This list of psychology awards is an index to articles about notable awards given for work in the fields of psychology, cognitive sciences and psychiatry.
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Given for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Significant contribution to Canadian psychology as a scientific discipline[1] | |||
| Canada, United States | The Society of Experimental Psychologists awards the Howard Crosby Warren Medal annually for outstanding achievement in Experimental Psychology in the United States and Canada.[2] | |||
| Canada | Best psychoanalytic book[3] | |||
| Canada | Psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychologist who has demonstrated outstanding clinical, empirical, or theoretical contributions in the areas of psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychology Defunct. | |||
| Chile | Various categories[4] | |||
| Denmark | Lundbeck Foundation | Outstanding contribution to neuroscience and still active in research | ||
| Europe | European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA) | Psychologist from Europe who has made a distinguished contribution to psychology | ||
| France | Leading philosopher of mind or philosophically oriented cognitive scientist | |||
| Germany | To honor scientists who advanced the fields of perception or developmental psychology to an extraordinary extent | |||
| Italy | Outstanding achievement in advancing knowledge about mind and brain by persons whose work contributed to the growth and development of the discipline[5] [6] | |||
| United Kingdom | Outstanding contribution to neuropsychology in the United Kingdom[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] | |||
| United Kingdom | honours a psychologist in mid to late career (10-25 years post PhD), currently engaged in research of outstanding quality that has made exceptional contributions to psychological knowledge[12] | |||
| United Kingdom | Outstanding published work in psychology which represents a significant body of work in terms of theoretical contributions, originality, and impact[13] | |||
| United States | Distinguished and enduring lifetime contributions to the international cooperation and advancement of knowledge in psychology | |||
| United States | Psychologist whose research has led to important discoveries or developments in the field of applied psychology | |||
| United States | Psychologists who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology | |||
| United States | Lifetime contributions | |||
| United States | Outstanding research psychologists who are in the early stages of their career[14] | |||
| United States | Applications of psychology | |||
| United States | Extraordinary humanitarian service and activism by a psychologist or a team of psychologists, including professional and/or volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations | |||
| United States | Lifetime achievement in personality psychology[15] [16] | |||
| United States | (Cognitive science) Accomplished innovative research, and possibly teaching that flows from that research, in the field of computing and philosophy broadly conceived | |||
| United States | Distinguished researchers in the field of social psychology[17] [18] | |||
| United States | Substantial career achievements in educational psychology[19] | |||
| United States | Research that advances public interest communications around positive social change, including issues such as education, health, politics, and the environment[20] | |||
| United States | Psychology: ideas rather than lifelong or publicized personal achievement[21] | |||
| United States | Lifetime of significant intellectual contributions to the basic science of psychology[22] | |||
| United States | Fundamental role in psychopathology research, contributed knowledge and stimulated others | |||
| United States | Society for Research in Psychopathology | Lifetime achievement award | ||
| United States | New York State Psychiatric Institute etc | Investigators who are in an early stage of their career, but have already made significant contributions to research in any area of psychopathology. From 1994 through 2010. | ||
| United States | American Psychiatric Association, Association of Mental Health Clergy | Significant contributions to the field of religion and psychiatry[23] | ||
| United States | Contributions to the theoretical foundations of human cognition | |||
| United States | Researchers under the age of 40 in recognition of psychological research on the relationship between consciousness and the physical world[24] | |||
| United States | APS Members for their lifetime of significant intellectual contributions to the basic science of psychology[25] |