Award for Excellent PhD Thesis in Psychology

Eligibility

(a) Nominees need not be members of the Society.

(b) The Awards for an Excellent PhD Thesis may only be conferred upon students who have, within fifteen (15) months of the date for close of nominations received written advice from his/her tertiary institution confirming eligibility for conferral of his/her PhD in psychology.

Nomination process

(a) A call for nominations for the Award for an Excellent PhD Thesis should:

(i) be advertised in InPsych;

(ii) be provided to the Heads of Department of each tertiary institution that has independent membership of the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee.

(b) Candidates must be nominated by the Head of Department of an Australian tertiary institution. Candidates may self nominate to their Head of Department, but it is the Head of Department or their nominee who must submit a nomination to the Society.

(c) Only one candidate can be nominated by the Head of Department from each Australian tertiary institution. All nominations from a Head of Department should be prepared by the nominee's supervisor in association with the Head of School and the nominee.

(d) Nominations should be addressed to the Board and received by the National Office prior to the closing date via registered post.

(e) One complete hard copy nomination should be submitted with an electronic copy on CD Rom. Electronic documents should be submitted in PDF format.

(f) Nominations should be made in writing on the Society's nomination form (if applicable) and must include:

(i) Title, abstract, table of contents of the thesis with appropriate supportive evidence such as publications or conference presentations arising from the thesis and a copy of each of the examiner's reports, and

(ii) a copy of the nominee's written advice from their tertiary institution of eligibility for conferral of their PhD in Psychology.

(iii) If short-listed, submission of the thesis may be required.

Administration of Award

(a) Following the close of the call for nominations, a delegate of the Board will be responsible for selecting the successful nominee/s.

(b) Each year up to three Awards for an Excellent PhD Thesis may be conferred.

Value of the Award

Successful candidates for the Award for an Excellent PhD Thesis:

(a) will receive a grant of $1000.

(b) will be offered a one year membership of the Society at no cost provided that the recipient makes an application for membership within twelve (12) months of the date of receipt of notice of their Award. If the recipient is an existing Member of the Society, they will be offered membership of the Society for the following twelve (12) months at no cost.

(c) will be invited to attend the Society's Annual Conference in the year following the receipt of their Award for an Excellent PhD Thesis, to present a paper based upon the thesis. If the recipient attends they will have their travel, conference registration expenses and accommodation for up to four (4) nights at the conference venue paid by the Society.

(d) will also receive a plaque of the Award for an Excellent PhD Thesis, to be presented at the invited address. If the recipient is unable to accept the invitation to attend the Society's Annual Conference, a plaque will be forwarded after the Annual Conference.

Applications and further information

Nominations close 29 June 2012.

Download 2012 nomination form (Word, 305KB) 

For enquiries please email: science.awards@psychology.org.au

One complete hard copy nomination should be submitted with an electronic copy on CD-ROM. Electronic documents should be submitted in PDF format. The nomination forms should be sent via registered post to:

• Award for an Excellent PhD Thesis in Psychology
  Administrator – Science and Education
  The Australian Psychological Society Ltd
  PO Box 38
  Flinders Lane VIC 8009

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