Instructions for Nominating and Electing APA Fellows
Fellow status in the American Psychological Association is a special distinction among Members. It recognizes unusual and outstanding contributions or performance in the field of psychology. Both APA and the APA Divisions determine what constitutes "unusual and outstanding contributions or performance."
Because divisions must select likely candidates and collect and organize the necessary information for that nomination, the division plays a critical role in the Fellow election process.
These are instructions for electing Initial Fellows -- Members who have not achieved Fellow status in any other division. Current Fellows are APA Members who are already Fellows in other divisions, and may also become Fellows in your division without approval from the APA Fellows Committee. Once an APA Member has been approved by the Fellows Committee, Board of Directors and Council of Representatives for Fellow status in one division, they do not need further approval from APA to become a Fellow in additional divisions. It is the responsibility of each division to determine eligibility of Current Fellows and to notify APA of their election. The division chairperson should notify the candidate of his/her election, and also notify the Fellows Committee if a fellow certificate should be mailed from to APA to the current fellow.
The Process: The entire process for becoming an Initial Fellow and a description of each step is described here.
Informational Materials: If you are a new Division Fellow Committee Chair or would like a quick refresher on the process, this page is for you. It provides links to pages and documents that will help you along the way.
Documents to Submit: APA requires sufficient information and documentation from Fellow applicants. To ensure that correct and complete information is submitted to the Fellows Committee, reference this page.
Fellow Chairs must submit materials by February 9, 2009 to:
Sonja Wiggins
American Psychological Association
Fellows Committee Assistant
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-336-5590 Fax: 202-216-7628
