The Society makes a number of awards available each year to recognise excellence in research, practice teaching and education in psychology.
Awards and grants
These awards range from those meant for A Level students to those marking achievement over the length of a professional career.
Some of these awards are for our members only, but many are open to all psychologists working within the UK.
For more information on past recipients, criteria, and how to apply, please consult the tabs below.
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Grants
Award for Innovation in Practice
This annual award is aimed at psychologists in recognition of a particularly innovative and creative project design and/or delivery in practice, and will be open to pilot programmes or projects of any size showing particular innovation.
This award can be made to psychologists at any stage in their career.
Nominations for this award are now open.
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Award for Distinguished Contribution to Practice
This annual award recognises practitioner psychologists for work that has made an outstanding and lasting contribution to a particular area, for the benefit of people and organisations.
This award will likely be made to a psychologist in mid to late career.
Nominations for this award are now open.
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Lifetime Achievement in Psychology Award
This annual award recognises and celebrates exceptional and sustained contributions in a career as a practitioner psychologist.
It is anticipated that this award will be made to a psychologist near or after the end of their career.
Nominations for this award are now open.
Lifetime Achievement
Established in 2011 this award recognises distinguished lifetime achievement within psychology education.
Nominations for this award are now closed.
Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology Education
This award is for those who teach at any level or who have made a significant contribution to education.
Nominations for this award are now closed.
Public Engagement & Media Award
Awarded to a psychologist who has made an outstanding contribution to raising the profile of psychology either directly or through the media.
This award is now closed.
Undergraduate Award
Awarded to those students who achieve the highest overall score in an accredited degree programme at each of the institutions accredited by the Society.
Approximately 100 awards are made each year.
A Level and Scottish Highers Award
This prize is awarded to those students who achieved the highest overall score in their A Level and Scottish Highers examinations from each of the main awarding bodies.
This award is currently under review.
Award for Innovation in Psychology Programmes
Accredited courses are invited to submit for this award in recognition of particularly innovative and creative design and/or delivery and/or assessment of psychology programmes for the benefit of the student experience, whilst maintaining and/or furthering the highest quality of psychology teaching and learning.
Technical Support in Psychological Teaching Award
An annual award, made jointly by the Society and the Assocation of Technical Staff in Psychology, recognising the valuable role that technicians play in supporting the student learning experience.
Lifetime Achievement
Open to those who have an outstanding record of personal achievement and have also made significant contributions to the advancement of psychological knowledge.
Presidents’ Award
Given in recognition of exceptional contributions to psychological knowledge.
Spearman Medal
Awarded in recognition of outstanding published work in psychology.
Doctoral Award
This award recognises outstanding contributions to psychological knowledge by postgraduate research students made while carrying out research for their doctoral degrees in psychology.
Book Award
This award recognises excellent published work in psychology.
William Inman Prize
The William Inman Prize recognises published articles on the effect of psychological factors upon physical conditions, particularly psychodynamic or psychotherapeutic factors and to conditions of the eye.
The award is made every 5 years, and the next award will be in in 2020.
Technical Support in Psychological Research Award
An annual award, made jointly by the Society and the Association of Technical Staff in Psychology, recognising the valuable role that technicians play in supporting research in psychology.
Award for Promoting Equality of Opportunity
This award recognises a person has made a significant contribution to challenging social inequalities in the UK.