Nominate someone or apply for the 2025 DCP awards

The M.B. Shapiro Award is a lifetime career award for psychologists who have achieved eminence in the profession. For the first time this year, we are seeking nominations for the Grace Rawlings Award for mid-career clinical psychologists who have been working for between 10 and 20 years post qualification. 

The third award for the qualified is the May Davidson Award which recognises clinical psychologists who have made a significant contribution to the profession during the first ten years of their career. The fourth award is the Trainee Research Excellence Award which recognise the work of our fantastic trainees for their research contribution.

Individuals can be nominated for these awards by colleagues who recognise their contribution or by the individual themselves. 

More information about the awards, including the full criteria for each award and the process of nominations and applications, can be found on the DCP microsite. 

Nominations and applications can be made directly via the following links:

• M.B. Shapiro Lifetime Achievement Award
• Grace Rawlings Mid-Career Award
• May Davidson Early Career Award
• Trainee Research Excellence Award