2026 SAGE Emerging Scholar Award

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