.

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