Award Opportunities Beyond APA

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Award for Public Engagement with Scienceopens in new window
The award recognizes scientists who make outstanding contributions to the popularization of science.
Award amount: $5,000

Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Scienceopens in new window
The award recognizes early-career scientists who demonstrate excellence in their contribution to public engagement with science activities.
Award amount: $5,000

Mentor Awardsopens in new window
Award honors individuals who, during their careers, demonstrate extraordinary leadership to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in science and engineering fields and careers.
Award amount: $5,000

Philip Hauge Abelson Prizeopens in new window
Award honors a public servant or scientist who has made significant contributions to the advancement of science in the United States. 
Award amount: $5,000

Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Trust

Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Awardopens in new window
Awarded to current or former academic faculty members who inspired their former students to achieve greatness.
Award amount: $25,000

Humboldt Prize

Humboldt Research Awardopens in new window
Award recognizes a researcher whose discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who is expected to continue producing achievements in the future.
Award amount: €60,000

International Balzan Prize Foundation

Balzan Prizeopens in new window
Two prizes awarded in the physical, mathematical, and natural sciences to promote culture, the sciences, and commendable initiatives in the cause of humanity and peace throughout the world.
Award amount: $750,000

Max Planck Society

Otto Hahn Medalopens in new window
Awarded to junior scientists for achievements in connection with their doctorates.
Award amount: €7,500

MacArthur Foundation

MacArthur Fellows Programopens in new window
Awarded to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction.
Award amount: $625,000

National Academy of Sciences

John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Scienceopens in new window
Award recognizes noteworthy and distinguished accomplishments in any field of science.
Award amount: $25,000

National Geographic Society

Hubbard Medalopens in new window
Award recognizes lifetime achievement in research, discovery, and exploration.
Award amount: Honorific

National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals

LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year Awardopens in new window
Award recognizes an LGBTQ+ Educator who has enabled significant growth for LGBTQ+ students in science or technology.
Award amount: Honorific

LGBTQ+ Scientist of the Year Awardopens in new window
Awarded to an LGBTQ+ Scientist who has made outstanding contributions to their field and recognizes the awardee for sustained contributions in design, management, or research.
Award amount: Honorific

Walt Westman Awardopens in new window
Award recognizes the outstanding contribution of an individual that serves as an ideal role model to the LGBTQ engineers, scientists, and educators.
Award amount: Honorific

National Science Foundation

Alan T. Waterman Awardopens in new window
Awarded to scientists 40 years of age or younger who have demonstrated exceptional, individual achievement in scientific or engineering research with significant impact on their field.
Award amount: Honorific

National Medal of Scienceopens in new window
Awarded for outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, engineering or social and behavioral sciences.
Award amount: Honorific

Vannevar Bush Awardopens in new window
Awarded to lifelong leaders in science and technology who have made substantial contributions to the welfare of the nation through public service activities in science, technology, and public policy.
Award amount: Honorific

The Nobel Foundation

The Nobel Peace Prizeopens in new window
Awarded for those who have done the most or the best work to facilitate peace.
Award amount: $1 million

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicineopens in new window
Awarded for outstanding discovery in the field of physiology or medicine.
Award amount: $1 million

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciencesopens in new window
Awarded for outstanding contributions in the field of economic sciences. 
Award amount: $1 million

Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research

Holberg Prizeopens in new window
Awarded to a scholar who has made outstanding contributions to research in the arts and humanities, social science, law, or theology, either within one of these fields or through interdisciplinary work.
Award amount: $525,000

UNESCO

Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Scienceopens in new window
Awarded for outstanding contributions of individuals in communicating science to society and promoting the popularization of science.
Award amount: $20,000

L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awardsopens in new window
Awarded to five eminent women in science throughout the world recognized for their contributions to the advancement of science.
Award Amount: €100,000

World Cultural Council

Albert Einstein World Award of Scienceopens in new window
Awarded as a means of recognition and encouragement for scientific and technological research and development.
Award amount: $10,000

Weizmann Institute of Science

Weizmann Women and Science Awardopens in new window
The award honors an internationally renowned woman scientist who has made significant contributions in their respective field. 
Award amount: $25,000

Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences

Early Career Impact Awardopens in new window
Awarded to early career scientists of FABBS member societies during the first 10 years post-PhD and recognizes scientists who have made major contributions to the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior.
Award amount: Honorific

In Honor Ofopens in new window
Award highlights eminent, senior scientists who have made a lasting impact, through decades of research, to our understanding of humans – how they think, feel, and act.
Award amount: Honorific

Grawemeyer Awards

Grawemeyer Award in Psychologyopens in new window
Awarded to acknowledge and disseminate outstanding ideas in all areas of psychological science and is designed to recognize a specific idea, rather than a lifetime of accomplishment.
Award amount: $100,000

National Academy of Sciences

Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences
Awarded for advances in the psychological and cognitive sciences with important implications for formal and systematic theory in these fields.
Award amount: $100,000

Troland Research Awardopens in new window
Award recognizes achievement by young investigators (defined as no older than 40) and to further empirical research within the broad spectrum of experimental psychology.
Award amount: $75,000

Psychonomic Society

Early opens in new windowCareer Awardopens in new window
Awarded to a young scientist who has made significant contributions to scientific psychology early in their career. 
Award amount: $2,500

Mid-Career Awardopens in new window
Awarded for exceptional contributions to the field of experimental and cognitive psychology and related areas by an individual who is currently in the middle of their career.
Award amount: $2,500

Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback

Distinguished Scientist Awardopens in new window
Awarded in recognition of an outstanding career and scientific contribution to the field of applied psychophysiology and biofeedback.
Award amount: Honorific

International Society for Developmental Psychobiology

Kucharski opens in new windowYoung Investigator and Senior Investigator Awardsopens in new window
Two awards given to a young and senior scientist in the field of developmental psychobiology.
Award amount: Honorific

Rovee-Collier Mentor Awardopens in new window
Award recognizes members who have made significant and sustained contributions to the mentorship of young scholars.
Award amount: Honorific

Centre National de la Recherché Scientifique

Jean Nicod Prizeopens in new window
Awarded to a leading philosopher of mind and philosophically oriented cognitive scientist to promote interdisciplinary research in cognitive science. 
Award amount: Honorific

Cognitive Science Society

David E. Rumelhart Prizeopens in new window
Awarded to an individual or collaborative team making a significant contemporary contribution to the theoretical foundations of human cognition.
Award amount: $100,000

Franklin Institute

Benjamin Franklin Medalopens in new window
Award provides recognition and encouragement of excellence in science, including computer and cognitive science.
Award amount: Honorific

Heineken Prizes for Arts and Sciences

Heineken Prize for Cognitive Sciencesopens in new window
Awarded for outstanding achievement in the field of cognitive science.
Award amount: $200,000

American Educational Research Association

Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Awardopens in new window
Awarded for outstanding achievement and success in education research. 
Award amount: Honorific

Distinguished Public Service Awardopens in new window
Awarded in recognition of an individual who has worked to enact or implement policies that are well grounded in education research, or who has been at the forefront of efforts to increase recognition and support for education research. 
Award amount: Honorific

Early Career Awardopens in new window
Awarded to an individual in the early stages of his or her career no later than 10 years after receipt of the doctoral degree, this award can be granted for study in any field of educational inquiry.
Award amount: Honorific

E. F. Lindquist Awardopens in new window
Awarded in recognition of outstanding applied or theoretical research in the field of testing and measurement.
Award amount: Honorific

Exemplary Contributions to Practice-Engaged Research Awardopens in new window
Awarded to an education research scholar or scholars in recognition of collaborative project(s) between researchers and practitioners that have had sustained and observable effects on contexts of practice.
Award amount: Honorific

Outstanding Public Communication of Education Research Awardopens in new window
Awarded to individuals exemplary in their capacity to communicate the importance of education research to the broad public, including education communities.
Award amount: Honorific

Scholars opens in new windowof Color in Education Awardsopens in new window
Awarded to recognize scholars who have made significant research contributions to the understanding of issues that disproportionately affect minority populations, and scholars of color who have made significant contributions to education research and development.
Award amount: Honorific

Social Justice in Education Awardopens in new window
Awarded to an individual who has advanced social justice through education research and exemplified the goal of linking education research to social justice.
Award amount: Honorific

Klaus J. Jacobs Foundation

Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prizeopens in new window
Award for scientific work of high social relevance to the development of children and young people.
Award amount: 1 million Swiss Francs

Society for Research on Adolescence

Early Career Research Awardopens in new window
Awarded to recognize a young scholar whose research, publications, grants, conference presentations, and visibility in the field represent a significant contribution to understanding adolescent development and behavior.
Award amount: Honorific

Hershel D. Thornburg Dissertation Awardopens in new window
Awarded to recognize outstanding scholastic promise in research on adolescence.
Award amount: Honorific

John P. Hill Memorial Awardopens in new window
Award recognizes an individual whose overall program of work has had a significant impact on our understanding of development and behavior during the second decade of the lifespan.
Award amount: Honorific

SRA Mid-Career Award for Research Excellenceopens in new window
Awarded to mid-career scholars (7 to 15 years beyond earning their PhD or equivalent degree) who exemplify research excellence on any topic regarding adolescence and the transition to adulthood.
Award amount: Honorific

SRA Outstanding Mentor Awardopens in new window
Awarded to those who exemplify outstanding mentoring of the next generation of researchers focused on adolescence and the transition to adulthood.
Award amount: Honorific

Society for Research in Child Development

Early Career Research Contributions Awardsopens in new window
Awarded to a person or persons who distinguish themselves as emerging scientists and scholars in the field of child development.
Award amount: Honorific

Senior Distinguished Contributions Awardsopens in new window
Awarded to child development researchers who have distinguished themselves over the course of their career.
Award amount: Honorific

Yidan Prize Foundation

Yidan Prizeopens in new window
Two awards for Education Research and Education Development.
Award amount: $4 million

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

President's New Researcher Award
Awarded to an individual for their independent work published in high-impact journals and the promise of developing theoretical or practical applications that represent clear advances to the field of cognitive behavioral therapy. 
Award amount: $500

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Colvin Prizeopens in new window
Awarded for achievement in mood disorder research.
Award amount: $50,000

Goldman-Rakic Prizeopens in new window
Awarded for achievement in cognitive neuroscience research.
Award amount: $40,000

Klerman & Freedman Prizesopens in new window
Awarded annually to Young Investigators for their contributions to mental health research in clinical and basic research.
Award amount: Honorific

Lieber Prizeopens in new window
Awarded for achievement in Schizophrenia research.
Award amount: $50,000

Maltz Prizeopens in new window
Awarded for achievement in innovative schizophrenia research.
Award amount: $40,000

Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Healthopens in new window
Awarded to an individual or organization whose extraordinary contribution has made a profound and lasting impact by improving the lives of people suffering from mental illness and by advancing the understanding of mental health.
Award amount: Honorific

Ruane Prizeopens in new window
Awarded for achievement in child and adolescent psychiatric research.
Award amount: $50,000

College on Problems of Drug Dependence

Innovator Awardopens in new window
Awarded to individuals who have developed innovative approaches in basic science, clinical research, or treatment and prevention science that reflect ground-breaking strides with potential for significant impact in the field of drug dependence.
Award amount: Honorific

Nathan B. Eddy Memorial Awardopens in new window
Award acknowledges outstanding research efforts that have advanced our knowledge of drug dependence.
Award amount: Honorific

Marian W. Fischman Lectureship Awardopens in new window
Awarded to recognize the contributions of an outstanding woman scientist in drug abuse research.
Award amount: Honorific

Columbia University

Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Healthopens in new window
Biennially awarded to an individual who has made a transformational contribution in the field of public health.
Award amount: $25,000

National Academy of Medicine

Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Careopens in new window
Award recognizes individuals for outstanding achievement in improving health care services.
Award amount: $40,000

The Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Healthopens in new window
Award recognizes individuals, groups, or organizations for outstanding achievement in improving mental health.
Award amount: $20,000

Society for Prevention Research

Presidential Awardopens in new window
Awarded to an individual or a team of individuals who have made a major specific contribution to prevention science research.
Award amount: Honorific

Prevention Science Awardopens in new window
Awarded to an individual or team of individuals for a significant body of research that has applied scientific methods to test one or more preventive interventions or policies.
Award amount: Honorific

Kavli Foundation

Kavli Prizeopens in new window
The award recognizes advances in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience. 
Award amount: $1 million

National Academy of Neuropsychology

Distinguished Lifetime Contribution to Neuropsychology Awardopens in new window
Awarded to a senior scholar who has made significant scientific, intellectual, and training-related contributions to the field of neuropsychology.
Award amount: Honorific

Early Career Awardopens in new window
Awarded to a scientist who has made substantial scholarly contributions to the field of neuropsychology within 10 years of receiving their doctoral degree.
Award amount: Honorific

Society for Neuroscience

Bernice Grafstein Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Mentoringopens in new window
Recognizes individuals dedicated to women's advancement in neuroscience through mentorship.
Award amount: $2,500

Jacob P. Waletzky Awardopens in new window
Awarded to a young scientist (within 15 years of his/her Ph.D. or MD degree) whose independent research has led to significant conceptual and empirical contributions to the understanding of drug addiction.
Award amount: $25,000

Julius Axelrod Prizeopens in new window
Awarded to a scientist with distinguished achievements in the broad field of neuropharmacology.
Award amount: $25,000

Louise Hanson Marshall Special Recognition Awardopens in new window
Awarded to an individual who has significantly promoted the professional development of women in neuroscience.
Award amount: Honorific

Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Awardopens in new window
Awarded to an individual with outstanding career achievements in neuroscience who has also significantly promoted the professional advancement of women in neuroscience.
Award amount: $5,000

Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscienceopens in new window
Awarded to a scientist who has made significant contributions to neuroscience throughout his or her career.
Award amount: $25,000

Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscienceopens in new window
Awarded to an individual whose activities have produced a significant cumulative contribution to theoretical models or computational methods in neuroscience.
Award amount: $25,000

Young Investigator Awardopens in new window
Awarded for achievements and contributions by a young neuroscientist who has demonstrated scholarly independence.
Award amount: $15,000