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Fund for Psychoanalytic Research

The Fund for Psychoanalytic Research, which was established in 1976, is dedicated to the support of psychoanalytic research and scholarship, while nurturing the development of psychoanalytic investigators.

The Fund receives its support from donations of APsA members and through a regular allocation in the yearly budget of the Association. The Committee of the Fund is comprised of members of APsA who are involved in psychoanalytic research as primary investigators or as consultants and informed scholars. The Committee is augmented by the participation of consulting researchers and scholars who are not members of APsA and who may or may not be psychoanalysts. The Fund receives its support from donations of APsA members and through a regular allocation in the yearly budget of the Association. The Committee of the Fund is comprised of members of APsA who are involved in psychoanalytic research as primary investigators or as consultants and informed scholars. The Committee is augmented by the participation of consulting researchers and scholars who are not members of APsA and who may or may not be psychoanalysts.

Goals

  • To support basic and applied research involving psychoanalytic perspectives and observations
  • To support young scholars interested in psychoanalytic research
  • To provide psychoanalytic scholars an opportunity to consult with experienced investigators around an idea, methodological issue, or existing dataset

Scope of Research

The Fund conceives of psychoanalytic research along the broadest lines, including: scholarly and empirical investigative contributions that can advance knowledge of psychoanalytic theory, practice, and links between psychoanalysis and neighboring disciplines such as developmental psychology or neuroscience. The scope of this research includes (but is not limited to):

  • Systematic research into psychoanalytic treatment processes and outcomes (including the development of reliable and valid measures of appropriate variables related to process and outcome)
  • Developmental studies including both experimental and naturalistic investigations of infant and child development or of adult development;
  • Psychophysiological and other experimental studies, other relevant social science studies, intellectual history, philosophical studies, and scholarly applications of psychoanalysis in fields such as history and literature.

The Fund also invites applications from multiple methodological points of view.  While the Fund for Psychoanalytic Research is especially supportive of work directly relating to what is distinctive about psychoanalysis, it is understood that research relating to psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychotherapy may also advance the understanding of psychoanalysis.  This link should be made explicit in the research proposal as part of the discussion of the specific aims and significance of the proposed study.

Application & Additional Information

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  • Instructions
  • Review Process
  • Face page – Form 1
  • Cirriculum Vitae – Form 2
  • Other support – Form 3
  • Budget – Form 4
  • Past Awards Granted

Research Links

  • Donate to the Fund
  • APsA  Researcher Membership
  • APsA Research Poster Session
  • APsA College of Research Fellows
  • International Psychoanalytical Association
  • International Psychoanalytical Association Research
  • Research Training Program (IPA-RTP) at the Psychoanalysis Unit – University College London
  • Psychoanalytic Research Society

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Psychoanalytic Psychology

Click here to read the recent article in Psychoanalytic Psychology based on a study supported by APsA’s Fund for Psychoanalytic Research:

  • “Rorschach Assessment of Ego Involvement in Affect Regulation: Interrater Reliability of Form Dominance in Shading and Achromatic Color Responses” by Anthony D. Bram, Donald J. Viglione, Oren Lee-Parritz, Kiley A. Gottschalk, Jed A. Yalof, James H. Kleiger, Ksera Dyette, and Ali Khadivi (April 2023)
  • Fellowships & Awards
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  • Edith Sabshin Teaching Awards
  • Fund for Psychoanalytic Research
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  • JAPA Prize
  • The Peter Loewenberg Essay Prize In Psychoanalysis and Culture
  • Poster Session 2025 National Meeting
  • Psychoanalytic & Psychodynamic Teachers’ Academy
  • Ralph E. Roughton Paper Award
  • APsA Schools Committee Anna Freud Educational Achievement Award
  • Scientific Paper Prize
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  • The Psychoanalytic Social Work Tuition Support Award
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The American Psychoanalyst (TAP)

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Psychotherapist Newsletter

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The Psychotherapist Newsletter features scientific programs and publications about psychoanalytic psychotherapy, personal reflections, social and community issues, and advocacy.
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