The Developmental Psychology Section promotes the scientific study of the cognitive, emotional, social, perceptual, and biological changes in humans that occur from before birth, through infancy, childhood, adolescence and into adulthood.
Awards & Funding
Awards
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Distinguished Contributions Award
Show contentThis award recognises distinguished contributions to British Developmental Psychology.
This award will be presented to a candidate who has made substantial contributions to research in Developmental Psychology or through Developmental Psychology to wider society. The latter may be in the realms of higher education teaching, changing government policy, communication of science to the general public or implementation of interventions. A substantial proportion of time should have been spent working in the UK.
Criteria
- Candidates should be nominated by an academic or professional peer
- The letter of nomination should evidence the substantial contributions made by the nominee
- The nomination should be support by the nominee’s C.V. and a letter from an additional referee
How to apply
Click here to start the nomination process
Deadline for nominations is 1 February 2021 at 23:30hrs
The award winner:
- Receive the Distinguished Contributions Award Certificate
- The winner of the award will be invited to deliver a keynote address at the annual Developmental Section Annual Conference
- Free registration at the annual Developmental Section Annual Conference
Judging process
The Section Committee will appoint an award sub-committee to adjudicate submissions.
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Margaret Donaldson Early Career Prize
Show contentAwarded Annually for Outstanding Contributions to Developmental Psychology
This annual award is for outstanding early career contributions to the field of developmental psychology.
The winning candidate will have made an outstanding contribution within any field of developmental psychology; this will be evident in some or all of theory development, originality and innovation in methodology, along with other indicators of esteem.Eligibility criteria
- Applicants from previous years are eligible to re-apply, and are encouraged to do this.
- Candidates are eligible for consideration up to and including 10 years following the award of a PhD.
- Candidates need not be a member of the BPS but they must be resident in the United Kingdom.
How to apply
- Applicants can either nominate themselves or they can be nominated by a colleague. Heads of Department and senior faculty members are particularly encouraged to nominate eligible colleagues.
- Nominations should include a one-page statement outlining the candidate's contribution to developmental psychology plus a full CV.
Click here to start the nomination process
Nominations deadline is 1 February 2021, 23:30hrs
Judging process
The Section Committee will appoint an award sub-committee to adjudicate submissions
The award winner
- Receive the Margaret Donaldson Early Career Prize Certificate
- The winner of the award will be invited to deliver a keynote address at the annual Developmental Section Annual Conference
- Free registration at the Developmental Section Annual Conference
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The Neil OConnor Award
Show contentThis annual award is for a piece of published research on cognitive disorders that appear in development and persist throughout life.
Neil O'Connor was one of the UK's foremost experimental psychologists, and a pioneer in applying experimental methods to the study of developmental disabilities. Friends, relatives and former colleagues have contributed to a trust fund that allows this award to be made annually.
Eligibility criteria
- Disorders may be of a perceptual, cognitive, social or emotional nature and can include (but are not confined to) deafness, blindness, learning disabilities, dyslexia, language disorder, aphasia, Williams syndrome, Down syndrome, Turner syndrome, autism, ADHD.
- The candidate must be either the sole or main author of the article concerned. In the case of multiple authors, the relative contribution of different authors must be outlined. The prize and the invitation to speak will be offered to the main author.
- The candidate should be studying for a PhD or not more than 10 years post-PhD.
- The publication must be accepted into a peer-refereed journal bearing the date 2019 or later (including articles in press).
- There is no geographic restriction, but submissions must be in English.
How to apply
- Applicants can either nominate themselves or they can be nominated by a colleague. Heads of Department and senior faculty members are particularly encouraged to nominate eligible colleagues.
- Nominations should include a copy of the publication and a copy of the applicant’s CV.
Click here to start the nomination process
Nominations deadline is 1 February 2021, 23:30hrs
Judging process
The Section Committee will appoint an award sub-committee to adjudicate submissions.
The award winner
- Receive the Neil O'Connor Award Certificate
- The winner of the award will be invited to deliver a keynote address at the annual Developmental Section Annual Conference
- Free registration at the Developmental Section Annual Conference
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Postgraduate Student Bursaries
Show contentApplications for bursaries will open early in 2021
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Previous winners
Show contentDistinguished Contribution Award
2020
2019
2018
Professor Dieter Wolke
Professor Simon Baron-Cohen
Professor Dorothy Bishop (University of Oxford)
2017 Professor Annette Kamiloff-Smith (Birkbeck: University of London) 2016 Professor Bruce Hood (University of Bristol) Margaret Donaldson Early Career Prize
2020
2019
2018
Dr Jo Van Herwegen
Dr Karla Holmboe
Dr Harriet Over (University of York)
2017 Dr Lucy Cragg (University of Nottingham) 2016 Dr Sue Fletcher-Watson (University of Edinburgh) 2015 Dr Antsushi Senju (Birkbeck: Univrsity of London) 2014 Dr Debbie Riby (Durham University) 2013 Dr Andrew Bremner (Goldsmiths College, University of London) 2012 Dr Gaia Scerif (Oxford University) 2011 Dr Sarah Beck (University of Birmingham) 2010 Dr Victoria Southgate (Birkbeck College: University of London) 2008 Dr Ian Apperley (University of Birmingham) 2006 Dr Denis Marescal (Birkbeck College: University of London) The Neil O'Connor Award
2020
2019
2018
Dr Lucy Livingston
Dr Chloe Lane
Dr Giorgia Michelini (King's College London)
2017 Dr Jessica Hodgson (University of Lincoln) 2016 Dr Teodora Gliga (Birkbeck College: University of London) 2015 Dr Victoria Simms (Ulster University) 2014 Dr Sarah White (University College London) 2013 Dr Mayada Elisabbagh (Birkbeck: University of London) 2012 Dr Anna Remington (Oxford) 2011 Dr Antsushi Senju (Birkbeck: University of London) 2010 Dr Matthew Belmonte (National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, India) 2009 Dr Emily Farran (Institute of Education) 2008 Dr Angelica Ronld (Birkbeck: University of London) 2007 Dr Elisa Back (Birmingham) 2006 Dr Elizabeth Pellicano (Oxford) 2005 Dr Rebecca Greenaway (Cambridge) 2004 Dr Courtenay Norbury (Oxford) 2003 Dr Gaia Scerif (University College London) 2002 Dr Tyron Woolfe (Sheffield) 2000 Dr Chris Jarrold (Bristol)