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We’re pleased to announce Division 15’s 2018 award suite, which has application deadlines spanning December 15th – January 15th. We strongly encourage all members to consider application for these accolades, as they come with very real benefits!
Please see below for descriptions, official calls, and more. Contact the listed Award Committee Chair with any questions.

The Paul R. Pintrich Outstanding Dissertation Award
Nominate or Apply By January 15, 2018

The Paul R. Pintrich Division 15 Dissertation Award is given to an individual who finishes his/her doctoral dissertation within the previous two calendar years from when the award will be announced. The dissertation must be in the area of educational psychology, broadly defined, and the proposed recipient must be a member or affiliate of the Division at the time of the award consideration. The award consists of a plaque, a check for $2,000, and a program time slot for an invited address at the annual meeting. The recipient gives his/her address and receives the plaque and check at the APA conference in the year following the announcement, thus allowing a full year for the preparation of the invited address.

The official call may be found here. Send questions to Co-Chairs April Taylor ([email protected]) and David Wakefield ([email protected]).

The Richard E. Snow Award for Early Contributions
Nominate or Apply By January 5, 2018

The Richard E. Snow Award is given to an individual who has made what the committee judges consider to be a significant career contribution and completed his/her doctoral dissertation within the previous 10 calendar years. Specifically, a viable candidate would be no more than 10 calendar years past the date of completing his/her doctoral dissertation at the time of receiving the award. All nominees must fulfill this criterion to be considered, and also must be a member or affiliate of the Division at the time of the award consideration. The award consists of a plaque, a check for $2,000, and a program time slot for an invited address at the annual meeting.

The official call and list of past recipients can be found here. Send questions to Andrew Elliot, Chair ([email protected]).

The E.L. Thorndike Career Achievement Award 
Nominate or Apply By December 15, 2017

This award is the highest honor given by Division 15 and is reserved for senior scholars with substantial contributions to research in educational psychology. Nominations should include the name of the nominee and a brief description (no more than 2 pages of text) of why the nominee deserves consideration for the award.

Send your nomination and any questions to Dr. Clark Chinn at [email protected] A list of past recipients may be found here.

Please also remember that Division 15 is currently accepting Fellows Nominations and Applications as well! Read the full call here.