If you have supervised an outstanding project with one of your MSc Health Psychology students, please help us celebrate by nominating them for the MSc Health Psychology Research Project Prize. 

Nominations for outstanding research from students who show the potential to share their research with a health psychology scientific audience are invited.

The prize is a “prize winner” oral presentation at the DHP conference, an award and certificate. We will provide a bursary to register and present at the online DHP conference in June 2021 . We also expect the winner to write a brief overview of their work for Health Psychology Update.

We encourage you to help us celebrate health psychology research by submitting your nominations online by 17.00 on 4th January 2021. Please note that this year we ask you to include the full project on the nomination form to facilitate an efficient review process.

The Criteria

The DHP invites BPS accredited MSc Health Psychology course leaders to nominate the MSc student with the highest grade for their research project.  It is expected that award winners will not only have an outstanding MSc project, but will also have the potential to translate this work into a peer-reviewed publication. Work can be in any area of health psychology.

All abstracts of award nominees will be reviewed by the Research Sub-Committee, judged on appropriate length, quality, clarity and original contribution to the field of health psychology. A shortlist will be formed from this process, and the submitted full MSc thesis of shortlisted nominees will be reviewed. This will then be judged on the following criteria on a 0-5 point scale:

1)    Clear and concise structure
2)    Original contribution to the field of health psychology
3)    Critical appraisal of the literature
4)    Depth of knowledge
5)    Detailed methodology 
6)    Depth/appropriateness of analysis  
7)    Strong and relevant conclusion

The MSc research project with the highest number of points will be awarded the DHP Award for Outstanding MSc Health Psychology Research Project. 

NOTE: Nominations must come from MSc Health Psychology Course Leaders. Self-nominations are not accepted.  

Deadline for submission of nominations: 17.00 on 4th January 2021.    

Nomination to be submitted online by clicking here.

Applications will be considered by members of the DHP committee, including the Research Lead. The award will be presented at the DHP Conference. Reasonable expenses will be provided to support conference attendance in the form of a bursary.  

The DHP reserves the right not to make an award if no suitable nominations are received.
 

Given in recognition of outstanding contribution to the development of health psychology practice within the first 10 years of their work as a qualified health psychologist.

Nomination opening date TBA 
 

This award is aimed at psychologists who have made an outstanding contribution to professional practice in the United Kingdom.

Nomination opening date TBA 
 

This award is aimed at psychologists who have made outstanding contributions to the mentoring of health psychologists and/ or health psychology researchers.

Nomination opening date TBA 

Award for Distinguished Contribution to Health Psychology

Award for Early Career Researcher

Award for Outstanding Contribution Health Psychology Practice

Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research

Award for Oustanding MSc Thesis 

Early Career Health Psychology Practitioner Award

Bursary Applications welcome for the 2021 Division of Health Psychology (DHP) Annual Conference

The DHP are offering bursaries to cover the registration cost of the online DHP Annual Conference on 29-30 June 2021. This year we have a limited number of bursaries available:

• Student bursaries
• DHP members bursaries
• Bursaries for non-DHP members that have an interest in health psychology practice and research

Applications must be received by 12pm Monday 29 March 2021.

If awarded a bursary you will be invited to write a piece for Health Psychology Update (HPU) but this is not an essential requirement of the bursary. You will be given support from one of the HPU sub-editors and your work will go through usual peer review procedures. Alternatively, you can support part of the conference programme (e.g. by chairing a session) but this is not an essential requirement.

The committee reserves the right not to make bursary awards should no suitable candidates be found.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Not have received a conference bursary from the DHP in the last 5 years
• For student bursaries DHP membership is not essential and all students can apply including MSc, PhD and stage 2 trainees. Presenting at the conference is not essential.
• For DHP members bursaries presenting at the conference is desirable but not essential.
• For non-DHP members presenting at the conference is not essential. 

We welcome applications from everyone and strongly encourage applications from individuals with protected characteristics (e.g. race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability, age, etc.). 

How to apply:

Click here Bursary Portal to submit your application. You will be asked for the following information:

1.  The bursary category you are applying for

2.   Your Name and affiliation, and BPS number if you have one

3.   A brief 500 word statement explaining why you should be awarded a bursary and how you will benefit from the conference.

 Only applications made online will be accepted.

How your application will be reviewed:

1.  Eligibility checks will be carried out by the BPS office. Ineligible submissions will not be sent out for review.

2.  Your submission will be anonymised before sending to the panel.

3.  The panel, compromised of 3 members of the national DHP committee, will review your application on the following criteria:

Enthusiasm for attending and presenting at a DHP conference.
Reasons provided of benefits of attending
4.  The highest rated submissions will receive bursaries. In the event of equal ratings, the panel will discuss and agree awards.

You will be informed of the outcome of your application by the 12th April 2021

Further information regarding 2021 to be confirmed

Further information regarding 2021 to be confirmed

Public Engagment Grant 

Research Seminar Grant