This annual award recognises and celebrates exceptional and sustained contributions in a career as an educational psychologist.

It is anticipated that this award will be made to an educational psychologist near or after the end of their career.

Nominations will close at 23:30pm on Friday 22 January 2021

A commemorative certificate will be presented to the recipient at an appropriate Division of Educational Psychology Conference. The recipient will receive one day attendance at the annual conference and will also be invited to deliver an address at the conference. As the 2021 Conference is virtual, the certificate will be sent in advance of the conference.
Criteria

Nominees should be:

• Current or retired educational psychology practitioners in any area of professional educational psychology.
• Members of the Society and DECP.
  - Nominations are not limited to UK residents.
  - Self-nominations are acceptable and you should provide a supporting statement from a full divisional member 

Nominees should have:

• Demonstrated exceptional practice over a significant period of time, including impact outside their primary job role. This award is for lifetime achievement rather than a single contribution.
• Enjoyed outstanding personal achievement and reinvested in psychology through encouraging and developing others.
• Displayed a wisdom and depth of service/leadership that has made a significant difference to a number of individuals or groups. 

Guidance for Nominations

The nomination submission form will ask for the following information: 

1. The award you wish to make a nomination for
    
2. Details of the person you wish to nominate (the nominee) – this includes self-nomination 
   (First Name, Last Name, BPS Membership Number, Position , Contact Phone Number, Contact Email Address)
    
3. Nominator's Details
   (First Name * Last Name * BPS Membership Number * Position * Contact Phone Number * Contact Email Address)
    
4. Declaration of conflict of interest (Nominator). 
   Nominators must declare all personal and professional conflicts of interest e.g. if nominating a spouse/partner or other relation. Conflicts of interest will not prevent acceptance of the nomination, but will be borne in mind by the awarding panel when considering the award. If there is found to be a conflict of interest that has not been declared, the nomination will be withdrawn.
    
5. Details of conflict of interest
    
6. Request to upload your Nomination Statement
    
7. Request to upload any relevant supporting documentation
    
8. In the case of self-nominations, request to upload a supporting statement from a full divisional member

   The nomination statement is important. The committee use this to assess the contribution of the candidate.

   The statement should be completed in conjunction with the relevant criteria and scoring document.

   The scoring matrix is what will be used to judge the award so please detail how the nominee's achievements fit these criteria and the grounds for the nomination.

   Scoring Matrix

   Please write this in a way that is informative to those who do not necessarily have an in-depth knowledge of the person or area of practice.

   Please use active language and, where the work is carried out as part of a team, make it clear what the individual contributed and how this differed from others.

   The statement should be up to a maximum of 800 words in length (please include a word count).

   Relevant supporting documentary evidence may also be included e.g. an account reported in the media of a professional unit for which the candidate is responsible.

Click here to submit your nomination for the ‘lifetime achievement award’.
 

This annual award is aimed at educational psychologists (including trainees) in recognition of a particularly innovative piece of research. The Innovation and Impact in Research award celebrates the high-quality research that is published each year within the field of Educational Psychology in the UK.

This award can be made to psychologists at any stage in their career.

Nominations will close at 23:30pm on Friday 22 January 2021

The award will confer a commemorative certificate, which will be presented to the recipient at an appropriate Division of Educational Psychology conference. 

Criteria

Nominees should be:

• Current (or recently retired) practitioners in any area of professional educational psychology.
• Members of the Society and DECP.
  -Nominations are not limited to UK residents.
  - Self-nominations are acceptable and you should provide a supporting statement from a full DECP member

Nominees should have:

• Been instrumental in the development of an innovative piece of research (we welcome nominations for all types of research, small or large scale, using a wide variety of research methods).
• Improved psychological knowledge and understanding.
• Had a positive impact on individuals, communities or organisations.
• Publication of the research in a peer-reviewed journal within the last 12 months is a requirement for this award

Guidance for Nominations

1. The award you wish to make a nomination for
    
2. Details of the person you wish to nominate (the nominee) – this includes self-nomination 
   (First Name, Last Name, BPS Membership Number, Position , Contact Phone Number, Contact Email Address)
    
3. Nominator's Details
   (First Name, Last Name, BPS Membership Number, Position, Contact Phone Number, Contact Email Address)
    
4. Declaration of conflict of interest (Nominator). 

   Nominators must declare all personal and professional conflicts of interest e.g. if nominating a spouse/partner or other relation. Conflicts of interest will not prevent acceptance of the nomination, but will be borne in mind by the awarding panel when considering the award. If there is found to be a conflict of interest that has not been declared, the nomination will be withdrawn.
    

5. Details of conflict of interest
    
6. Request to upload your Nomination Statement
    
7. Request to upload any relevant supporting documentation
    
8. In the case of self-nominations, request to upload a supporting statement from a full divisional member

   The nomination statement is important. The committee use this to assess the contribution of the candidate.

   The statement should be completed in conjunction with the relevant criteria and scoring document.

   The scoring matrix is what will be used to judge the award so please detail how the nominee's achievements fit these criteria and the grounds for the nomination.

   Scoring Matrix 

   Please write this in a way that is informative to those who do not necessarily have an in-depth knowledge of the person or area of practice.

   Please use active language and, where the work is carried out as part of a team, make it clear what the individual contributed and how this differed from others.

   The statement should be up to a maximum of 800 words in length (please include a word count).

   Relevant supporting documentary evidence may also be included e.g. an account reported in the media of a professional unit for which the candidate is responsible.

Click here to submit your nomination for the ‘Innovation and impact in published research award’. 

This annual award recognises practitioner educational psychologists at any stage of their career for work that has made an outstanding contribution to a particular area, for the benefit of people and organisations. 

We believe that such contributions to educational psychology practice are possible regardless of how long you have been in the profession and so this award is for practitioners at any stage of their career, including training.

Nominations will close at 23:30pm on Friday 22 January 2021

The award will confer a commemorative certificate, which will be presented to the recipient at an appropriate Division of Educational Psychology conference 

Criteria

Nominees should be:

• Current practitioners in any area of professional educational psychology.
• Members of the Society.
  - Nominations are not limited to UK residents.
  - Self-nominations are acceptable and you should provide a supporting statement from a full divisional member 

Nominees will have:

• Made a distinguished contribution in one particular work stream or project area (rather than a culmination of a career in educational psychology).
• Improved psychological knowledge and understanding in the particular area.
• Had a positive impact on individuals, communities or organisations.
• Demonstrated high standards of ethics and conduct 
• Made informed use of theory, research and literature to shape practice

Guidance for Nominations

The nomination submission form will ask for the following information: 

1. The award you wish to make a nomination for
    
2. Details of the person you wish to nominate (the nominee) – this includes self-nomination 
   (First Name, Last Name, BPS Membership Number, Position , Contact Phone Number, Contact Email Address)
    
3. Nominator's Details
   (First Name, Last Name, BPS Membership Number, Position , Contact Phone Number , Contact Email Address)
    
4. Declaration of conflict of interest (Nominator). 
   Nominators must declare all personal and professional conflicts of interest e.g. if nominating a spouse/partner or other relation. Conflicts of interest will not prevent acceptance of the nomination, but will be borne in mind by the awarding panel when considering the award. If there is found to be a conflict of interest that has not been declared, the nomination will be withdrawn.
    
5. Details of conflict of interest
    
6. Request to upload your Nomination Statement
    
7. Request to upload any relevant supporting documentation
    
8. In the case of self-nominations, request to upload a supporting statement from a full divisional member

   The nomination statement is important. The committee use this to assess the contribution of the candidate.

   The statement should be completed in conjunction with the relevant criteria and scoring document.

   The scoring matrix is what will be used to judge the award so please detail how the nominee's achievements fit these criteria and the grounds for the nomination.

   Scoring Matrix 

   Please write this in a way that is informative to those who do not necessarily have an in-depth knowledge of the person or area of practice.

   Please use active language and, where the work is carried out as part of a team, make it clear what the individual contributed and how this differed from others.

   The statement should be up to a maximum of 800 words in length (please include a word count).

   Relevant supporting documentary evidence may also be included e.g. an account reported in the media of a professional unit for which the candidate is responsible.

   Click here to submit your nomination for the ‘Distinguished contribution to practice award’. 

The EP Doctoral Dissertation Award recognises the excellent research that is produced each year by trainee EPs and those on CPD doctorate courses as part of their thesis projects.

We recognise that these substantial research projects often demonstrate high levels of innovation and quality, though may not be published in peer-reviewed journals. We are keen to celebrate this research output and would welcome nominations for research that demonstrates originality and has already ‘made an impact’.

This annual award is aimed at DECP members who have completed their thesis within the last two years and been awarded their doctorate – this includes both initial training and CPD Doctorates.

Nominations will close at 23:30pm on Friday 22 January 2021

The award will confer a commemorative certificate, which will be presented to the recipient at an appropriate Division of Educational Psychology conference 

Criteria

Nominees should be:

• Current practitioners in any area of professional educational psychology.
• Members of the Society.
  - Nominations are not limited to UK residents.
  - Self-nominations are acceptable and you will also need to provide a statement of support (up to 250 words) from your thesis supervisor or programme team. This should include their name, role and institution.  

Nominees should have:

• Shown innovation or originality (for example: in topic area, research methods, sample population, findings). 
• Made a strong contribution to the profession’s research and evidence base through their dissertation or thesis
• Demonstrated impact from the research (for example: in the profession or community). This is impact in the broadest sense e.g. changing practice in a local area or evidence of how the research findings and implications have been disseminated.
• Completed their thesis within the last two years.

Please note that publication in a peer-reviewed journal is not required for this award.

Guidance for Nominations

The nomination submission form will ask for the following information: 
 

1. Details of the person you wish to nominate (the nominee) – this includes self-nomination 
   (First Name, Last Name, BPS Membership Number, Position , Contact Phone Number, Contact Email Address)
    
2. Nominator's Details
   (First Name, Last Name, BPS Membership Number, Position, Contact Phone Number, Contact Email Address)
    
3. Declaration of conflict of interest (Nominator). 
   Nominators must declare all personal and professional conflicts of interest e.g. if nominating a spouse/partner or other relation. Conflicts of interest will not prevent acceptance of the nomination, but will be borne in mind by the awarding panel when considering the award. If there is found to be a conflict of interest that has not been declared, the nomination will be withdrawn.
    
4. Details of conflict of interest
    
5. Request to upload your Nomination Statement
    
6. Request to upload any relevant supporting documentation
    
7. In the case of self-nominations, request to upload a supporting statement from a full divisional member

   The nomination statement is important. The committee use this to assess the contribution of the candidate.

   The statement should be completed in conjunction with the relevant criteria and scoring document.

   The scoring matrix is what will be used to judge the award so please detail how the nominee's achievements fit these criteria and the grounds for the nomination.

   Scoring Matrix 

   Please write this in a way that is informative to those who do not necessarily have an in-depth knowledge of the person or area of practice.

   Please use active language and, where the work is carried out as part of a team, make it clear what the individual contributed and how this differed from others.

   The statement should be up to a maximum of 800 words in length (please include a word count).

   Relevant supporting documentary evidence may also be included e.g. an account reported in the media of a professional unit for which the candidate is responsible.

Click here to submit your nomination for the ‘EP Doctoral Dissertation Award ’. 

Award for Outstanding Contributions to Educational and Child Psychology

This award is now open and will close on 30 September 2021 

The Division of Educational and Child Psychology, following consultation with its membership, has agreed to promote relevant, innovative and applied research in the field of educational psychology. 

Criteria

• The applicant/s must be a full member of the DECP and must be a practising educational and child psychologist
• The applicant should be able to demonstrate competencies in an area of applied research through the research proposal
• The research area identified must clearly relate sound psychological theory to a significant aspect of applied practice.
• The research proposal must demonstrate direct potential benefit to the members of the DECP in their work with schools, children and young people.
• The research proposal must state explicitly the theoretical underpinnings of the work, the research questions and hypothesis under investigation and the methodology (including evaluation), with projected time-scale.
• In addition to research proposals that stand in their own right, consideration will also be given to proposals where a pilot piece of research would be DECP sponsored but where there are indications of it leading to major research funding. Research that is a development of work undertaken as part of initial training would also be considered.
• The application should provide an outline of research work that enhances the development of professional practice.

Total sponsorship is set initially at a maximum of £5,000 per annum and this will be spread across one or more projects. Final decisions about the allocation of funding will be taken in light of submissions received. 

Please note 

• Money will be paid retrospectively on submission of receipts. Submissions for reimbursements must be made within 12 months.
• References will be taken up after shortlisting.
• A report must be submitted to the DECP at the end of the project within 2 years and which might be included in a professional journal such as Debate, Educational and Child Psychology, or other professional publication.  Any publication or conference presentation which arises out of this work should acknowledge the funding provided by the DECP.
• Funding is not available for direct contribution to any course fees, or for corporate bids.

Guidance for nominations
Nominations must be submitted online via Questback. You will be required to input the following information: 

Lead and members information
(Q1*)    Name
(Q2*)    BPS membership number
(Q3*)    Institution
(Q4)    Name(s)

References
(Q5*)    Name of referee 1
(Q6*)    Institution of referee 1
(Q7*)    Name of referee 2
(Q8*)    Institution of referee 2

Sponsored Research information
(Q9*)    Title
(Q10*)    Theme(s)
(Q11*)    Amount requested (please indicate if other sources of funding are also likely to be used).

Project description
(Q12*)    Upload a brief description of the project to be conducted, including: rationale and aims; overview and outcomes. (Max 1000 words)
(Q13*)    Project impact on the profession: please detail the anticipated impact of the project (research, policy, practice) and dissemination activities. (Maximum 500 words)
(Q14*)    Projected time-scale and costs: please give an indication of projected time-scale for proposed work, a breakdown of the main costs of the project and how the finance will be used. Also anticipated timing for report submission to DECP and other proposed publication/dissemination routes.

How to apply
Click here to submit an application  

Queries can be directed to [email protected]