William James Prize

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Hakwan Lau receiving the 2005 William James award from the then chair of the Prize committee, Phil Merikle Hakwanlau2005.jpg
Hakwan Lau receiving the 2005 William James award from the then chair of the Prize committee, Phil Merikle

The William James Prize for Contributions to the Study of Consciousness is an award given by the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC). [1]

Contents

Each year one prize is awarded for an outstanding published contribution to the empirical or philosophical study of consciousness by a graduate student or postdoctoral scholar within five years of receiving a PhD or other advanced degree. [1]

The prize consists of:

  1. An award of $1000(USD);
  2. Invitation to present a plenary address at the next meeting of the ASSC;
  3. Lifetime membership in the ASSC.

William James Prize Winners (ASSC)

The table below names the most recent winners [2] , recognizing an exceptional published work in the empirical or philosophical research of consciousness by a scholar early in their career.

Year AwardedRecipientTitle of Winning Contribution
2025Abhilash Dwarakanath"Bistability of prefrontal states gates access to consciousness"
2024Shervin Safavi"Multistability, perceptual value, and internal foraging"
2023Elisabeth Parés Pujolràs"Latent awareness: Early conscious access to motor preparation processes is linked to the readiness potential"
2022Ishan Singhal"Time and time again: a multi-scale hierarchical framework for time-consciousness and timing of cognition"
2021Anat Arzi"Olfactory sniffing signals consciousness in unresponsive patients with brain injuries"
2020Jake Quilty-Dunn"Is Iconic Memory Iconic?"
2019Vincent Taschereau-Dumouchel"Towards an unconscious neural reinforcement intervention for common fears"
2018Jennifer WindtDreaming: A conceptual framework for philosophy of mind and empirical research

Note: The prize recognizes work published within a specific timeframe (typically five years) of the scholar receiving their advanced degree. The date listed is the year the award was conferred.


The exact year of the first award is not explicitly stated in one place, historical documents indicate the prize was being regularly awarded by the early 2000s. The ASSC website mentions that the 2025 prize was the 22nd edition [3] , which would imply the first award was in 2004.

References

  1. 1 2 "The ASSC William James prize for contributions to the study of consciousness". Consciousness and Cognition. 13 (1): 211. 2004. doi:10.1016/j.concog.2004.01.001 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
  2. ↑ "Previous Winners". The ASSC.
  3. ↑ "The ASSC William James Prize Previous Winners".

Papers awarded

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