MQ Foundation Partnership
Research Fellowship Program
The EMDRIA Foundation has partnered with the MQ Foundation(opens in new tab) to support the MQ Mental Health Research's flagship Fellowship program, an initiative designed to advance scientific research involving EMDR therapy.
Through an initial $1.8 million investment, the EMDRIA Foundation is supporting research focused on advancing our understanding of EMDR therapy, with particular attention to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.
The first round of the program will support three postdoctoral researchers based in the United States and Canada through MQ Mental Health Research's flagship Fellowship program.
The fellowships are designed to address gaps in the existing evidence base, advance methodological innovation and support research with meaningful clinical utility. Just as importantly, the program seeks to strengthen EMDR research capacity within academic institutions and help early-career researchers establish the independence, experience and networks needed to build lasting careers in trauma research.
Building Research that Strengthens Practice
The fellowships(opens in new tab) will support research that addresses gaps in the evidence base, advances innovative research methods and strengthens the clinical utility of EMDR research.
The goal extends beyond individual studies. Together, the EMDRIA Foundation and MQ are working to build research capacity within academic institutions, support promising early-career researchers and strengthen the connection between research and clinical practice.
Ultimately, we want to support evidence that improves care for people affected by trauma, informs future treatment guidelines and helps EMDR therapy continue to evolve.
Investing in What Comes Next
This is only the beginning. The EMDRIA Foundation Board has approved another round of fellowship funding, with plans to support four additional postdoctoral fellows conducting three-year research projects.
This continued investment reflects our commitment to building the people, evidence and academic partnerships needed to move EMDR research forward for years to come.
Help Move EMDR Research Forward
Your support of the EMDRIA Foundation helps make investments like these possible—creating new opportunities for research, emerging researchers and knowledge that can move EMDR therapy—and healing—forward.
