American Psychological Foundation
The K. Anders Ericsson Dissertation Research Grant supports one annual $10,000 grant for dissertation research in the general area of expertise and skill acquisition, with a preferred focus on applications of the expert performance approach and/or the impacts of deliberate practice in diverse domains of skill.
Research priority topic: Expertise and skill acquisition, broadly defined, with special interest in proposals that use process tracing methods, the expert-performance approach, or a deliberate practice framework to understand superior skill.
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 in the process of completing their dissertations.
Application Instructions
Application Materials:
- dissertation abstract
- dissertation timeline
- detailed budget and justification
- CV
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated on:
- impact and innovation
- quality of dissertation research
- conformance to program goals