Division 25 Innovative Student Research Award

Recognizes original and important behavior-analytic research conducted by masters or doctoral students. Recipients are given a $250 award sponsored by Division 25. Student submissions will be showcased on Division 25's social media.

Annual deadline: A call for nominations is issued in the fall.

• Applicants must be actively enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program in behavior analysis or a related discipline, or be no more than one year post-graduation at the time of application.

• The research project detailed in the application should be largely student-driven.

• Applicants may not submit the same project to be considered for the SEAB Applied Behavior Analysis Dissertation Award or the SEAB Basic Behavior Analysis Dissertation Award.

• Applicants must be members of Division 25.

Applicants should submit the following:

• A research summary that includes the title of the project, an abstract (limited to 250 words), a graph displaying the major findings from the project, and author information

• A three-minute video detailing the background, methods, results, and potential impact of the research

• Applicant’s CV

Applicants’ academic advisors should submit an email or letter detailing that:

• The student is actively enrolled in, or no more than one year post-graduation from, a masters or doctoral program in behavior analysis or a related discipline

• The research was driven by the applying student

Please send nominations electronically to Emily Baxter.

2026: Matias Avellaneda, Utah State University
2025: Carla N. Martinez-Perez, University of Florida
2024: Julian Velasquez Lancheros, Universidad de Guadalajara
2023: Jeremy Haynes, Utah State University