Student Award

This award recognizes graduate students whose careers reflect excellence in the area of public service.

The Student Award is given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to public service through research, teaching, program development, and/or clinical practice.

Examples include:

• Providing clinical services to underserved populations (e.g., the homeless or prisoners) 

• Research focused on innovative service delivery methods (e.g., use of telecommunications technology) that lower the response-cost to mental health service consumers 

• Consumer advocacy 

• Teaching innovative courses on racial, ethnic, and/or sexual minority mental health issues

The winner will receive an award of $500. There is no requirement that the winner attend the APA Convention to receive the award in person. Joint nominees (i.e., for a shared accomplishment or body of work) are acceptable. However, they would share a total award of $500 if selected as the winners. This year we will again be awarding Certificates of Merit to those nominees who are not chosen for the Student Award but whose qualifications indicate exceptional worthiness.