Extended deadline: 31st May 2015.

 The Section awards three Prizes:

Practitioner Award

For a mental health professional registered with a professional body. The award will be made for a substantial contribution to the field of sexualities, such as service development; policy and governance development; clinical work; and other major contributions.

Research Award

Awarded to any professional, in the UK or Internationally, writing in relation to sexualities. Submissions should be no more than 8,000 words (including references) and must comprise an original piece of research.

Student Award

Awarded for an outstanding piece of work written in relation to sexualities. The Section encourages both International and UK students to submit their work irrespective of whether their studies are undertaken in the UK or abroad. The work may be a case study, qualitative or quantitative study, or a mixed methods study. Submissions should be no more than 5,000 words (including references), and must be accompanied by a covering letter from their Institution confirming their eligibility to enter the competition as a student (undergraduate or postgraduate). Entries must be received by no later than the closing date above.

The awards comprise:-

A cash prize,

A certificate,

One year’s free membership to the section (BPS members only), 

Publication in the Psychology of Sexualities Review (Abstracted by EBSCOhost).

Closing date: 31st May 2015.

For more information on the awards contact: possannualawards@gmail.com

Or check out the BPS Psychology of Sexualities Section Awards and Funding page.