Funding Opportunities

Theodore Blau Early Career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Professional Clinical Psychology

This award honors a clinical psychologist for accomplishments and promise in clinical psychology.

Deadline: December 9, 2024
Amount: 1 award of $2,000
Sponsors: APF, Division 12 Society of Clinical Psychology

This award honors a clinical psychologist for accomplishments and promise in clinical psychology. Accomplishments may include:

  • promoting the practice of clinical psychology through professional service;
  • innovation in service delivery;
  • novel application of applied research methodologies to professional practice;
  • positive impact on health delivery systems;
  • development of creative educational programs for practice;
  • other novel or creative activities advancing the service of the profession.

Funding is sponsored by the Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc. and the American Psychological Foundation (APF).

Click here for more information about Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology).

Eligibility

APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.

Applicants must be early career psychologists no more than 10 years postdoctoral.

Candidates can be simultaneously considered for multiple awards, although a psychologist may receive only one Division 12 award in any given year.

No voting members of the Division 12 Board of Directors will be eligible to receive awards from the division while serving their term.

Self-nomination is permitted.

Application Instructions

Nomination Materials:

  • nomination cover letter outlining nominee’s relevant contributions
  • abbreviated CV
  • two letters of support

Evaluation Criteria
Nominees will be evaluated on:

  • quality and impact of accomplishments
  • conformance with program goals

Please be advised that APF does not provide feedback to applicants on their proposals.

Please review our Program FAQs for important details on the application process.

Recent Recipient

Dr. Nili Solomonov

Adelphi University

Past Recipients

2024

Nili Solomonov, PhD, Adelphi University

2023

Christian A. Webb, PhD, McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School

2022

Riana Elyse Anderson, PhD, University of Michigan

2021

Arielle Baskin-Sommers, PhD, Yale University

2020

Cheri Levinson, PhD, University of Louisville

2019

Kathryn Howell, PhD, University of Memphis

2018

Rebecca Kathryn McHugh, PhD

2017

Randy Auerbach, PhD, ABPP

Adam Leventhal, PhD

2016

Cara Lewis, PhD, Indiana University

Brian Hall, PhD, University of Macau

2015

Jonathan Comer, PhD, Florida International University

2014

Bunmi Olatunji, PhD, Vanderbilt University

2013

Adrienne Juarascio, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina

2012

George M. Slavich, University of California, Los Angeles

2011

Cortney Warren, PhD, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

2010

David Klonsky, PhD, University of British Columbia

2009

Peter J. Norton, PhD, University of Houston

2008

Rebecca Jackson, PhD, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology

2007

Melissa C. Kuhajda, PhD, University of Alabama School of Medicine

2006

Dean Klinkenberg, PhD, Missouri Institute of Mental Health

2005

Martin M. Antony

2004

Mitchell Prinstein

2003

Julia Kasl-Godley

2002

Michael Goldberg, PhD

2001

Stephen Ilardi

2000

Phillippe Cunningham

1999

Juan Carlos Gonzalez

1998

Elizabeth Todd Bazemore