List of psychology awards

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This list of psychology awards is an index to articles about notable awards given for work in the fields of psychology, cognitive sciences and psychiatry.

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CountryAwardSponsorGiven for
Canada CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science Canadian Psychological Association Significant contribution to Canadian psychology as a scientific discipline [1]
Canada, United States Howard Crosby Warren Medal Society of Experimental Psychologists The Society of Experimental Psychologists awards the Howard Crosby Warren Medal annually for outstanding achievement in Experimental Psychology in the United States and Canada. [2]
Canada Goethe Award for Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Scholarship Canadian Psychological Association Best psychoanalytic book [3]
Canada Otto Weininger Memorial Award Canadian Psychological Association Psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychologist who has demonstrated outstanding clinical, empirical, or theoretical contributions in the areas of psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychology [4] Defunct. [5]
Chile National Prize for Natural Sciences CONICYT Various categories [6]
Denmark The Brain Prize Lundbeck FoundationOutstanding contribution to neuroscience and still active in research [7]
Europe Aristotle Prize European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA)Psychologist from Europe who has made a distinguished contribution to psychology [8]
France Jean Nicod Prize French National Centre for Scientific Research Leading philosopher of mind or philosophically oriented cognitive scientist [9]
Germany Kurt Koffka Medal University of Giessen To honor scientists who advanced the fields of perception or developmental psychology to an extraordinary extent [10]
Italy Mind & Brain Prize Polytechnic University of Turin Outstanding achievement in advancing knowledge about mind and brain by persons whose work contributed to the growth and development of the discipline [11] [12]
United Kingdom BPS Barbara Wilson Lifetime Achievement Award British Psychological Society Outstanding contribution to neuropsychology in the United Kingdom [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
United Kingdom Presidents' Award British Psychological Society honours a psychologist in mid to late career (10-25 years post PhD), currently engaged in research of outstanding quality that has made exceptional contributions to psychological knowledge [18]
United Kingdom Spearman Medal British Psychological Society Outstanding published work in psychology which represents a significant body of work in terms of theoretical contributions, originality, and impact [19]
United States APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology American Psychological Association Distinguished and enduring lifetime contributions to the international cooperation and advancement of knowledge in psychology [20]
United States APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research American Psychological Association Psychologist whose research has led to important discoveries or developments in the field of applied psychology [21]
United States APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology American Psychological Association Psychologists who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology [22]
United States APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology American Psychological Association Lifetime contributions [23]
United States APA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology American Psychological Association Outstanding research psychologists who are in the early stages of their career [24]
United States APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology American Psychological Association Applications of psychology [25]
United States APA International Humanitarian Award American Psychological Association Extraordinary humanitarian service and activism by a psychologist or a team of psychologists, including professional and/or volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations [26]
United States Bruno Klopfer Award Society for Personality Assessment Lifetime achievement in personality psychology [27] [28]
United States Covey Award International Association for Computing and Philosophy (Cognitive science) Accomplished innovative research, and possibly teaching that flows from that research, in the field of computing and philosophy broadly conceived [29]
United States Donald T. Campbell Award APA Society for Personality and Social Psychology Distinguished researchers in the field of social psychology [30] [31]
United States E. L. Thorndike Award American Psychological Association Substantial career achievements in educational psychology [32]
United States Frank Prize University of Florida Research that advances public interest communications around positive social change, including issues such as education, health, politics, and the environment [33]
United States Grawemeyer Award University of Louisville Psychology: ideas rather than lifelong or publicized personal achievement [34]
United States James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award Association for Psychological Science Lifetime of significant intellectual contributions to the basic science of psychology [35]
United States Joseph Zubin Award (APPA) American Psychopathological Association Fundamental role in psychopathology research, contributed knowledge and stimulated others [36]
United States Joseph Zubin Award (SRP) Society for Research in PsychopathologyLifetime achievement award [37]
United States Joseph Zubin Memorial Fund Award New York State Psychiatric Institute etcInvestigators who are in an early stage of their career, but have already made significant contributions to research in any area of psychopathology. From 1994 through 2010. [38]
United States Oskar Pfister Award American Psychiatric Association, Association of Mental Health ClergySignificant contributions to the field of religion and psychiatry [39]
United States Rumelhart Prize Cognitive Science Society Contributions to the theoretical foundations of human cognition [40]
United States Troland Research Awards National Academy of Sciences Researchers under the age of 40 in recognition of psychological research on the relationship between consciousness and the physical world [41]
United States William James Fellow Award Association for Psychological Science APS Members for their lifetime of significant intellectual contributions to the basic science of psychology [42]

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  1. ↑ "CPA Award Descriptions and Past Recipients". Canadian Psychological Association. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  2. ↑ "Warren Medal". SEP. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  3. ↑ "The Canadian Psychological Association Section on Psychoanalysis" (PDF). Psychologist-Psychoanalyst. Division 39 of the American Psychological Association. Winter 2004.
  4. ↑ "Canadian Psychological Association Section on Psychoanalysis Gives 1st Weininger Memorial Award" (PDF), Psychologist– Psychoanalyst, American Psychological Association, p. 69, Winter 2006, retrieved 2020-01-29
  5. ↑ CPA Awards, Canadian Psychological Association, 20 March 2018, retrieved 2020-01-29
  6. ↑ "Ley 19169: Establece normas sobre otorgamiento de Premios Nacionales" [Law 19169: Establishes Rules on Granting National Prizes] (in Spanish). Ministry of Education. 26 September 1992. Retrieved 8 December 2017– via Library of the National Congress of Chile.
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  8. ↑ Aristotle Prize, European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA), efpa.eu, retrieved 2020-02-09
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  12. ↑ Mente e cervello (rivista mensile) Archived 2011-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
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  33. ↑ Frank Prize, University of Florida (http://frank.jou.ufl.edu/prize/about-the-prize/)
  34. ↑ "The Grawemeyer Awards". University of Louisville. Archived from the original on 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
  35. ↑ "APS Awards and Honors". Association for Psychological Science.
  36. ↑ Awards : Zubin Award, APPA, retrieved 2020-01-30
  37. ↑ Joseph Zubin Award, Society for Research in Psychopathology, retrieved 2020-01-30
  38. ↑ The Joseph Zubin Awards, Biometrics Research Program, Pittsburg, retrieved 2020-01-30
  39. ↑ Association of Professional Chaplains. Award Recipients by Organization (includes Oskar Pfister Award recipients and titles of their lectures)
  40. ↑ David E. Rumelhart Prize, Cognitive Science Society, retrieved 2020-01-30
  41. ↑ "Troland Research Awards". National Academy of Science. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  42. ↑ "APS William James Fellow Award". Association for Psychological Science.
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