Call for Nominations

APA’s Committee on International Relations in Psychology (CIRP) is seeking nominations for the 2009 Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology. This award recognizes distinguished and enduring lifetime contributions to the international cooperation and advancement of knowledge in psychology.

Candidates may be from any country and need not be APA members.

Nominations must include:

• a cover letter of nomination
• a supporting type-written statement of up to 500 words that traces the nominee’s cumulative record of enduring contributions to the international advancement of psychology
• a list of selected relevant publications 
• a current curriculum vitae
• letters of support from three to five people familiar with the nominee's work indicating their assessment of the nominee's contributions
• any other material necessary to fully represent the nominee's contributions

Nominations will be screened by the APA Committee on International Relations in Psychology, which will make recommendations to the APA Board of Directors for their designation of the awardee.

Nominations and supporting materials may be sent in electronic or paper format.

For electronic submissions, please send supporting documents as email attachments in MS Word format. Each file must be labeled with the nominee's name and document type (e.g., Smith-vita). Please put "Distinguished Contribution Award" in the email subject line. Send submission to Sally Leverty in the Office of International Affairs. 

For paper submissions send all documents in one package to: Award Nominations, APA Office of International Affairs, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20002-4242, USA.

August 1, 2008 is the deadline for submissions.