President’s New Researcher Award
Nomination Deadline: March 10, 2026
ABCT’s 2025-26 President, Carolyn Becker, Ph.D., invites submissions for the 48th Annual President’s New Researcher Award. The winner will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $500.
The award will be based upon an early program of research that reflects factors such as: consistency with the mission of ABCT; independent, innovative work published in high-impact journals; and promise of contributing to cognitive and behavioral theory to advance the field.
Scholars who trained in smaller labs or who work in less research-intensive environments are also encouraged to apply, as the quality and potential impact of one’s work, not the number of publications, will be the focus.
Eligibility criteria:
- Must have had terminal degree (Ph.D., Psy.D., M.D., etc.) for at least 1 year but no longer than 5 years;
- Must submit a recent peer-reviewed, empirical article for which they are the first author;
- Two letters of recommendation must be included
- The author’s CV and paper must be submitted in electronic form
Self-nominations are accepted and applicants from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, or whose work emphasizes community engagement or advances our understanding of behavioral health disparities, are particularly encouraged to apply.
E-mail the nomination materials (including letter of recommendation) as one pdf document to [email protected]. Include candidate’s last name and “President’s New Researcher” in the subject line.