Division 19 Awards

The following awards and grants are sponsored by Division 19 and presented at the division business meeting, which occurs during the annual APA Convention.

Achievement Awards

• Arthur W. Melton Early Achievement Award
  This award is given to recognize early career achievements in military psychology, normally within five to ten years of entry into the field.

• Charles S. Gersoni Military Psychology Award
  This award is for outstanding contributions to military psychology in categories including research, service, product development, and administration.

• John C. Flanagan Lifetime Achievement Award
  This award recognizes career-long achievements in military psychology.

• Julius E. Uhlaner Award
  This award recognizes outstanding contributions in research on military selection and recruitment.

• Robert M. Yerkes Award
  This award recognizes significant contributions to military psychology by a non-psychologist.

• Robert S. Nichols Award
  The Robert S. Nichols recognizes excellence in service by uniformed clinical psychologists to military personnel and their families.

Grants

• Member/Affiliate Member Research Grant
  Individual awards may be presented for research within any area of military psychology for up to $5,000, but total funds available for awards given in the research grant program may not exceed $15,000.

• Member/Affiliate Member Travel Grant
  Several awards of $750 are presented to individuals to defray costs of attendance, participation and engagement in division activities

 Student Awards

• Student Research Grant
  The purpose of this grant is to assist graduate/undergraduate students of psychology with costs associated with conducting research.

• Student Travel Award
  This travel award program helps students interested in military psychology travel to the annual convention to present their research.

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