Call for Nominations: Boyd McCandless Award
This award recognizes young scientists who have made distinguished contributions to developmental psychology.
Deadline: March 15, 2020
Sponsor: Division 7
Description
The Boyd McCandless Award recognizes a young scientist who has made a distinguished theoretical contribution to developmental psychology, has conducted programmatic research of distinction, or has made a distinguished contribution to the dissemination of developmental science. The award is for continued efforts rather than a single outstanding work.
The membership of Div. 7 will present the award at the following year's APA Annual Convention.
Winners serve as committee chairs for the following year’s award.
Eligibility
Scientists who are within seven years of completing their doctoral degree are eligible.
How to Apply
The annual deadline is March 15.
Nominations should include:
- A letter of nomination.
- The nominees curriculum vitae.
- Up to four representative publications.
- Suggestions for potential referees.
Please email nomination materials to the chairs of the selection committee:
Eva Telzer
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Haley Vlach
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Madison, WI 53706