Since 2015, we have become the new home of the Canadian Psychological Association Foundation and we are responsible for administering the awards and grants program.
Congratulations to Dr. Kristin Fossum, Recipient of the Dr. Bea Wickett Award 2024!
We are proud to announce that Dr. Kristin Fossum has been awarded the Dr. Bea Wickett Award in recognition of her impactful work supporting students with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs).
This award will help fund Dr. Fossum’s project to enhance emotion regulation skills among rural students by implementing an evidence-based group intervention. In addition to directly benefiting students, her initiative will also build educator capacity within the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) in Kingston, Ontario, equipping teachers with tools to better support their students’ emotional well-being.
Congratulations once again to Dr. Fossum on this well-deserved recognition!
Please note that no further disbursements will be available for this award in the future.
Jean and Dick Pettifor Award: CALL FOR STUDENT PROPOSALS. UP TO $10,000 AVAILABLE TO BE AWARDED
Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada received a donation from the Estate of Dr. Jean Pettifor to establish a fund for student research. Applications are sought to support student research projects in the area of professional ethics with respect to the practice of psychology, or general ethics within psychology. The applicant (or in the case of joint submissions, the applicants) must be a student in a psychology program at a Canadian University, and an affiliate member of the Canadian Psychological Association or a provincial psychological association.
Funding of up to $10,000 is available annually. The excellence of the proposal will be the primary criterion in making awards. Documentation of submission to the applicant’s institutional research ethics board (REB) must accompany every submission. We are currently updating the RFA. Stay tuned!
Dr. Mary J. Wright Award
Each year the History and Philosophy Section of the Canadian Psychological Association reviews the papers presented by students at the annual CPA convention. The adjudicators attend the talks then review and evaluate them based on a set of criteria. Read more here.
