Awards/Fellowship

The following are guidelines for nominating a Fellow:

1. Ensure the person you wish to nominate is a member of the NZPsS.  The NZPsS Membership Administrator can assist with this information and ensure that they meet the criteria for nomination.
2. Seek the prospective Fellow’s agreement to be nominated for Fellowship and request a signed document/or email acknowledgement to this effect.
3. Locate a second nominator who is a member of the NZPsS to support the nomination.
4. Ensure the prospective Fellow meets the requirements for Fellowship by checking the Rules, Clauses 6.1–6.2.
5. Ask the member for a CV and any information that would demonstrate their substantial contribution to the advancement of psychological knowledge or practice and advanced knowledge of psychology in at least one of its fields.
6. Write up the nomination, making the case for the nominee to be granted Fellowship and provide supporting information where possible, such as a CV.
7. Send the nomination to office(at)psychology.org.nz.
8. The Executive Director will forward the nomination to the NZPsS Membership and Status Committee, who will make a recommendation on the nomination to the NZPsS Executive.
9. The Executive will, in turn, make a decision based on the recommendation of the Membership and Status Committee.
10. The nominee will be informed of the outcome of the nomination by the Executive Director and will be asked to inform their nominators.
11. New Fellows will be celebrated in the monthly newsletter Connections and honoured at the NZPsS AGM.

1. Ensure the person you wish to nominate is willing to be nominated and that you have written confirmation of this.
2. Locate a second nominator who is a member of the NZPsS to support the nomination.
3. Ensure the prospective Fellow meets the requirements for Fellowship by checking the Rules, Clause 9.1.
4. Ask the nominee for a CV and any information that would demonstrate their original and significant contribution to psychological knowledge or outstanding services to psychology in Aotearoa New Zealand.
5. Write up the nomination, making the case for the nominee to be granted Honorary Fellowship and provide supporting information where possible, such as a CV.
6. Send the nomination to office(at)psychology.org.nz.
7. The Executive Director will forward the nomination to the NZPsS Executive. If the nomination is endorsed by the Executive, the Executive will propose that person for election as an Honorary Fellow at the next Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Society following endorsement. That person will become an Honorary Fellow if elected by a simple majority of those voting at the AGM.
8. The nominee will be informed of the outcome of the nomination by the Executive Director and the nominators will be informed.
9. New Honorary Fellows will be announced to the membership in the monthly newsletter Connections.

The NZPsS offers a range of awards each year to honour those who have shown excellence in psychology research, teaching, and practice.

The following is a guide for nominating someone for an award:

1. A selection of NZPsS awards are offered each year.
2. Check out the due date for nominations – it is usually 30 June each year.
3. Check the guidelines for the award – these indicate eligibility and the process for nomination.
4. All awards need a nominator and seconder, so as well as nominating someone yourself, you need to locate another member who is also willing to be nominator.
5. It’s important to check with the nominee that they are willing to be nominated.They need to put this in writing, such as in an email.
6. The nominators need to provide supporting information for their nomination, including a CV of the nominee, published papers, and any other evidence of the nominee’s contribution.
7. The nominators need to write a letter of nomination and summarise the basis for their nomination of this particular individual.
8. Check for any other requirements for the particular award.
9. Nominations are emailed to office(at)psychology.org.nz.
10. Nominations for NZPsS awards go to the Awards Committee (a sub-committee of the NZPsS Executive) and a recommendation is made to the Executive.
11.  The Executive will determine whether the recommendation is accepted or not and the nominee will be advised by the NZPsS National Office.
12. The awardee will be invited to accept their award at the awards ceremony at the next NZPsS Conference.

Ballin Award (to be offered in 2027)
Awarded to a Member/Fellow of the Society who is deemed to have made a notably significant contribution in the Aotearoa New Zealand context, to the development or enhancement of clinical psychology. The award is offered every four years. See guidlines here: Ballin Award

C.J. Adcock Award (to be offered in 2028)

The Adcock Award recognises an individual who has made valuable and significant contributions to scholarship and research in psychology in the past five years in a range of fields of psychology. The award is offered every four years. See guidlines here: C.J. Adcock Award

Dame Marie Clay award (to be offered in 2027)
The Dame Marie Clay Award recognises valuable contributions to educational and developmental psychology of NZPsS Members through original research (researcher), the dissemination of research (teacher), or best practice (exemplary practitioner). This award is offered every two years. See guidlines here: Dame Marie Clay Award

G.V. Goddard Early Career Award: Achievement and Excellence in Applied Psychology (offered in 2026) 
This award recognises early career achievement and excellence in applied and professional psychology. Recipients need not be current members of the Society at the time of nomination, but they do need to be eligible for membership. The award is offered every two years. See guidlines here: Goddard Applied Psychology Award

G.V. Goddard Early Career Award: Achievement and Excellence in Research and Scholarship (to be offered in 2027) 
This award recognises early career achievement and excellence in research and scholarship in basic psychological science. Nominees are not required to be current members of the Society at the time of nomination, but they do need to be eligible for membership. The award is offered every two years. See guidlines here: Goddard Research Award

Hunter Award (to be offered in 2028)
The Hunter Award recognises and encourages excellence in scholarship, research, and professional achievement in psychology. This award is offered every three years. See guidlines here: Hunter Award

Jamieson Award (offered in 2026) 
The Jamieson Award recognises significant contributions of NZPsS members to industrial and organisational psychology in Aotearoa New Zealand. The award is offered every four years. See guidlines here: Jamieson Award

Public Interest Award (to be offered in 2028)
The Public Interest Award recognises valuable contributions to psychology in the service of the public interest. This award is open to members and non-members of the Society. The award is offered every four years. See guidlines here: Public Interest Award

Te Tihi o Manono Award (offered in 2026) 
This award is offered in conjunction with NZCCP to recognise the achievement of research and practice excellence in the pursuit of mātauranga Māori in psychology. This award reflects the journey taken to produce scholarship, research, and professional practice relevant to Māori communities. It is offered every two years. See guidlines here: Te Tihi o Manono Award

Tony Taylor Award (offered in 2026)
The Tony Taylor Award recognises an individual who has a publication in any area of applied psychology dealing with social issues. The award is offered every two years and is open to members of the Society. See guidlines here:​​​​​​​Tony Taylor Award

The Society offers the Karahipi Tumuaki President’s Scholarship, which recognises research that is Māori centred and of value to the Māori community. The Scholarship is valued at $5000 plus one year’s free membership of the Society. The recipient will receive their first year of full membership after being a free student subscriber. This scholarship is offered each year.

Download Karahipi Guidelines
Download Karahipi application form

The postgraduate student social justice research scholarship was established in 2017 to support the research of NZPsS student subscribers in the area of social justice. This scholarship is intended to support students studying psychology to conduct research on a significant social justice issue, such as poverty, social inequality, discrimination, as part of a recognised postgraduate degree in psychology at a university in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Download Student Social Justice Scholarship guidelines.
Download Student Social Justice Scholarship Application Form