Division 20 Awards - Deadline May 1
We have a superb set of awards to present annually on behalf of Division 20, funded in part by wonderful sponsors such as the Margret Baltes Foundation, Springer Publishing, and the Retirement Research Foundation. Now is your opportunity to submit your name for consideration, or the names of your distinguished colleagues. We are changing our submission procedure to an all electronic one to facilitate distribution to our evaluation panel members. So, please send the materials to me (or for the RRF Mentor awards and the RRF Lawton award, to Susan Turk Charles) in an integrated e-mail if at all possible. A good way to proceed would be to gather all the materials in one document (appending the separate files) and then attach that document to an e-mail. Details about specific awards and their requirements can be found at: http://apadiv20.phhp.ufl.edu/awards.htm#members . I am summarizing them below.
The awards include:
*<http://apadiv20.phhp.ufl.edu/disting.htm>Distinguished Research Achievement Award
*<http://apadiv20.phhp.ufl.edu/lawton.htm>The RRF M. Powell Lawton Career Achievement Award in Applied Gerontology
*<http://apadiv20.phhp.ufl.edu/springera.htm>Springer Early Career Achievement Award in Research on Adult Development and Aging
*<http://apadiv20.phhp.ufl.edu/mbaltes.htm>Margret Baltes Doctoral Dissertation Award
*<http://apadiv20.phhp.ufl.edu/mentor.htm>The RRF/Division 20 Mentorship Award
Distinguished Research Achievement Award. This award seeks to recognize those individuals whose empirical contributions to the psychology of adult development and aging have been (a) exceptional, (b) widely recognized and cited, and (c) seminal in creating new research directions for other investigators. Moreover, the award seeks to reward those individuals who have outstanding collegial spirit, and who have served as active and productive research mentors for ensuing generations of scholars in adult development and aging.Electronic nomination packages should include:
• one or more supporting letters and
• the nominee's c.v.
(Applications to charness@psy.fsu.edu )
Springer Early Career Achievement Award in Research on Adult Development and Aging. Applications due May 1, 2006 (electronic submission only). This award is designed to honor a psychologist whose work has made significant early career contributions to understanding critical issues in adult development and aging.
ELIGIBILITY
Potential nominees must have received a doctoral degree no longer than 7 years prior to application for the award, show evidence of scholarly publications in journals/books, and membership in Division 20 of APA.
Please include "Division 20 Springer Award" in your subject header.Include (electronic submission please, preferably bundled into a single e-mail)
1. Cover letter from a senior scholar indicating the qualifications and achievements of the nominee.
2. Brief statement by the nominee of current research accomplishments and future directions
3. Current c.v.
4. Up to three published or in press papers.
5. Up to two additional letters of support.
(Applications to charness@psy.fsu.edu )
Margret M. Baltes Doctoral Dissertation Award in the Psychology of Aging.
The recipient of the award receives US$1,000 as well as recognition at the annual meeting of the Division of Adult Development and Aging. Candidates are welcome from any area of the psychology of aging and adult development. Candidates must have completed or expect to complete their doctoral (NOT Masters) dissertation between January 1, 2005 and May 31, 2006.
Please note that because this award is for doctoral (NOT Masters) dissertations "completed and accepted" during this period, the strong preference is for completion prior to submitting an application for the M. Baltes Doctoral Dissertation Award. People who are planning to finish their doctoral (NOT Masters) dissertations AFTER May 31, 2006 should wait until NEXT year to submit applications.
Submit, electronically (preferably bundled into a single e-mail) each of the following
a) an abstract of your doctoral (NOT Masters) dissertation (maximum of 10 double-spaced pages),
b) a personal statement about the scholarly or applied merit and potential impact of the doctoral dissertation (maximum of 3 double-spaced pages),
c) your curriculum vitae, and
d) a letter of support from your doctoral dissertation supervisor.
(Applications to charness@psy.fsu.edu )
The Retirement Research Fund Distinguished Contribution Award in Applied Gerontology. This award is presented in honor of the memory of M. Powell Lawton to recognize those whose contributions have improved the quality of life of older persons. The contributions being honored include developing or implementing a program, practice, policy, or treatment that has had or will have the great potential to improve the lives of older adults. Nominees need not be members of Division 20, but they must be nominated and endorsed by a Division member. The award consists of $1,000 and a plaque to be presented during the Division 20 Business Meeting at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Nomination materials (to be submitted electronically only) should be directed to the Chair of the Awards Committee and should include the following:
* A letter of nomination (by a Division 20 member) describing the nominee's role in the contribution(s) being recognized;
* Evidence of the positive impact of the contribution(s) on older persons;
* A current CV of the nominee;
* A brief statement by the nominee of his or her current work and future plans;
* 2 or more endorsements, at least one of which must be by a Division 20 member.
(Applications to scharles@UCI.EDU)
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