Wayne F. Placek Grant

Funds research that increases public understanding of sexual orientation and reduces stress experienced by LGBTQIA+ people, including family, workplace, and Black LGBTQIA+ community topics. Two grants per year.

Indicative award

$15k (total award)Page states "2 grants of up to $15,000" distributed annually; $15,000 is the ceiling, not a guaranteed award.

Timing

Annual cycleNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Annual cycle. The page states the program is no longer accepting applications for the 2026 program year; no future deadline is published, so watch the page for the next cycle.

Who can apply

Doctoral candidate, Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty

Eligibility

Applicants must hold a doctoral degree or be enrolled graduate students, and must be affiliated with an educational institution or a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization. Graduate students and early career researchers are explicitly encouraged.

SSWR clusters

Topics

sexual orientation · lgbtqia+ stigma · minority stress · black lgbtqia+ communities

Apply at

https://apf.apa.org/funding/placek-grants/

This entry

Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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Wayne F. Placek Grant

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