SPP Student Research Award Competition

The Society of Pediatric Psychology, Division 54, announces its Annual Student Research Competition to encourage and reward quality research on issues related to pediatric psychology and health care of children. An award of $500 will be made to the winner of the competition. Applications are due each year by October 1.

All of the research work must have been completed while the candidate was a student. The student must be the primary (first) author. A cover letter describing the candidate’s status at the time the research was conducted should accompany the entry as well as a statement regarding student membership in Division 54. A letter from the student’s faculty advisor is required that describes the degree to which the project objectives, design, data collection, data analysis, and manuscript preparation are the responsibility of the applicant. Thus, studies that are fully student initiated, as well as those that are part of a larger funded project but for which the student assumes primary responsibility from beginning to end, may be submitted for consideration for the competitive award. Only empirical (data-based) studies will be considered. Please see an example of our rating form for more information on the criteria the paper will be judged on.

Papers considered for this award may be published or electronically pre-published (within the previous 12 months) or unpublished. PDFs of published or pre-published papers may be submitted for consideration if the paper was published within the previous 12 months. All other submissions must be written following the guidelines outlined in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition) and should adhere to a limit of 25 double-spaced pages including tables, figures, and references. Please email the manuscript in word or PDF format and supporting materials to the address below. Supporting materials should include information confirming membership in Division 54 and a letter of support from your faculty supervisor.

Submissions for this award should be emailed to:

Paul Robins, Ph.D.

robinsp@email.chop.edu

Phone 215-590-7594

SPP Student Research Award Recipients

*denotes honorable mention