Norine Johnson, Ph.D., Psychotherapy Research Grant for Early Career Psychologists
The Norine Johnson, Ph.D., Psychotherapy Research Grant, offered annually by the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy to Early Career Psychologists (within 10 years post earning the doctoral degree), provides $20,000 toward the advancement of research on psychotherapy. All aspects of psychotherapy research can be supported, including the psychotherapy relationship, psychotherapy process, or psychotherapy outcomes.
Brief Statement about the Grant Program
The Norine Johnson, Ph.D., Psychotherapy Research Grant, offered annually by the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy to Early Career Psychologists (within 10 years post earning the doctoral degree), provides $20,000 toward the advancement of research on psychotherapy. All aspects of psychotherapy research can be supported, including the psychotherapy relationship, psychotherapy process, or psychotherapy outcomes.
Eligibility
Early Career (within 10 years post earning the doctoral degree) Doctoral-level researchers with a successful record of publication are eligible for the grant.
Request for Proposals
Description
This program awards grants to early career psychologists (ECPs) for research on psychotherapy. All aspects of psychotherapy research can be supported, including the psychotherapy relationship, psychotherapy process, or psychotherapy outcomes.
Program Goals
Advance understanding of psychotherapy (psychotherapy relationship, process, and/or outcomes) through support of empirical research
Encourage early career researchers with a successful record of publication to undertake research in these areas
Funding Specifics
One annual grant of $20,000 to be paid in one lump sum to the researcher, to the researcher’s university grants and contracts office, or to an incorporated company. Individuals who receive the funds could incur tax liabilities (see Additional Information section below).
Funds must be transferred to the researcher, university grants and contracts office, or to an incorporated company by December 15 of the year in which the grant award notification is made.
Eligibility Requirements
Early Career (within 10 years post earning the doctoral degree), Doctoral-level researchers
Demonstrated competence in the area of proposed work
IRB approval must be received from the principal investigator’s institution before funding can be awarded if human participants are involved
The selection committee may elect to award the grant to the same individual or research team up to two consecutive years
The selection committee may choose not to award the grant in years when no suitable nominations are received
Researcher must be a member of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy. Join the society at societyforpsychotherapy.org/why-join
Evaluation Criteria
Conformance with goals listed above under “Program Goals”
Magnitude of incremental contribution in topic area
Quality of proposed work
Applicant’s competence to execute the project
Appropriate plan for data collection and completion of the project
Proposal Requirements for All Proposals
Description of the proposed project to include title, goals, relevant background, target population, methods, anticipated outcomes, and dissemination plans: not to exceed 3 single-spaced pages (1 inch margins, no smaller than 11-point font)
CV of the principal investigator: not to exceed 2 single-spaced pages and should focus on research activities
A 300-word biosketch that describes why your experiences and qualifications make you suited for successfully carrying out this research proposal.
Timeline for execution (priority given to projects that can be completed within 2 years)
Full budget and justification (indirect costs not permitted), which should take up no more than 1 additional page (the budget should clearly indicate how the grant funds would be spent)
Funds may be used to initiate a new project or to supplement additional funding. The research may be at any stage. In any case, justification must be provided for the request of the current grant funds. If the funds will supplement other funding or if the research is already in progress, please explain why the additional funds are needed (e.g., in order to add a new component to the study, add additional participants, etc.)
Additional Information
After the project is completed, a full accounting of the project’s income and expenses must be submitted within six months of completion
Grant recipients are expected to write a brief article related to their project for Division 29’s Psychotherapy Bulletin within 2 years of receiving funding.
Grant funds that are not spent on the project within two years of receipt must be returned
When the resulting research is published, the grant must be acknowledged by footnote in the publication
All individuals directly receiving funds from the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy will be required to complete an IRS w-9 form prior to the release of funds, and will be sent a 1099 after the end of the fiscal year (December 31). (For further information, see IRS webpage on Grants to Individuals: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/private-foundations/grants-to-individuals).
Submission Process and Deadline
All materials must be submitted electronically at the same time
All applicants must complete the grant application form, in MSWord or other text format
CV(s) may be submitted in text or PDF format. If submitting more than 1 CV, then all CVs must be included in 1 electronic document/file
Proposal and budget must be submitted in 1 file, with a cover sheet to include the name of the principal investigator and complete contact information (address, phone, fax, email)
Submit all required materials for proposal to: Tracey A. Martin in the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (Division 29 of APA) Central Office, assnmgmt1@cox.net
You will receive an electronic confirmation of your submission within 24 hours. If you do not receive confirmation, your proposal was not received. Please resubmit.
Dr. Anna Babl holds a 2-year postdoctoral mobility scholarship from the Swiss National Science Foundation to work on the project“understanding and training the therapeutic alliance via rupture and repair processes” at the Adelphi University in New York.
Previous Recipients
2022 – Sibel Halfon 2021 – Haran Sened 2020 – No grant given 2019 – Joanna M. Drinane 2018 – Sigal Zilcha-Mano 2017 – Tali Boritz 2016 – No grant given 2015 – Jesse Owen 2014 – No grant given 2013 – Joshua K. Swift and Jennifer L. Callahan 2012 – Cheri L. Marmarosh 2011 – Charles Gelso and Clara Hill
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