Awards and Honours

Fellowships
The Society recognises and honours psychologists' achievements and contributions to the profession through a prestigious honours system of Fellowships and Associate Fellowships.   

Awards and Scholarships
The Society offers a number of awards and scholarships to members and trainee psychologists to recognise and encourage excellence in research and practice in psychology.

Call for nominations for awards offered in 2010

The Hunter Award and The Jamieson Award.

Nominations for the Jamieson Award have now closed. Nominations for the Hunter Award have been extended to 21 May 2010. Click on the heading for information on how to apply and for guideline documents. 

Recipients of Awards in 2009

The Dame Marie Clay Award

 This award recognises significant contributions to educational and developmental psychology.

Don Brown

Don Brown was awarded the Dame Marie Clay award for his long serving and distinguished achievements in educational and developmental psychology as both a practitioner and a university teacher.

Public Interest Award

This award recognises valuable contributions to psychology in the service of the public interest.

 Awarded jointly to -

Sue Bradford

for her achievements on a range of social justice issues especially with regard to her members' bill to repeal Section 59 of the Crimes Act

Philippa Howden-Chapman

for her major contribution in the public interest by bringing data-based rigour into serious housing problems in New Zealand and thus raising awareness of the need for warmer, drier and healthier homes.

Karahipi Tumuaki -The President's Scholarship

Lisa Stewart

Lisa is currently studying towards her MA in industrial/organisational psychology.  The focus of her research is to develop an occupational stress and wellbeing measure for Māori working in the health sector, based on Te Whare Tapa Whā Māori model of health and wellbeing.

 Pikihuia Pomare

Pikihuia is enrolled for a PhD in clinical psychology.  Her research aims to investigate Māori perceptions of engaging whānau in child and adolescent mental health services and recommend a framework for guiding culturally responsive provision for Māori whānau in these services.

Karahipi Tumuaki
The President's Scholarship 2010-Applications are now open and close 30 April 2010

Closing date now extended to 31 May 2010

A post-graduate scholarship, valued at $2000 plus a year's free membership of the Society

To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must:

• Identify ethnically as Māori and be involved in the Māori community;
• Be enrolled in 2010 in a degree requiring a piece of research to fulfil the requirements of a Masters or higher-level post-graduate degree in psychology. The research must be Māori-centred and of use to the Māori community;
• Have career aspirations that indicate a desire to engage in further Māori-centred psychological research, and to work for the betterment of Māori.

Download an application form or contact the Membership Administrator at membership@psychology.org.nz or on 04 473 4885.