International Psychoanalytical Association

Registered charity 1071752 · since 1998ipa.world·Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia … [41 more]·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

$141k

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2024

From filed accounts

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

This funder suits projects that are clearly related to psychoanalysis and that expand psychoanalytic knowledge, and it is unlikely to fit work outside that field.
Research Grants go up to $10,000 and the Small Grant Programme up to $2,000, and grants are typically $10,000 or less, so a request should be sized to those figures.
Research Grants have one application deadline a year, on 15 April, and must be submitted through the electronic platform with an explicit statement of how the research contributes to psychoanalytic knowledge; the charity says it gives special consideration to quantitative research, and proposals are judged on significance, methodological clarity, feasibility and budget.
Overheads, standard PCs and laptops, and payments to an individual are not funded, and a Research Grant requires an affiliated organisation able to administer the award, so individuals working alone should not apply for Research Grants.
Recent graduates with less than three years since graduating should not apply for the Small Grant Programme unless they are IPA Candidates or Members.

Overview

International Psychoanalytical Association is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1071752).

The International Psychoanalytical Association is a registered charity that supports psychoanalytical research of all kinds and promotes psychoanalysis as a method of treatment. Its priorities also include strengthening psychoanalytic training and sustaining members' participation in an international psychoanalytic community. Its giving runs through two sub-committees, the Research Grants Subcommittee and the Research Training Programme/Sandler Conference Subcommittee. Grants are typically $10,000 or less, and the maximum permitted request is $20,000.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The IPA supports psychoanalytical research of all kinds, including clinical, experimental, conceptual and applied work, where proposals are clearly related to psychoanalysis and expand psychoanalytic knowledge. Researchers must be affiliated with an organisation able to administer an award. Its priorities include promoting psychoanalysis as a method of treatment and as pluralistic, evolving theories of mind and culture; strengthening psychoanalytic training and continuing professional development; and sustaining members’ participation in an international psychoanalytic community. It also gives awards to individuals and groups for significant contributions to psychoanalysis, their communities or the IPA. Research grants are competitive and are assessed for psychoanalytic significance, methodological clarity, feasibility and the appropriateness of the requested budget.

Themes

Psychoanalytic research
Psychoanalytic training

What they don't fund

Research Grants only:
- overhead or indirect costs such as the purchase of normal office equipment
- standard personal computers (PCs), laptops, software, and peripherals unless there are exceptional circumstances
- the researcher must be affiliated with an organisation capable of administering any grant (also known as a Responsible Authority) that is awarded
- funds for Research Grants made payable to an individual
The Small Grant Programme only: applicants other than IPA Candidates and IPA Members who are recent graduates (less than three years post-graduation)

How to apply

Submit the application form and requested supporting documents through the electronic submission platform.

Deadlines: The IPA aims to run the research grant programme once a year.

Application windows:

Research Grants: The application deadline is 15 April

What to send:

Research Grants
- An explicit statement of how the research contributes to psychoanalytic knowledge.
- Documentation showing that ethical review has been applied for, where applicable.

Applying again: Research Grants: If your project lasts longer than 12 months you may apply for a competing renewal.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Applications should clearly relate to psychoanalysis and explain how the research contributes to psychoanalytic knowledge.
The IPA gives special consideration to quantitative research proposals.
Applicants should explain concepts, methods and technical terms clearly for psychoanalytic readers.
The strongest proposals are funded first according to their relative merit against the Research Grant Subcommittee’s criteria.
Proposals are assessed for psychoanalytic significance, methodological clarity, feasibility and how well the budget fits the research.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Israel
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
England
Wales

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£1,768,415	£1,332,569	£3,525	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£2,516,073	£1,909,040	£7,875	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£2,376,597	£1,910,017	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£2,877,414	£3,056,313	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£2,599,594	£2,748,577	$141,118	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2020

£3,525 grants

YE 2021

£7,875 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

Year to 31 December 2024 not shown: grants paid were reported in US dollars and income in pounds.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; year to 31 December 2021: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.