List of psychology awards


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.

List

CountryAwardSponsorGiven for
CanadaCPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a ScienceCanadian Psychological AssociationSignificant contribution to Canadian psychology as a scientific discipline
CanadaGoethe Award for Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic ScholarshipCanadian Psychological AssociationBest psychoanalytic book
CanadaOtto Weininger Memorial AwardCanadian Psychological AssociationPsychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychologist who has demonstrated outstanding clinical, empirical, or theoretical contributions in the areas of psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychology Defunct.
ChileNational Prize for Natural SciencesCONICYTVarious categories
DenmarkThe Brain PrizeLundbeck FoundationOutstanding contribution to neuroscience and still active in research
EuropeAristotle PrizeEuropean Federation of Psychologists' Associations Psychologist from Europe who has made a distinguished contribution to psychology
FranceJean Nicod PrizeFrench National Centre for Scientific ResearchLeading philosopher of mind or philosophically oriented cognitive scientist
GermanyKurt Koffka MedalUniversity of GiessenTo honor scientists who advanced the fields of perception or developmental psychology to an extraordinary extent
ItalyMind & Brain PrizePolytechnic University of TurinOutstanding achievement in advancing knowledge about mind and brain by persons whose work contributed to the growth and development of the discipline
United KingdomBPS Barbara Wilson Lifetime Achievement AwardBritish Psychological SocietyOutstanding contribution to neuropsychology in the United Kingdom
United KingdomSpearman MedalBritish Psychological SocietyOutstanding published work in psychology which represents a significant body of work in terms of theoretical contributions, originality, and impact
United StatesAPA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of PsychologyAmerican Psychological AssociationDistinguished and enduring lifetime contributions to the international cooperation and advancement of knowledge in psychology
United StatesAPA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied ResearchAmerican Psychological AssociationPsychologist whose research has led to important discoveries or developments in the field of applied psychology
United StatesAPA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to PsychologyAmerican Psychological AssociationPsychologists who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology
United StatesAPA Award for Lifetime Contributions to PsychologyAmerican Psychological AssociationLifetime contributions
United StatesAPA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to PsychologyAmerican Psychological AssociationOutstanding research psychologists who are in the early stages of their career
United StatesAPA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of PsychologyAmerican Psychological AssociationApplications of psychology
United StatesAPA International Humanitarian AwardAmerican Psychological AssociationExtraordinary 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
United StatesBruno Klopfer AwardSociety for Personality AssessmentLifetime achievement in personality psychology
United StatesCovey AwardInternational Association for Computing and Philosophy Accomplished innovative research, and possibly teaching that flows from that research, in the field of computing and philosophy broadly conceived
United StatesDonald T. Campbell AwardAPA Society for Personality and Social PsychologyDistinguished researchers in the field of social psychology
United StatesE. L. Thorndike AwardAmerican Psychological AssociationSubstantial career achievements in educational psychology
United StatesFrank PrizeUniversity of FloridaResearch that advances public interest communications around positive social change, including issues such as education, health, politics, and the environment
United StatesGrawemeyer AwardUniversity of LouisvillePsychology: ideas rather than lifelong or publicized personal achievement
United StatesJames McKeen Cattell Fellow AwardAssociation for Psychological ScienceLifetime of significant intellectual contributions to the basic science of psychology
United StatesJoseph Zubin Award American Psychopathological AssociationFundamental role in psychopathology research, contributed knowledge and stimulated others
United StatesJoseph Zubin Award Society for Research in PsychopathologyLifetime achievement award
United StatesJoseph Zubin Memorial Fund AwardNew 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.
United StatesOskar Pfister AwardAmerican Psychiatric Association, Association of Mental Health ClergySignificant contributions to the field of religion and psychiatry
United StatesRumelhart PrizeCognitive Science SocietyContributions to the theoretical foundations of human cognition
United StatesTroland Research AwardsNational Academy of SciencesResearchers under the age of 40 in recognition of psychological research on the relationship between consciousness and the physical world
United StatesWilliam James Fellow AwardAssociation for Psychological ScienceAPS Members for their lifetime of significant intellectual contributions to the basic science of psychology