Funding Opportunities
Theodore Blau Early Career Award for Outstanding Contribution to Professional Clinical Psychology
This award honors a clinical psychologist for accomplishments and promise in 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 (requested through application portal)
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