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 undergraduates 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.
Award for Innovation in Practice
This award is aimed at recognising a particularly innovative and creative project design and/ or delivery in practice.
it is open to pilot programmes or projects of any size showing particular innovation.
The award can be made to psychologists at any stage in their career and will confer a commemorative certificate which will be presented to the recipient at an appropriate society conference.
Award for Distinguished Contribution to Practice
This award is aimed at practitioner psychologists for work that has made an outstanding and lasting contribution to a particular area (rather than a culmination of a career in psychology) for the benefit of people or organisations.
The award will likely be made to a psychologist in mid-to-late career and will confer a commemorative certificate to be presented to the recipient.
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.
The award will confer life membership of the society, and a commemorative certificate will be presented to the recipient at our annual conference.
The recipient will also deliver an address at the conference.
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.
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 2025.
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.
Research Board Grants
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International Conference Symposium Scheme
This scheme provides funding for Society Member Networks to convene a symposium at an international conference.
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Early Career Conference Bursary Scheme
This provides bursaries to support early-career psychologists to attend an academic conference in the UK orinternationally.
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Joint Postgraduate Award with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
This provides an opportunity for a postgraduate psychologist to be seconded to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology to assist in providing briefing material for MPs and peers.
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Undergraduate Research Assistantship Scheme
This scheme awards grants to researchers to allow them to provide undergraduates with hands on experience of research and encourage them to consider an academic career.
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Postgraduate Study Visit Scheme
This enables research students who are registered for a doctoral degree at a UK university to undertake a study visit to another institution to acquire skills directly relevant to their research.
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Early Career Study Visit Scheme
To enable early career researchers and lecturers who are within eight years of the completion of their doctoral research degree in psychology to undertake a study visit to another institution to acquire skills directly relevant to their research/lecturing.
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Research Seminar Competition
These grants enable institutions to co-operate to hold scientific seminars.
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Sections Meetings and Events Support Fund
This scheme provides funding for Society Sections to undertake new initiatives.