Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship

The Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship is a fellowship from the American Psychological Foundation that supports graduate research in child psychology, including child-clinical, pediatric, school, educational, and developmental psychopathology areas. The program awards five fellowships of $20,800 each for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Eligible applicants must have completed doctoral candidacy, demonstrate research competence, and apply from an institution submitting no more than one application per cycle. Applications require a dissertation abstract, detailed budget, and two letters of recommendation. APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds.

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Deadline: November 26, 2025 Amount: 5 fellowships of $20,800 This program is no longer accepting applications for the 2026 program year. The Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowship program supports graduate research projects and scholarships in child psychology.

nurture excellent young scholars for careers in areas of psychology, such as child-clinical, pediatric, school, educational and developmental psychopathology support scholarly work contributing to the advancement of knowledge in these areas APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.

have completed doctoral candidacy at the time of application (documentation required) have demonstrated research competence and area commitment Application Requirements: dissertation project abstract detailed budget and justification two letters of recommendation (one from a graduate advisor and the other from the department chair or director of graduate studies) support for the 2026-2027 academic year only only one application accepted from any one institution in any given year tuition waiver/coverage from home institution Applications will be evaluated on: conformance with stated program goals magnitude of incremental contribution applicant’s demonstrated scholarship and research competence Please be advised that APF does not provide feedback to applicants on their proposals.

Please review our Program FAQs for important details on the application process.

University of Pennsylvania “A Machine Learning Approach to Parsing Heterogeneity in Pathways to Callous Unemotional Traits and Disruptive Behavior Disorders” Kristin Murtha, University of Pennsylvania “A Machine Learning Approach to Parsing Heterogeneity in Pathways to Callous Unemotional Traits and Disruptive Behavior Disorders” Natalie Hutchins, University of Virginia “Why School Matters: Children’s Beliefs and the Development of Epistemic Dispositions” Seokyung Kim, University of Minnesota Twin Cities “Breaking Behavior Inertia: Improving Adaptive Persistence in Young Children through Reflection Scaffolding” Elizabeth Kitt, Yale University “The Role of Parental Modulation of Fear Regulation in Childhood Anxiety: Translating Developmental Neuroscience into Clinical Practice” Shea Ferguson, University of South Carolina “Bridging Theory and Practice: Assessing Teachers’ Readiness to Enact the Science of Learning and Development to Support Whole Child Development” Amanda Bennet, University of Florida “Development and Feasibility Testing of MyWeb: A Social Support Digital Mapping Tool for Youth in Foster Care” Kinjal Patel, Old Dominion University “Examining mechanisms linking sleep problems to suicide risk in adolescents: A real-time monitoring study” Ami Ikeda, Emory University “Prenatal Cannabis: Effects on Developmental Milestones, Disinhibition, and Substance Initiation.

” Brianna Turney Ricker, Texas Tech University “Investigating a Brief Positive Parenting Seminar Series as a Universal Preventative Intervention. ” Deborah Han, University of Denver “Maternal predictability as a protective factor for children’s stress physiology and emotional/behavioral problems. ” Tiffany Leung, University of Miami “Improving Child Health: Measurement and Malleability of Children’s Sick Face Perception.

” Cabell Williams, University of Virginia “Bio-behavioral correlates of social tactile processing in infancy.

” Ashley Eng, University of Kentucky “Ovarian Hormone Effects on ADHD Symptoms and Impairment Across the Menstrual Cycle in Adolescents” Elana Israel, Binghamton University “Reward Processing and Real-World Affect Reactivity Among Adolescents at Risk for Major Depressive Disorder” Rongzhi Liu, University of California, Berkeley “Changing Children’s Intergroup Biases and Social Stereotypes Through Statistically Representative Counterevidence” Raquel Rose, New York University “ROSES in the Educational Margins: Analyzing the Impact of Stakeholder Perceptions and Unmet Resource Needs on School Pushout and Sense or Safety for Black and Latine Girls” Yuerui Wu, University of California, Davis “Children’s Memory for Interactions with Familiar Adults: Parenting and Behavioral Adjustment” Kristina Conroy, Florida International University “What would it take to bring culturally and contextually responsive, evidence-based practices for youth anxiety into the classroom?

A mixed-methods examination of teacher perceptions?

” Jorge Cuartas, Harvard University “Corporal Punishment and Child Development in Low- and- Middle- Income Countries” Tawny Spinelli, Northwestern University “Involuntary termination of parental rights (TPR): When permanently severing parents’ legal relationship is not in the best interest of foster children” Michelle Vardanian, New York University “Assessing the disparities in access to telehealth services by families during the COVID-19 era: Exploring the environment of treatment access and determining the feasibility of telehealth for children in need” Raha Hassan, McMaster University Karissa Leduc, McGill University Brooke McKenna, Emory University Michelle Menezes, University of Virginia Kelly Rea, University of Georgia Emily Cohodes, Yale University Owen Schochet, Georgetown University (Honorary Recipient) Brittany Jamieson, Ryerson University Tommy Ho-Yee Ng, Temple University Kristie Poole, McMaster University Lucy Sobey King, Stanford University Kayla Finch, Boston University Cassandra Lei Hendrix, Emory University Lindsay Huffhines, University of Kansas Michelle VanTieghem, Columbia University Marika Coffman, Virginia Tech Jennifer Lavoie, McGill University Meghan Puglia, University of Virginia Nicole Wen, The University of Texas at Austin Kristene Cheung, University of Manitoba Jacob Holzman, Northern Illinois University John Cooley, University of Kansas Daphne Henry, University of Pittsburgh Grace Min, Boston University Alexandra Rodman, Harvard University Mark Burton, Case Western Reserve University Amy Peters, University of Illinois at Chicago Spencer Evans, University of Kansas Jessica Harding, New York University Anna Markowitz, Georgetown University Catalina Perez, The Catholic University of America Jessica Schleider, Harvard University Shelbie Sutherland, University of Illinois Meghan McCormick, New York University Caren Walker, University of California, Berkeley Katie Burkhouse, Binghamton University Joy Gabrielli, University of Kansas Sarah O’Dor, Northwestern University Alissa Jerud, University of Washington Sarah Thomas, University of Maryland College Park Kathleen Crum, Florida International University Dylan Gee, University of California, Los Angeles Nora Bunford, Ohio University Dominka Swistun, University of Wisconsin Ewa Czyz, University of Michigan Jennifer Lee, University of Georgia Sharon Wolf, New York University Audun Dahl, University of California, Berkeley Julia Englund, University of South Carolina Nicole Mahrer, Arizona State University Ana Vanessa Wren, Duke University Kelly Lynn Mulvey, University of Maryland Nadia Samad, State University of New York at Stony Brook Ha Yeon Kim, New York University Matt Johnson, Princeton University Natalie Brito, Georgetown University Taryn Allen, Duke University Kate Ryan Kuhlman, University of Michigan Julia Hayden, Harvard University Aparajita Kuriyan, Florida International University Alexander Lupis, Long Island University Jacquelyn Raftery, Clark University Catherine Tsao, University of California, Los Angeles Nadia Chernyak, Cornell University Allison Cunningham, University of California, San Diego Matthew Lerner, University of Virginia Sandra Y.

Nay McCourt, Duke University Kelly O’Neil, Temple University Adriana Weisleder, Stanford University Kalsea Koss, University of Notre Dame Nicholas Mian, University of Massachusetts, Boston Adena Schachner, Harvard University Claire Cook, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Allison Master, Stanford University Margaret H.

Sibley, State University of New York, Buffalo Lindsey Bell, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Diane Chen, Temple University Melissa George, University of Notre Dame Cara Kiff, University of Washington Katherine Lingras, University of Minnesota Elizabeth Zack, Georgetown University Brenda , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Kathleen Corriveau, Harvard University Johanna Carpenter, Temple University Matthew Morris, Vanderbilt University Elizabeth Davis, University of California, Irvine Elizabeth Bonawitz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jessica Cicchino, Carnegie Mellon University Erin Godfrey, New York University Carrie Masten, University of California, Los Angeles Jody Nicholson, University of Notre Dame Nancy F.

Bandstra, Dalhousie University Wendy Gray, University of Florida Jennifer Lindwall, University of Wisconsin Rebecca Savoy Siegel, University of Miami Joey Trampush, Queens College, City University of New York Graduate Center Andrea Goldschmidt, Washington University, St. Louis Kimberly Guion, University of Alabama, Birmingham Kristen Lyons, University of California, David Patricia Z. Tan, Pennsylvania State University Lisa D.

Wiggins, Georgia State University Jessica Cantlon, Duke University Andrei Cimpian, Stanford University Benjamin Mullin, University of California, Berkeley Abigail Judge, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Sarah Serrano, University of Southern California Cristina Legare, University of Michigan Chrystyna Kouros, University of Notre Dame Donna Kreher, University of Massachusetts Leanne Beaudoin, University of Chicago Lori Hilt, Yale University Matthew Hocking, University of Alabama Michael Morrow, University of Delaware Nicole Evangelista, Ohio University Paola Castelli, University of California, Davis Sonya Mathies Dinizulu, DePaul University Natalie Costa, University of New Orleans Warren Jones, Yale University Brian Wymbs, State University of New York, Buffalo Russell Carleton, DePaul University Vanessa Simmering, University of Iowa Ryan Beveridge, University of Utah Sujin Yang, Cornell University Anne Shaffer, University of Minnesota David A.

Beaulieu, University of California, Santa Barbara Andrew Terranova Jr., University of New Orleans Kseniya Yershova, University of California, Berkeley Melanie A. Dirks, Yale University Yarrow C. Dunham, Harvard University Laura A.

Feagans, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Jessica S. Horst, University of Iowa Nicole R. Nugent, Kent State University Jeffrey Robert Gagne, Boston University Anna Gassman-Pines, New York University Jamilia Blake, University of Georgia Anil Chacko, University at Buffalo Jennifer A.

DiCorcia, Tufts University Rebecca E. Ford, DePaul University Angela M. Griffin, University of Texas, Austin Erica M.

Brandling-Bennett, Washington University, St. Louis Annalise L. Caron, Vanderbilt University Ingrid M.

Cordon, University of California, Davis Camila Fernandez, New York University Cindy Polak, University of Maryland Greta L. Doctoroff, University of Massachusetts Nicole McNeil, University of Wisconsin, Madison Jacqueline G. Rea, University of Denver