PsyPAG give out a number of awards each year.
Outstanding Masters Award
PsyPAG accept nominations every year for an annual award that recognises outstanding research in a Masters (MSc, MA, MRes, and MPhil) level research project. Submissions are invited for all areas of Psychology. The aim of the award is to provide recognition of the excellent research that is conducted at Masters level, which we feel, is sometimes overlooked. Applicants must be within 18 months of completing their Masters studies at a UK university and the research thesis should have attained the minimum pass mark for the qualification submitted. The winner of the award will receive £250, write an article for the Quarterly detailing their research and be invited to present at the PsyPAG annual conference.
This year’s winner is Níall Lally from University College London; congratulations to Níall for a well-deserved win, with an excellent piece of work! Look out for Níall’s article in an upcoming issue of the Quarterly.
National Psychology Postgraduate Teaching Award
The PGwT and PsyPAG offer a joint teaching award to recognise a postgraduate psychology student who has made a significant impact through teaching.
Awards are open to all psychology postgraduates who teach on undergraduate, postgraduate, or continuing education courses in UK institutions of higher or further education. This year’s winner is Yosef Gavriel Ansara, AKA Gavi, from the University of Surrey. Congratulations to Gavi for a well-deserved award in recognition of providing outstanding academic and personal support. He will be funded to go to the PsyPAG conference 2001, in Bangor, where he’ll be presented with a cheque for £250, and a certificate.
PsyPAG Rising Researcher Award
Following the success of last years Rising Researcher award, PsyPAG would like to open nominations for the annual PhD award for outstanding early PhD research. Nominees must be current PhD students and be at least one year into their PhD (two years part time) studying at a UK institution. The aim of the award is to recognise excellent ongoing PhD work prior to final submission. The winner of the award will receive £250, along with free registration, travel and accommodation costs to attend the 2012 annual PsyPAG conference (dates and location to be confirmed). In addition, the winning applicant will be invited to give an oral presentation at the PsyPAG conference on their research and/or the reasons for winning the award; what they feel makes an outstanding researcher.
Nominations for the award can be made in one of the following ways:
a) A 500 word statement from the PhD supervisor, along with a 250 word supporting statement from a fellow postgraduate student or a 250 word supporting self-statement.
b) A 500 word statement from the PhD supervisor or a fellow postgraduate student, along with a 250 word supporting self-statement.
c) A 500 word self-statement, along with a 250 word supporting statement from the PhD supervisor.
Criteria for nomination
The nomination and/or the supporting statements must include the researcher’s:
- Specific contribution to the initial proposal and ongoing research;
- Originality of approach;
- Specific contribution to the long-term impact of the field, in terms of methodological rigour, theoretical contribution and/or practical applications;
- Personal characteristics or qualities which have enabled the researcher to overcome personal adversities or to persevere through any research difficulties (if any)
Please also list any publications and/or conference presentations (poster or oral) derived from research carried out during PhD studies as this may strengthen their nomination.
Deadline for the 2011 award is the 20th of May 2011!
Send completed applications to rraward@psypag.co.uk