EARLY CAREER AWARDS
The Society gives two awards for significant early career and distinguished contributions to psychophysiology:
Awards for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychophysiology
The Early Career Award is given to a member of SPR who has made noteworthy contributions to the field of psychophysiology. The period of eligibility is 8 years following completion of doctoral training (with an extension of two years for those with career interruptions according to the eligibility requirements listed within the call for nominations). Nominations are sought annually from SPR members.
View the winners from previous years.
Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychophysiology
The Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychophysiology is the highest honour given by the Society for Psychophysiological Research. It is given to an individual to recognize a sustained and distinguished contribution to Psychophysiology. It is awarded by the Senior Award Committee which consists of the Past President, the President and the President-Elect. Nominations for the award can be made by members of the Society and submitted to the President. This committee determines each year whether and to whom any such awards shall be made.
View the winners from previous years.
The application deadline for 2026 is January 30th.
FAMILY CARE GRANT
To improve support to SPR meeting attendees with significant family care responsibilities, SPR is once again offering small family care grants (up to $500 per family) for SPR members with dependents requiring childcare, elder care, or care due to disability.
For more information and to apply see our Family Care Grant webpage.
RESEARCH TRAINING GRANT
Application for the Research Training Grant
The Education and Training Committee and the Committee to Promote Student Interests are pleased to announce that SPR will once again provide Research Training Grants. The grants will allow students or postdocs to obtain mentorship/training in psychophysiological assessment/analysis with experts in the field, which they could not get at their home institution. This could involve travel to a remote site or travel expenses for a remote mentor to visit the applicant’s lab. Each applicant may include a budget of up to $5,000.00 U.S. (although smaller budgeted applications are encouraged and would allow for more applications to be funded). Applicants are expected to attend the SPR annual meeting and up to $500 of these funds can be used to defray conference travel costs. Applications are short (e.g., 3-5 pages) but require that applicants, mentors and proposed training sponsors also submit biosketches.
Eligibility: All students or postdocs interested in obtaining mentorship/training in psychophysiology are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to applicants, their current mentors and their proposed training sponsors who are active members of SPR, or who have a history of affiliation with SPR (e.g., previous membership, attendance at previous SPR meetings).
TRAINEE POSTER AWARD
Each year at the Annual Meeting, several posters authored by trainees are chosen for the Trainee Poster Award.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion SPR Trainee Poster Award
This award will highlight up to two posters that focus on psychophysiological processes in the context of challenges, experiences, or systemic barriers faced by Equity-Seeking Groups, broadly defined. Among other topics, this research may aim to uncover mechanisms underlying disparities or propose strategies to improve outcomes for these populations.
Award Criteria
The Program Committee will pre-select several dozen posters, based on the submitted abstracts. One or more judges from the Trainee Poster Award Committee will review each candidate’s abstract and have a conversation with the trainee author. In reviewing the poster, the committee will look for a clear statement of the research problem; sound methods and statistical analysis; the appropriateness and clarity of figures and graphics; and a concise and well-organized presentation. Additional criteria will include the trainee’s grasp of the findings and the ability to describe the work to both non-experts and experts.
*Formerly the Student Poster Award
For more information, please visit our Trainee Poster Awards page.
Travel Award
The goal of the SPR Travel Awards is to recognize the next generation of psychophysiological scholars by supporting their ability to participate in the Society’s annual meeting.
The SPR Travel Awards specifically aim to assist individuals who are early in their career and would not be able to attend the meeting without funding from the Travel Awards program. Resources provided by your graduate institution as well as degree to which your research integrates psychophysiology and could expand the scope of the society are considered.
We seek to make awards to individuals who will develop a strong commitment to SPR and envision themselves contributing to the Society in their future careers.
For more information and to apply, please visit the SPR Travel Award Page.