Eligible candidates for this award should be members of ABCT in good standing who have made significant contributions over a number of years to cognitive and/or behavior therapy.  Raymond DiGiuseppe, Ph.D., is our most recent recipient.

Please use the nomination form (available at www.abct.org/awards) and e-mail nomination materials as one pdf document to [email protected]. Include “Career/Lifetime Achievement” in the subject line.

Nomination deadline: March 3, 2026  | NOMINATION FORM

This award is intended to acknowledge and promote excellence in clinical supervision. Clinical supervision is an essential element in the training of cognitive behavioral therapists. It is one of the most basic ways in which theory and evidence-based interventions are integrated into practice, and plays an essential role in both implementation and dissemination of CBT.

Recipients of the Outstanding Clinical Supervisor award from ABCT represent the best that clinical supervision has to offer.  This award is given on an annual basis, awarded in even years to a doctoral-level supervisor and in odd years to a master’s-level supervisor. This year the award will honor doctoral-level supervisor.

Eligibility Criteria: Candidate must be a current member of ABCT. Candidates must have a master’s (odd years) or a doctorate (even years) in their field and have provided clinical supervision to the individual(s) making the nomination. Supervision of psychotherapy: has supervised many graduate students, interns, postdocs, fellows, or residents using empirically supported CBT methods and helped them become effective providers of the best available empirical methods of treatment.

Supervision may have been provided on an individual basis or in group format. Please use the nomination form and e-mail nomination materials as one pdf document to [email protected]. Include “Outstanding Clinical Supervisor” in your subject heading.

Nomination deadline: March 3, 2026  | NOMINATION FORM

Awarded to members of ABCT in good standing who have provided significant contributions to clinical work in cognitive and/or behavioral modalities. Robert Leahy, Ph.D., is our most recent recipient. Applications should include a nomination form (available at www.abct.org/awards), two letters of support, and the nominee’s curriculum vitae.

Please e-mail the nomination materials as one pdf document to [email protected]. Include “Outstanding Clinician” in the subject line.

Nomination deadline: March 3, 2026  | NOMINATION FORM

Eligible candidates for this award are members of ABCT in good standing who have encouraged the clinical and/or academic and professional excellence of psychology graduate students, interns, postdocs, and/or residents.

Outstanding mentors are considered those who have provided exceptional guidance to students through leadership, advisement, and activities aimed at providing opportunities for professional development, networking, and future growth. Appropriate nominators are current or past students of the mentor.

Please e-mail the nomination materials as one pdf document to [email protected]. Include “Outstanding Mentor” in your subject heading.

Nomination deadline: March 3, 2026  | NOMINATION FORM

The award is given to an individual who, through the performance of one or more research studies, has developed a novel and very innovative (1) program of research or (2) assessment or analytic tool or method that advances the understanding and/or treatment of addictions. The emphasis is on behavioral and/or cognitive research or research methods that have yielded exceptional breakthroughs in knowledge. The recipient receives $1,500 and a plaque.

Candidates must be current members of ABCT and are eligible for the award regardless of career stage. Candidates may self-nominate or be nominated by others who need not be members of ABCT.

Please e-mail the nomination materials as one pdf document to [email protected]. Include “Sobell Research Award” in the subject line. 

Nomination deadline: March 3, 2026  | NOMINATION FORM

This award is named in honor of Dr. Sumner, the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in psychology in 1920. Commonly referred to as the “Father of Black Psychology,” he is recognized as an American leader in education reform. The award is intended to acknowledge and promote excellence in research, clinical work, teaching, or service by an ABCT member who is a doctoral student or early career professional who identifies as Black or Indigenous.

The award is given to recognize that Black and Indigenous practitioners and scholars are underrepresented in clinical psychology, despite making important contributions to our field. Given on an annual basis, it is awarded in even years to a graduate student and in odd years to an early career professional within the first 10 years of terminal degree (PhD/PsyD/EdD/ScD/MD).

Candidate must be a current member of ABCT at the time of the awards ceremony and priority will be given to students and professional members of ABCT at the time of the nomination. The recipient will receive $1,000 and a certificate.

Please use the nomination form and e-mail nomination materials as one pdf document to [email protected] with “Francis C. Sumner Award” in the subject line.

Nomination deadline: March 3, 2026  | NOMINATION FORM

Dr. Anne Marie Albano is recognized as an outstanding clinician, scientist, and teacher dedicated to ABCT’s mission. She is known for her contagious enthusiasm for the advancement of cognitive and behavioral science and practice. The purpose of this award is to recognize early career professionals who share Dr. Albano’s core commitments. This award includes a cash prize of $1,000 to support travel to the ABCT Annual Convention and to sponsor participation in a clinical treatment workshop.

Eligibility requirements are as follows: (1) Candidates must be active members of ABCT, (2) New/Early Career Professionals within the first 10 years of receiving his/her the doctoral degree (PhD, PsyD, EdD). Preference will be given to applicants with a demonstrated interest in and commitment to child and adolescent mental health care.

Please use the nomination form (available at www.abct.org/awards) and e-mail nomination materials as one pdf document to [email protected]. Include candidate’s last name and “Albano Award” in the subject line. 

Nomination deadline: March 3, 2026  | NOMINATION FORM

This award is given annually to an individual or organization that supports the aims of ABCT in providing awareness, advocacy, or evidence-based behavioral health services in the field of cognitive and behavioral therapies. Eligible candidates for this award should NOT be members of ABCT, but are individuals who have promoted the mission of cognitive and/or behavioral work outside of our organization. Recent recipients of this award include Connie and Steve Ballmer and the Ballmer Institute; Community Behavioral Health and The Evidence-Based Practice and Innovation Center, Philadelphia; and Natalie Dallard, Evidence-Based Practice and Innovation Center.

Please e-mail the nomination materials as one PDF document to [email protected]. Include “Distinguished Friend to BT” in the subject line.

Nomination deadline: March 3, 2026  | NOMINATION FORM

This award is given annually to an individual who has displayed exceptional service to ABCT. Nominations for this award are solicited from members of the ABCT governance.

Please complete the nomination form (available at www.abct.org/awards). Email the completed form and any supporting materials as one pdf document to [email protected]. Include “Outstanding Service” in the subject line.

Nomination deadline: March 3, 2026  | NOMINATION FORM

This award is given annually to an individual who has displayed exceptional service to ABCT. Nominations for this award are solicited from members of the ABCT governance.

Please complete the nomination form (available at www.abct.org/awards). Email the completed form and any supporting materials as one pdf document to [email protected]. Include “Outstanding Service” in the subject line.

Nomination deadline: March 3, 2026  | NOMINATION FORM

Members of the Association are encouraged to nominate individuals who have made significant and sustained lifetime contributions to advancing social justice initiatives over many years. This award is given at the discretion of the Board of Directors and is designed to recognize the critical, and often underrecognized, contributions from cognitive and/or behavior therapy (CBT) grassroots activists who are from and primarily work with minoritized and oppressed communities. In very rare instances, the award may be given to allies from the CBT field if nominations arise from minoritized members and their perspective is centered.

A key element of this award is recognition that grassroots CBT activists typically have less access to power to directly change systems secondary to structural injustice and oppression. Thus, contributions to advancing social justice by grassroots CBT activists may look different than those of allies, even though grassroots activist contributions are no less important and typically confer increased risk for the individual.

Eligible candidates for this award do not need to be a current ABCT member but must have a strong historic connection to the CBT field. ABCT membership at some point in the candidate’s career is desirable.

Please use the nomination form (available at www.abct.org/awards) and email nomination materials as one pdf document to [email protected]. Include candidate’s last name and “Silverstein Award” in the subject line.

Nomination deadline: March 3, 2026  | NOMINATION FORM

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.

Requirements: 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; 2 letters of recommendation must be included; the author’s CV, letters of support, 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.

Nomination deadline: March 3, 2026  | NOMINATION FORM

• Virginia A. Roswell Student Dissertation Award ($1,000)
• Leonard Krasner Student Dissertation Award ($1,000)
• John R. Z. Abela Student Dissertation Award ($500)

Each award will be given to one student based on his/her doctoral dissertation proposal. Accompanying this honor will be a monetary award (see above) to be used in support of research (e.g., to pay participants, to purchase testing equipment) and/or to facilitate travel to the ABCT convention.

Eligibility requirements for these awards are as follows: 1) Candidates must be student members of ABCT, 2) Topic area of dissertation research must be of direct relevance to cognitive-behavioral therapy, broadly defined, 3) The dissertation must have been successfully proposed, and 4) The dissertation must not have been defended prior to November 2026.

Proposals with at least preliminary results included are preferred. To be considered for the Abela Award, research should be relevant to the development, maintenance, and/or treatment of depression in children and/or adolescents (i.e., under age 18). Self-nominations are accepted, or a student’s dissertation mentor may complete the nomination. The nomination must include a letter of recommendation from the dissertation advisor.

Please complete the nomination form (available at www.abct.org/awards). Email all nomination materials as one pdf document to [email protected] and include candidate’s last name and “Student Dissertation Award” in the subject line.

Nomination deadline: March 3, 2026  | NOMINATION FORM

The ABCT Research Facilitation Committee is sponsoring a grant of up to $1,000 to support graduate student research. The grant will be awarded based on a combination of merit and need. Eligible candidates are graduate students seeking funding for a project that has been approved by their faculty advisor and demonstrates a clear financial need in order for the project to succeed. Priority will be given to masters and dissertation projects.

Applications are due Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM (Eastern US time zone). Applications should include all of the materials listed in GSRG Application Guidelines and one letter of support from a faculty advisor using the Faculty LOS template.

Please email the application, excluding the advisor letter, in a single PDF to the chair of the Research Facilitation Committee, Joseph Carpenter, Ph.D., at [email protected]. Include “Graduate Student Research Grant” in your subject heading. Please include the GSRG submission checklist as part of your application.

Please ask your faculty advisor to e-mail a letter of support separately.

• Due date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM (Eastern US time zone)