2009 SAGE Young Scholar Awards--Call for Nominations Reminder
David Dunning
SAGE Publications, is pleased to announce the 2009 SAGE Young Scholars
Award. These awards will recognize outstanding young researchers in
personality and social psychology. The awardees will receive a one-time
award of $5000 to be used at their discretion for research, study, or
conference travel-related purposes. Five awards are being presented, each
year for five years, beginning in 2008, at the SPSP Annual Meeting to young
scholars representative of the broad spectrum of personality and social
psychology research areas.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
* Candidates must be junior faculty (untenured) and between 3 and 7 years
into their first independent academic position by October of the year in
which they are nominated. Previous winners may not be renominated.
* Candidates should have demonstrated exceptional individual achievements in
social and/or personality psychology (broadly defined), conducting research
that places them at the forefront of their peers. Criteria include
innovation, creativity, and potential to make a significant impact on the
field.
Application Requirements
Application packages consist of a 2-page research statement and current
curriculum vitae. The research statement should describe the candidate's current and future
research plans, highlighting the work's creativity and potential impact on
the field. Applicants should also include a statement regarding how the
Sage Junior Scholar Award would encourage their development as a future
leader of the field.
Selection Process
Award winners will be chosen by a subcommittee of the Board of the
Foundation for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.
Inquiries and Submission Information
Applicants may self-nominate or be nominated by others. Applications should
be received no later than October 27, 2008. Applications should be mailed
electronically to the Executive Officer of the Foundation, David Dunning, at
dad6 at cornell.edu.
The Foundation:
The Foundation for Personality and Social Psychology is a newly-formed
organization that has been established to raise funds and sponsor
philanthropic activities advancing the discipline. As a non-profit
charitable organization incorporated in the state of New York, the
Foundation is an independent entity legally separate from related
organizations, but shares the commitment of those organizations to
personality and social psychology. It focuses on development and
fundraising, seeking gifts and donations to fund forward-looking and
long-term activities that would augment and broaden the vigor of personality
and social psychology.
The Foundation's current Board of Directors is Jim Blascovich, Sharon Brehm,
Martin Chemers (President), Jennifer Richeson, and Mark Snyder.