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For a list of recipients of each award, click the links provided after the name of the award

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Call for Award Nominations

Please submit nominations for the following awards for the year 2011 (selected in 2010) to: Crystal L. Park, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269; email: crystal.park at uconn.edu or crysdara at aol.com

1. William C. Bier Award: List of all recipients

This award is offered annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution through publication and professional activity to the dissemination of findings on religious and allied issues or who has made a notable contribution to the integration of these findings with those of other disciplines, notably philosophy, sociology, and anthropology.

The recipient is presented with a plaque at the Division's annual meeting.
Deadline for nominations: March 31 (the year preceding the year of award)

2. William James Award: List of all recipients

This award is offered every three years to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution through publication and professional activity to basic research and theory in the psychology of religion and related areas.

The recipient is presented with a plaque at the Division’s annual meeting.
Deadline for nominations: March 31 (the year preceding the year of award)

3. Distinguished Service Award: List of all recipients

This award is offered to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to Division 36 through service and leadership.

Recipients are presented with a plaque at the Division's annual meeting.
Deadline for nominations: March 31 (the year preceding the year of award)

4. Margaret Gorman Early Career Award: List of all recipients

The award is offered to an individual whose innovative research in the psychology of religion is marked by scholarly excellence and has implications for theory, practice, or further research. The recipient of the award must have completed the doctoral degree within ten years of the submission deadline. We are also not guaranteeing program time or giving a monetary award.

The recipient will be presented with a plaque at the Division's annual meeting.
Deadline for nominations: March 31 (the year preceding the year of award)

5. Virginia Sexton Mentoring Award: List of all recipients

This award is offered to individuals who have contributed to the psychology of religion by mentoring individuals who themselves have become active in the field.

Recipients are presented with a plaque at the Division's annual meeting.
Deadline for nominations: March 31 (the year preceding the year of award)

6. Research Seed Grant

These modest research grants are awarded to provide recognition and assistance to scholars in the psychology of religion who are in the early stages of their careers. Applicants should be engaged in graduate study or have completed the doctoral degree or terminal master's degree within the past five years. The proposed research should address a significant issue in the psychology of religion, show sophistication in research methods and design, and promise to make a contribution to theory, further research, or practice. Proposals must be no longer than five double-spaced typed pages and should indicate the purpose of the proposed study and its significance for the psychology of religion. They should also describe the research design and indicate how the grant, if awarded, will be used. A total of $2,000 will be divided among no more than four deserving applicants (e.g., in any year, the minimum award will be $500).

Deadlines for application: June 30 (the year preceding the year of award)
Apply to the President of the Division.

2010 Division 36 Award Recipients

The following persons were approved at the 2009 Executive Committee Meeting to receive Division 36 awards for 2010. Recipients will be presented their awards at the 2010 APA Convention.

1. William Bier Award: Justin Barrett

2. William James Award: Robert Emmons

3. Distinguished Service Award: James Casebolt

4. Margaret Gorman Early Career Award: Pehr Granqvist

5. Virginia Sexton Mentoring Award: Crystal L. Park