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Here we list the main awards for accomplished psychologists given by the American Psychological Association

  • APF Theodore Millon Mid-Career Award in Personality Psychology (Division 12)
  • APF Timothy Jeffrey Memorial Award (Division 28)
  • APF Harry and Miriam Levinson Award for Exceptional Contributions to Consulting Organizational Psychology (Divisions 13, 49, and 39)
  • APF Harry V. McNeill Memorial Award for Innovative Community Mental Health(Division 27)


  • APA:Div 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology
    • Four Year College/University Teaching Award (Robert S. Daniel Award)
    • Two Year College Teaching Award
    • High School Teaching Award (Moffett Memorial Teaching Award)
    • Graduate Student Teaching Award (McKeachie Early Career Award)
  • APA:Div 3: Division of Experimental Psychology
    • New Investigator Award (one for each Journal of Experimental Psychology)
  • APA:Div4:
  • APA:Div 5: Division of Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics
    • [[APA:Div 5: Dissertation Award
    • Jacob Cohen Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Mentoring
    • Samuel J. Messick Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award
  • APA:Div 6: Division of Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology
    • D. G. Marquis Behavioral Neuroscience Award
    • F. A. Beach Comparative Psychology Award
    • C. T. Morgan Award for Distinguished Service
    • D. O. Hebb Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award
  • APA:Div 7: Division of Developmental Psychology
    • G. Stanley Hall Award for Distinguished Contribution to Developmental Psychology
    • Eleanor Maccoby Book Award in Developmental Psychology
    • Urie Bronfenbrenner Award for Lifetime Contribution to Developmental Psychology in the Service of Science and Society
    • Mentor Award in Developmental Psychology
    • Boyd McCandless Award
    • Dissertation Award in Developmental Psychology
  • APA:Div 8: Society for Personality and Social Psychology
    • Donald Campbell Award
    • Jack Block Award
    • Henry Murray Award
    • Theoretical Innovation Prize
  • APA:Div 9: Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
    • Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize
    • Kurt Lewin Memorial Award
    • Louise Kidder Early Career Award
    • Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Award
    • Social Issues Dissertation Award
  • APA:Div 10: Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts
    • Berlyne Award
    • Arnheim Award
    • Farnsworth Award
  • APA:Div 11:
  • APA:Div 12: Society of Clinical Psychology
    • Theodore H. Blau Early Career Award for Outstanding Contribution to Professional Clinical Psychology
    • David Shakow Early Career Award
    • Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
    • Florence Halpern Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions
    • Stanley Sue Award for Distinguished Contributions to Diversity in Clinical Psychology
    • Samuel M. Turner Clinical Research Award
    • Distinguished Student Research Award
    • Distinguished Student Practice Award
  • APA:Div 13: Society of Consulting Psychology
    • RHR International Award for Excellence in Consultation
    • RHR International Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award
    • Society of Consulting Psychology Service Award


  • APA:Div 14: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
    • Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award
    • Distinguished Professional Contributions Award
    • Distinguished Service Contributions Award
    • Robert J. Wherry Award for the Best Paper at the I-O/OB Conference
    • M. Scott Myers Award for Applied Research in the Workplace
    • William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award
    • S. Rains Wallace Dissertation Research Award
    • John C. Flanagan Award for Outstanding Student
    • Distinguished Early Career Contribution Award
    • Sidney Fine Award
  • APA:Div 15: Division of Educational Psychology
    • E. L. Thorndike Award for Career Achievement in Educational Psychology (criteria) (awardees)
    • Richard E. Snow Early Career Award in Educational Psychology
    • Paul R. Pintrich Outstanding Dissertation Award
  • APA:Div 16: Division of School Psychology
    • Senior Scientist Award
    • Jack Bardon Distinguished Service Award
    • Lightner Witmer Award
    • Outstanding Dissertation Award
  • APA:Div 17: Society of Counseling Psychology
    • Leona Tyler Award
    • John Holland Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career or Personality Research
    • Fritz and Linn Kuder Early Career Scientist/Practitioner Award
    • John D. Black Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Practice of Counseling Psychology
    • Dorothy Booz Black Award for Outstanding Research in Counseling Health Psychology
    • Barbara A. Kirk Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Research
    • Donald E. Super Fellowship for the Support of Dissertation Research on Career Development
    • Senior Recognition Award
  • APA:Div 18: Division of Psychologists in Public Service
    • Student Award
    • Harold Hildreth Award
    • Distinguished Service
    • Distinguished Achievement
    • Early Career Award
    • Veteran's Affairs Section:
      • Outstanding VA Psychologist Clinician,
      • Outstanding VA Psychologist Director of Training,
      • Outstanding VA Psychologist Researcher,
      • Outstanding VA Psychologist Administrator,
      • Outstanding Lifetime Career Contributions to the VA SECTION,
      • Outstanding Early Career Contributions to the VA SECTION,
      • Outstanding Contributions to the VA SECTION
  • APA:Div 19: Division of Military Psychology
    • Robert M. Yerkes Award
    • John C. Flanagan Lifetime Achievement Award
    • Charles S. Gersoni Military Psychology Award
    • Arthur W. Melton Early Achievement Award
    • Military Psychology Student Research Grant
    • Military Psychology Student Travel Award
  • APA:Div 20: Division of Adult Development and Aging
    • Distinguished Research Achievement Award
    • RRF M. Powell Lawton Career Achievement Award in Aplied Gerontology
    • The RRF/Division 20 Mentorship Award
    • Springer Early Career Achievement Award in Research on Adult Development and Aging
    • Division 20 Adult Development and Aging Teaching Award
    • Margret Baltes Dissertation Award
    • Retirement Research Foundation Student Awards for Completed Research and for Research Proposals
  • APA:Div 21: Division of Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology
    • Franklin V. Taylor Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology
    • Earl A. Alluisi Award for Early Career Achievement
    • George E. Briggs Dissertation Award


  • APA:Div 22: Division of Rehabilitation Psychology
    • Early Career Research Award
    • Roger Barker Distinguished Research Contribution Award
    • Distinguished Service Award
    • Harold Yuker Award for Research Excellence
    • Leonard Diller Lecturer
    • Student Research Award
  • APA:Div 23: Society for Consumer Psychology
    • SCP-SHETH Dissertation Proposal Competition
    • SCP Fellow Nominations
    • SCP Early Career Award Nominations
    • SCP Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award Nominations
  • APA:Div 24: Division of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology
    • Award for Distinguished Theoretical and Philosophical Contributions to Psychology
    • Theodore Sarbin Award
    • Sigmund Koch Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology
    • Distinguished Service Award
    • Student Paper Award
  • APA:Div 25: Division of Behavioral Analysis
    • Outstanding Basic Research Award
    • Outstanding Applied Research Award
    • Don F. Hake Basic/Applied Research Award
    • Fred S. Keller Behavioral Education Award
    • B. F. Skinner New Researcher Award
  • APA:Div 26: Society for the History of Psychology
    • Lifetime Career Achievement Award
    • Early Career Award
    • Best Paper Published in History of Psychology
    • Best Student Paper Presented at the Annual Convention
  • APA:Div 27: Society for Community Research and Action: Division of Community Psychology
    • Distinguished Contribution to Theory and Research in Community Psychology
    • Distinguished Contribution to Practice in Community Psychology
    • Harry V. McNeill Award Honoring Innovation in Community Mental Health
    • Seymour B. Sarason Award for Community Research and Action
    • Dissertation on a Topic Relevant to Community Psychology
    • Emory L. Cowen Dissertation Award for the Promotion of Wellness
    • Excellence in Mentoring Ethnic Minority Community Psychologists


  • APA:Div 7: Division of Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse
    • Brady-Schuster Award (sponsored by MED Associates)
    • Outstanding Dissertation Award (sponsored by Friends Research Institute)
    • Wyeth Young Psychopharmacologist Award
  • APA:Div 29: Division of Psychotherapy
    • Distinguished Psychologist Award
    • Jack D. Krasner Memorial Award
    • Donald K. Freedheim Student Development Award
    • Diversity Award
    • Mathilda B. Canter Education and Training Award


  • APA:Div 30: Society for Psychological Hypnosis
    • Distinguished Contributions to Scientific Hypnosis
    • Distinguished Contributions to Clinical Hypnosis
    • Early Career Achievement Award
    • Best Research Paper
    • Best Applied Paper
    • Nicholas Spanos Award for Best Student Paper
  • APA:Div 31: State, Provincial, and Territorial Psychological Association Affairs
    • Outstanding Psychologist Award
    • Outstanding Achievement by a State, Provincial or Territorial Psychological Association
    • Outstanding Achievement by a Psychological Association Staff Member
  • APA:Div 32: Division of Humanistic Psychology
    • Sidney M. Jourard Student Award Symposium
    • Charlotte and Karl Buhler Award
    • Rollo May Award
    • Abaraham H. Maslow Award
    • Carl Rogers Award
  • APA:Div 33: Division of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
    • Doll Award
    • Student Research Awards
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  • APA:Div 35: Society for the Psychology of Women
    • Hyde Graduate Student Research Grants
    • Annual Prize for Psychological Research on Women and Gender by Graduate or Undergraduate Students
    • Heritage Award
    • Carolyn Wood Sherif Award
    • Mary Roth Walsh Teaching the Psychology of Women Award
    • Sue Rosenberg Zalk Award for Distinguished Service to the Society for the Psychology of Women
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  • APA:Div 37: Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice
    • Nicholas Hobbs Award
    • Distinguished Contribution to Child Advocacy Award
    • Student Research Award
    • Lifetime Advocacy Award
  • APA:Div 38: Division of Health Psychology
    • Graduate Student Awards
    • Career Service Award
  • APA:Div 39: Division of Psychoanalysis
    • Scientific Research Award
    • Scholarship Award
    • Leadership Award
  • APA:Div 40: Division of Clinical Neuropsychology
    • Early Career Award
  • APA:Div 41: American Psychology-Law Society
    • AP-LS Award for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring in the Field of Psychology and Law
    • AP-LS Book Award
    • AP-LS Dissertation Award
    • Distinguished Contribution to Psychology and Law
    • Saleem Shah Award for Early Career Excellence in Psychology and Law


  • APA:Div 42: Division of Psychologists in Independent Practice
    • Distinguished Psychologist of the Year Award
    • Distinguished Public Service Award
  • APA:Div 43: Division of Family Psychology
    • Family Psychologist of the Year
    • Carolyn Attneave Diversity Award
    • Distinguished Service to Family Psychology Award
    • Distinguished Service Award
    • Distinguished Contribution to Family Psychology
    • Florence W. Kaslow Distinguished Contributions to International Family Psychology Award
    • Student Research Award
  • APA:Div 44: Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues
    • Distinguished Contribution to Education and Training
    • Distinguished Professional Contribution
    • Distinguished Scientific Contribution
    • Distinguished Contribution to Ethnic Minority Issues
    • Distinguished Contribution by a Student
    • Distinguished Service Contribution
    • Certificate of Appreciation
    • Best Book in Lesbian, Gay, and/or Bisexual Psychology
  • APA:Div 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues
    • Lifetime Achievement Award
    • Emerging Professional Award
    • Charles and Shirley Thomas Award
    • Distinguished Career Contribution to Service Award
    • Distinguished Career Contribution to Research
  • APA:Div 46: Division of Media Psychology
    • Lifetime Contribution to Media Psychology
    • Distinguished Professional Contributions to Media Psychology
    • Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Media Psychology
    • Distinguished Student Dissertation/Research Award
    • Early Career Applied/Research Contributions to Media Psychology
    • Golden Psi Media Award for excellence in fictional portrayal of mental health professionals
    • News Media Recognition Award for excellence in reporting of psychological research and information
  • APA:Div 47: Division of Exercise and Sport Psychology
    • Dissertation Award
    • Distinguished Professional Award
  • APA:Div 48: Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence: Peace Psychology Division
    • Morton Deutsch Conflict Resolution Award
  • APA:Div 49: Division of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy
    • Distinguished Group Psychologist Award
    • Dissertation Award
  • APA:Div 50: Division on Addictions
    • Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions
    • Distinguished Scientific Contributions
    • Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training
    • Distinguished Scientific Contributions to the Application of Psychology
    • Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Public Interest
    • Presidential Citation for Distinguished Service to Division 50 of the American Psychological Association
    • Outstanding Contributions to Advancing the Understanding of Addictions
    • Outstanding Student Poster Awards
  • APA:Div 51: Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity
    • Student of the Year
    • Practitioner of the Year
    • Researcher of the Year
    • Distinguished Professional Service
  • APA:Div 52: Division of International Psychology
    • Denmark-Reuder Award for Excellence in the International Psychology of Women
    • Distinguished International Psychology Award
    • Division of International Psychology Mentoring Award
  • APA:Div 53: Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
    • Student Research Award
  • APA:Div 54: Society of Pediatric Psychology
    • Routh Student Research Grant
    • Student Research Award
    • Lee Salk Distinguished Service Award
    • Logan Wright Distinguished Service Award
    • Martin P. Levin Mentorship Award
  • APA:Div 55: American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy
    • Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy at the National Level
    • Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy at the State Level
    • Patrick H. DeLeon Prize for Outstanding Student Contribution to the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy

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