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    Award for Research in Psychiatry

    First awarded in 1949 as the Hofheimer Prize, the Award for Research in Psychiatry recognizes a single distinguished contribution, a body of work, or a lifetime contribution that has had a major impact on the field and/or altered the practice of psychiatry. The award covers the full spectrum of psychiatric research.

    Component

    • Council on Research
    • Committee on Research Awards

    Program Benefits

    $5,000, Plaque, Award lecture

    Criteria / Eligibility

    U.S. or Canadian citizen

    Nomination / Application Details

    • Nomination by APA member not on the Award Committee
    • Letter of recommendation summarizing nominee's research accomplishments in a specific area or coherent theme of the research
    • Summary statement emphasizing work's principal theme, its cohesiveness and consistency, and its scientific implications
    • Nominee's CV
    • Nominee's bibliography

    Deadline

    September 10

    Notification

    January

    Award Presentation

    Presented at the Convocation or the award lecture at APA's Annual Meeting

    Contact

    Cirerra Williams
    [email protected]

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