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Division 44 Awards

APA Division 44 Russell Stambaugh Memorial Travel Award APA Division 44 Russell Stambaugh Memorial Travel Award
The APA Division 44 Russell Stambaugh Memorial Travel Award is sponsored by the BDSM Task Force and is a $1000 award to support those presenting on BDSM/kink topics by defraying travel costs to the APA Annual Convention.

colorful flag Bisexual Research Award
The Bisexual Research Award is an annual fund awarding up to $2000 per award to selected graduate students to advance research on the psychology of bisexuality.

people sitting on a couch having a conversation Certificate of Appreciation
Certificates of Appreciation provide an opportunity for the division to formally note its appreciation to individuals who have provided significant service to the division.

lgbtq+ flag Clarity Award
This award recognizes organizations advocating for and advancing the rights of LGBTQ+ people through engaging with professionals within the field of psychology.

Bisexual Issues Committee (BIC) Community Engagement and Advocacy Award Bisexual Issues Committee (BIC) Community Engagement and Advocacy Award
The BIC Community Engagement and Advocacy Award is a $1000 award to recognize individuals who have made impressive contributions in advancing the well-being of plurisexual people.

Bisexual Issues Committee (BIC) Early Career Psychologist (ECP) Travel Award Bisexual Issues Committee (BIC) Early Career Psychologist (ECP) Travel Award
The BIC ECP Travel Award is a $1000 award to support psychologists within the first five years of their career by defraying costs associated with attending the annual APA Convention.

silhouette of man holding a colorful flag Committee on Bisexual Issues Student Travel Award
The Committee on Bisexual Issues’s Student Travel Award provides $1000 to a student committed to bisexual issues and a desire to engage with the committee at the APA Annual Convention.

book with colorful bookmark Distinguished Book Award
The division offers this award for a book that has made a significant contribution to the field of LGBT psychology.

graduation cap decorated with rainbow colors Distinguished Contribution to Education and Training
The division offers this award to colleagues who have made distinguished contributions to the interests, goals, and purposes of Division 44 in the area of education, either academic or public.

two women of color holding a baby Distinguished Contribution to Ethnic Minority Issues
The division offers this award for distinguished contributions to the interests, goals, and purposes of Division 44 in the area of ethnic minority LGBT psychology.

capitol with overlay of colorful flag Distinguished Contribution to Public Policy Award
The division offers this award for distinguished contributions to the interests, goals, and purposes of Division 44 in the area of public policy focused on sexual orientation and gender diversity liberation and/or equality.

man and woman having a conversation Distinguished Professional Contribution
The division offers this award to recognize distinguished professional contributions advancing the interests, goals, and purposes of Division 44.

male couple with a toddler Distinguished Scientific Contribution
The division offers this award for distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to lesbian, gay, or bisexual psychological issues. The winners of this award have made far-reaching and visionary contributions to the development of a science of LGBT psychology and have provided the science base for practice, education, and the development of public policy. Many of these award winners are pioneers who first asked affirmative research questions about the lives of LGBT people, their families, and their communities.

two women having a pleasant conversation Armand Cerbone Distinguished Lifetime Contribution Award
The division offers this award for distinguished contributions to Division 44 through exceptional service. Award winners have a long history of being active contributors to the life of the Division and are the lifeblood of this organization whose efforts we appreciate.

young woman using a laptop Distinguished Student Contribution
The division offers this award to a graduate student in psychology who has made a distinguished contribution to research or practice, or who has performed exceptional service to the division.

woman wearing a conference lanyard Dr. Richard A. Rodriguez Division 44 Student Travel Award
The purpose of the Dr. Richard A. Rodriguez Division 44 Student Travel Award is to encourage greater participation in Division 44 annual convention activities by LGBT students of color.

group of young adults gathered togther and holding lgbtq flags Evelyn Hooker Award for Distinguished Contribution by an Ally
The division offers this award for distinguished contribution by an ally in the areas of research, clinical practice, education and training, public advocacy, mentorship, and/or leadership.

young adults in a classroom Malyon Smith Scholarship Research Award
Graduate students in psychology are awarded up to $2,000 to advance research on sexual orientation and gender identity.

people sitting in chairs in a conference presentation setting Mentoring Student Travel Award
Support graduate student engagement with LGBTQ psychology by defraying travel costs to the APA annual convention.

discussion among four seated adults Presidential Citation
Recipients of presidential citations are selected by the division president and often go to individuals or organizations whose mission and work are consistent with the president's theme or focus.

man holding a clipboard while talking with a young woman Student and Early Career Psychologist Engagement Award
Support early career psychologist and graduate student engagement with LGBTQ psychology by defraying travel costs to the APA Annual Convention and research travel awards.

same sex couple with a baby Transgender Research Award
The division honors research that makes a notable contribution to the understanding, health, and well-being of transgender people and gender diversity in society.

Last updated: March 2025Date created: 2013

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