Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: 

https://spsp.org/membership/awards/international/international-bridge-building-award

Eligibility 

• Any SPSP member—or non-member—is eligible to apply for the International Bridge-Building Award. (A one-year membership will be granted for one organizer per award.) 
• We especially encourage proposals that broaden collaboration and engagement with regions that have historically had fewer prior connections with SPSP and mainstream personality and social psychology (e.g., including most countries in Asia; the Pacific Islands; Oceania; Southern and Eastern Europe; Africa and the Middle East; and Central America, South America, and the Caribbean). This may include projects that establish partnerships, exchanges, or communication networks with scholars based in those regions, or initiatives that expand SPSP’s capacity to engage with research conducted in other cultural contexts.  

Required Materials

• Applicant's current CV
• A 1,000-word proposal outlining the program/event (including a brief budget plan for the use of the $1,500 award budget with timeline and activity description; same for the additional $1,000 travel budget if applicable), describing how it would contribute to the internationalization of SPSP and promote communication, exchanges, and partnerships with scholars from countries currently underrepresented in SPSP and in mainstream personality and social psychology.

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official grant page: https://spsp.org/funding/community-catalyst-grant

Eligibility

• Applicants must be members of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology at the time they apply for the grant. 

Required Materials

• Explanation of the project and its unique merit/contribution (maximum one page)
• A one-paragraph description of the project’s relevance to SPSP.
• The projected outcome of the project i.e. development of a needed community within SPSP.
• A tentative budget for how the funds will be used, including all expected revenue (other sponsors, registration, etc) AND expenses.
• Responsible persons (up to 3).  Please include their CVs and their membership history with SPSP.

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

The SPSP Fellowship Committee is currently accepting nominations for APA Division 8 Fellows who are currently Fellows in another APA division. If you are applying as a first-time APA Fellow, you must apply through APA by January 11, 2026.

To be eligible as a Division 8 Fellow, you must:

• Hold a doctoral degree with a psychological dissertation component
• Be a current member of APA Division 8
• Be an APA Fellow in another Division
• Have at least ten years of postdoctoral experience
• Be actively engaged in advancing psychology
• Provide evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions to the field, with specific relevance to      Personality and/or Social Psychology (with specific relevance to Personality and/or Social Psychology)

 Submission Process

• SPSP coordinates nomination materials for Division 8.
• Submit your application via the SPSP submission portal by April 20, 2026. One letter of support must also be submitted by this date.
• Final approval is made by the SPSP Fellows Committee and forwarded to APA. These applications do not require review by the APA Fellows Committee or the Division 8 Fellows Chair.

Questions: awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/fellows

Eligibility

• Be a member of SPSP.
• Have earned your Ph.D. more than 10 years ago.
• Have made an extraordinary and distinctive contribution to the science of Personality and Social Psychology. 

Required Materials

• Indicate which category best reflects the emphasis of the applicant’s position (research, teaching or applied).
• Brief description of the relevant aspects of the context in which the nominee works (e.g., workload distribution, type of research environment, institutional infrastructure, etc).  
• List the nominee's accomplishments related to scientific contributions (limit to 350 words). The committee will consider a candidate’s publication record (e.g., peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, books, and edited volumes) and the scholarly impact of the candidate’s work on the field (e.g., citation counts, research awards, transformative or highly generative works, promoting best practices in research). Impact of research can also be interpreted more broadly to consider the application of research to real world contexts or to inform public policy. For Applied Emphasis review, working in government, non-profits, or industry, other evidence of research (even if not externally published) having scientific impact outside their organization will be considered. 
• List the nominee's accomplishments related to service to the field and/or community outreach (limit to 350 words). The committee will consider service contributions to professional organizations, scientific conferences, grant panels, journal editorial boards, task-forces, outreach activities or knowledge translation to stakeholder groups, professional audiences, or thegeneral public, scientific blogs, contributions to academic centers or consortia, etc. 
• List the nominee's accomplishments related to teaching and mentoring, if applicable to the nominee’s position (limit to 350 words). The committee will consider evidence of excellence in teaching, pedagogy, and/or mentoring at either the undergraduate or graduate level. This can include teaching awards, evidence of attracting students from underrepresented groups to the field, extraordinary performance in student supervision, mentoring, leadership or scholarship in teaching of social and personality psychology. 
• Nominee's current vita in electronic format. 

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org. 

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/awards/outstanding-contributions/cialdini-prize

Eligibility

• Eligible papers must be published in peer‑reviewed journals or as book chapters during the calendar year before nomination (e.g., for a 2026 nomination, the publication must be from 2025). Works still in press are not eligible.
• Applicants (including self-nominees and nominated individuals) and nominators must be members of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology at the time they apply for the award. 

Required Materials

• An electronic version of the nominated piece (in PDF or .doc format)
• A summary of how the article fits the Rubric (limit 500 words)
• If the nominated piece is a chapter and does not contain an abstract, a 150-word abstract must also be included

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/awards/outstanding-contributions/book-prize-promotion-social-and-personality-science

Eligibility

• For the 2026 Book Prize, eligible books are those published during calendar year 2025, i.e., those with a 2025 copyright date.
• Books, unpublished and "in press", are not eligible.
• The publication year is the year the book was first published, not subsequent publications, i.e., into paperback format.
• Edited, ghost-written, and co-written books are eligible for this award, and submitters will be asked to clarify the roles of such contributors during the application process.
• Nominations will not be accepted from publishers or agents.
• Nominators must be members of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology at the time they apply for the award. Nominees are not required to be members. 

Required Materials

• A CV or resume
• Summary describing the role of each contributor (if applicable)
• A PDF of the book (either in final form or as typeset page proofs).
• Nomination Letter (up to two pages; approximately 600 words) 

The nomination letter should provide a concise but comprehensive overview of the book’s significance and impact on the field by promoting an understanding of the science of personality and social psychology to the general public. Nominators are encouraged to address the following elements, as applicable: 

• Overview of the Book: Briefly summarize the book’s core themes, audience, and contribution to advancing understanding in social and/or personality psychology. 
• Reach and Engagement: Include any available impact data, such as download or readership statistics. 
• Public and Popular Visibility: Note any popular press coverage, awards, reviews, or evidence of the book’s influence beyond academia. 
• Significance for the Discipline: Explain how the book has contributed to promoting, translating, or broadening awareness of social and personality science. 

The nomination letter should also indicate one representative chapter from the book for initial screening. This chapter should best illustrate the book’s distinctive and important contribution to the field by effectively promoting an understanding of the science of personality and social psychology to the general public. 

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details for each Senior Award live on the official award page: 

• Application of Personality and Social Psychology Award
• Block Award
• Campbell Award
• Distinguished Career Contribution Award
• Methodological Innovator Award

Eligibility

• Individuals who have previously received the Block, Campbell, Distinguished Scholar, Career Contribution, Methodological Innovator, or Application Awards are not eligible.
• All applicants and nominators must be current SPSP members at the time of application.

Required Materials

• Nominee’s current CV
• Brief summary (up to 500 words) that clearly describes the nominee’s significant scholarly, applied, or methodological contributions relevant to the selected award. 

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/awards/service-awards/distinguished-service

Eligibility

• Applicants will have made substantial contributions to the field and/or SPSP that may appear in various forms. Contributions may include governance, professional leadership, mentoring, program development, expanding participation, advocacy, or related service with a lasting positive impact.
• Applicants (including self-nominees and nominated individuals) and nominators must be members of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology at the time they apply for the award.

Required Materials

• A brief summary or bulleted list detailing the nominee’s contributions to the field and/or SPSP (limit 500 words).  
• Nominee's current vita in electronic format.  

For collaborative nominations, the application must include a brief explanation of each contributor’s role and level of involvement. This should address:  

• The extent of each individual’s contribution  
• How the workload was distributed among collaborators  

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Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page:

• Diener Award in Personality Psychology - https://spsp.org/membership/awards/midcareer/diener-award-personality-psychology
• Diener Award in Social Psychology - https://spsp.org/membership/awards/midcareer/diener-award-social-psychology

Eligibility

• Applicants will be mid-career (approximately 15-25 years past their first appointment) and have made significant contributions to the field of personality or social psychology.
• All applicants and nominators must be current SPSP members at the time of application.

Required Materials

• Nominee’s current CV
• A brief narrative (limit 500 words) that clearly describes how the nominee’s work fits the award's criteria. 

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/awards/outstanding-contributions/excellence-science-journalism-award

Eligibility

• Applicants should have made significant contributions to the field of personality and social psychology through journalism.
• Nominators must be members of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology at the time they apply for the award. Nominees are not required to be members.

Required Materials

• A one-page (300-word maximum) nomination letter
• The nominee's CV or resume
• A comprehensive bibliography of relevant articles the nominee has written for general (i.e., non-specialist) psychological audiences.
• PDFs of 1-3 representative articles.

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/awards/teaching-mentoring-awards/ambady-award

Eligibility

• Applicants should have made significant contributions through a career-long commitment to fostering the professional and intellectual development of students and early career researchers.
• Applicants (including self-nominees and nominated individuals) and nominators must be members of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology at the time they apply for the award.

Required Materials

• A summary or bulleted list (limit 500 words) describing the nominee’s mentoring goals, practices, diversity efforts, and impact, including a list of previous mentees if desired.
• Letters of support from up to three graduate student mentees.
• CV or Resume (If applicable, annotate CV to indicate articles/chapters where mentees co-authored papers.)

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/awards/diversity-awards/jenessa-shapiro-award-contributions-diversity-and-inclusion

Eligibility

• Recipients should have had a direct and significant impact on the representation and experiences of underrepresented individuals in social/personality psychology and/or the broader community. 
• Individuals may self-nominate or be nominated by others.

Required Materials

• A bulleted list that describes how the nominee fits the criteria for this award
• OPTIONAL: Letters of support from up to three individuals (e.g., student mentees, colleagues) who are in a position to speak to the nominee’s qualifications for the award.
• Nominee's current vita in electronic format.

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/awards/teaching-mentoring-awards/undergraduate-teaching-and-mentoring-award

Eligibility

• Applicants should have shown excellence in teaching and mentoring at an institution without a PhD program in social and/or personality psychology.
• This award is open to faculty who have been teaching and mentoring students full-time for five years since receiving their doctoral degree.
• Applicants may teach at either 2‑year or 4‑year institutions.
• Applicants (including self-nominees and nominated individuals) and nominators must be members of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology at the time they apply for the award.

Required Materials

• A summary or bulleted list (limit 500 words) highlighting mentoring excellence, such as mentored student projects, conference presentations, co‑authored publications, and the subsequent success of students and mentees.
• Up to three letters of support (including one required letter from a current or former student).
• CV or Resume

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/awards/outstanding-contributions/wegner-theoretical-innovation-prize

Eligibility

• Applicants are the authors of eligible papers. Eligible papers must have been published in peer-reviewed journals or as book chapters during the calendar year prior to nomination. For example, to be nominated in 2026, the publication must have been printed in calendar year 2025. Papers and chapters still "in press" are not eligible.
• Applicants (including self-nominees and nominated individuals) and nominators must be members of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology at the time they apply for the award. 

Required Materials

• An electronic version of the nominated piece (PDF, .doc, or .docx format).
• A summary (limit 500 words) describing how the article fits the Rubric. 
• If the nominated piece is a chapter and does not contain an abstract, a 150-word abstract must also be included

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/awards/student-awards/heritage-dissertation-research-award

Eligibility

• Applicants must be graduate students in personality and/or social psychology in good standing with their university. Applicants must be enrolled full-time (or working on their dissertation research for an equivalent of full-time enrollment, regardless of actual registration status).
• Applicants must be student members of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology at the time they apply for the award.
• Applicants must have had their dissertation proposals approved by their dissertation committees prior to application, with an expected defense date no earlier than December of the application year.
• Each department may endorse no more than two (2) students per year for the Heritage Dissertation Research Award. If more than two students from a department wish to apply for these funds, the department should perform an initial screening and choose only two applications for submission.
• Applicants must not have previously received a Heritage Dissertation Research Award.
• The dissertation research may be in any area of personality or social psychology.

Required Materials

• Abstract should be in the tradition of one of the Heritage Awardees, defined very broadly, your abstract should briefly indicate the name of the Heritage nominee that your work follows—2-page maximum (see the SPSP Heritage Wall for the full list).
• Curriculum vitae including scientific publications, presentations, research, and teaching experience.
• A paragraph describing how the funds will be used to support their research. Funds can be used for research-related expenses such as participant fees, equipment, research supplies, or specialized programming. Funds may NOT be used to purchase a computer, overhead, administrative support, or conference travel. 
• A letter of recommendation from the applicant's academic advisor is required to complete the application process. Please note that this letter has a maximum length of (1) page, single-spaced. Please communicate to the faculty member who will write your recommendation letter the importance of adhering to this maximum page limit. In addition, please do not submit more than one letter of recommendation; only one will be forwarded for review. 
• The letter writer will submit their letter online. The letter request will come from the email address <notifications@email.submittable.com>. The letter must also verify the following information:

1. The applicant is in good standing in their program.
2. The proposal has been approved by the applicant's committee (or the equivalent designation for the PhD program).
3. The date by which the student is expected to complete the dissertation.
4. A statement indicating that the funds are needed to complete the research.

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/awards/diversity-awards/jenessa-shapiro-graduate-research-award

Eligibility

• Must be a graduate student in personality and/or social psychology in good standing with their university. Applicants must be enrolled full-time (or working on their dissertation research for an equivalent of full-time enrollment, regardless of actual registration status).
• Research can be in any area of personality or social psychology.
• Applicants must be committed to advancing inclusion and broadening participation in personality and social psychology.
• Applicants cannot have previously won the Jenessa Shapiro Graduate Research Award. 

Required Materials

• A description of the proposed research (maximum 2 pages, single‑spaced).
• One additional paragraph explaining how the awarded funds would be used.
• A current CV
• One or two sentences describing your commitment to inclusion and broadening participation in personality and social psychology.
• One letter of recommendation from the applicant’s academic advisor (maximum 1 page, single‑spaced). Please inform the person writing the letter of the importance of adhering to the maximum page limit.  Only one letter will be forwarded for review, and the advisor will submit it online. The letter request will come from the email address <notifications@email.submittable.com>.

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM ET

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/awards/earlycareer/sage-early-career-trajectory-award

Eligibility

• Only self-nominations are allowed.
• Applicants must be between 4 and 6 years post-PhD, by October of the academic year in which they apply for the award. For the 2026 award cycle (nominations open February 2026 and close in April 2026), eligible candidates will have received their PhD between October 2019 and September 2022 (inclusive).
• Applicants must be members of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology at the time they apply for the award. 
• Previous recipients of the SAGE Emerging Scholar Award are eligible for the Trajectory Award. Previous recipients of the SAGE Early Career Trajectory Award and/or the SAGE Young Scholar Award are not eligible to win again. Applicants will be asked to disclose if they have previously won any other SPSP awards. Applicants who have previously been awarded the SAGE Emerging Scholar Award will be asked to provide a brief statement on achievements since receiving the award.

Required Materials

• A 500-word essay is required for each category chosen (research, teaching, and/or service).
• Optional 150-word statement on the context of the achievements.
• CV (no page limit) that contains clear headings of Research, Teaching, and Service.

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/awards/earlycareer/sage-emerging-scholar-award

Eligibility

• Only self-nominations are allowed. 
• Applicants must have earned their PhD and be between 0 and 3 years post-PhD, by October of the academic year in which they apply for the award. For the 2026 award cycle (nominations open February 2026 and close in April 2026), eligible candidates will have received their PhD between October 2022 and September 2025 (inclusive).
• Applicants must be members of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology at the time they apply for the award. 
• Previous recipients of the SAGE Emerging Scholar Award and/or the SAGE Young Scholar Award are not eligible.

Required Materials

• A 500-word essay is required for each category chosen (research, teaching, and/or service).
• Optional 150-word statement on the context of the achievements.
• CV (no page limit) that contains clear headings of Research, Teaching, and Service.

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/awards/spur-faculty-research-award

Eligibility

The faculty member must: 

• Be a current SPSP member. 
• Primarily work with undergraduate students. 
• Not have other funding sources available to pay for research assistants. 

          - Funding for research materials, travel, or participant compensation does not count as institutional stipend support. 

The student must: 

• Be an undergraduate student. 
• Work in-person or over video conferences with participants or the faculty member, for a significant portion of the project. 
• Not receive other compensation for this research work (e.g., salary or course credit). Zero-credit acknowledgment on the student’s transcript is permitted.

Required Materials

• Proposed Research plan, including:  

           - Research question(s) and goals  

           - Significance to personality and/or social psychology  

           - Research design, methodology, and planned analyses  

• Proposed Timeline for completion of the research, including the number of student research assistant hours needed to complete the research (limit 250 characters). 
• How this award will impact you (the faculty) and the student (limit 250 characters). 
• How this research aligns with SPUR & SPSP’s goals (broadening participation, inclusion, and advancing the field) (limit 250 characters).

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org

Apply by April 20, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Full details live on the official award page: https://spsp.org/membership/awards/student-awards/student-research-award

Eligibility

Applicants must meet all of the following criteria at the time of application: 

• Be a current SPSP student member at the time of application 
• Be enrolled as a graduate student (MA and PhD) 
• Be conducting research within the field of personality and/or social psychology 
• Work must NOT be in-press or already published

Required Materials

• Project Abstract (up to 250 words) 
• Project Description, including: 

          - Research question(s) and goals 

          - Significance to personality and/or social psychology 

          - Research design, methodology, and planned analyses 

• Proposed Timeline for completion of the research 
• Brief Budget explaining how award funds will be used 

IMPORTANT: You will be automatically disqualified IF... 

• Your abstract exceeds 250 words. Note: In-text citations will count towards the word limit, but a reference list will not 
• Your files are not prepared for masked review. Please name your abstract file "SRA_Abstract" and remove all identifying information (e.g., names, affiliations, personalized QR codes, or website links) from your abstract AND all other file names before uploading your submission  

Incomplete or late applications will not be reviewed.

Questions? Please contact awards@spsp.org