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I may be reading this too literally but taken to the logical conclusion, you should probably eliminate any program which offers full or partial funding on your list since the trade off is basically funding in exchange for research contributions, including those beyond your bare minimum requirements such as thesis and dissertation.I'm not applying to more PhD's because, quite frankly, I don't really like research. I loved the research that I did but I just would prefer for my program to focus more on practicing and less on multiple research projects and dissertations.
I don’t know enough about how partial funded programs work in terms of research expectations but I imagine they are similar to a fully funded program, just with less financial support.
You may also struggle to write a compelling statement of interest as to why you would like a doctorate so taking this logic even further, you may find a better fit in a masters program that leads to licensure, which will likely only focus on practice.
Or an expensive self pay PsyD which will basically let you do whatever you want, including a lit review or already collected data set dissertation.
Me personally, I didn't love research either and haven’t done a lick since graduating but I was more than willing to heavily contribute to multiple projects that my advisor and lab initiated, as well as two original studies largely driven of my own development that were closely advised by my PI (thesis and dissertation).