Theodore Blau Early Career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Professional Clinical Psychology
Forecasted
Theodore Blau Early Career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Professional Clinical Psychology supports early-career clinical psychologists, rewarding accomplishments that advance professional practice.
Funder: American Psychological Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One award of $2,000
Summary: Recognizes an early-career clinical psychologist whose accomplishments and promise advance professional clinical psychology.
Key Information: Nominees must be no more than 10 years postdoctoral; self-nomination is permitted.
Description
The Theodore Blau Early Career Award honors a clinical psychologist for accomplishments and promise in clinical psychology. Offered by the American Psychological Foundation (APF), with Division 12, the Society of Clinical Psychology, as a sponsor, it recognizes contributions to professional practice rather than a prescribed research project. Funding is sponsored by Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc. and APF.
Recognized accomplishments include professional service that promotes clinical psychology, innovation in service delivery, and novel applications of applied research methodologies to practice. The award also recognizes positive impacts on health delivery systems, creative educational programs for practice, and other novel or creative activities advancing service to the profession. Review focuses on the quality and impact of accomplishments and their alignment with the program’s goals.
