Purpose To recognize outstanding achievement of scholars who are still in the early stage of their scientific careers.
Eligibility Current members of NASPSPA who received their doctorate no more than seven years prior to nomination are eligible for the Early Career Distinguished Scholar Award. Deadline for nominations is December 16. Eligibility may be extended in special circumstances with appropriate documentation submitted by the nominee to the Chair of the Selection Committee.
Nature of the Award The award will be $1000, a one-time NASPSPA conference registration fee waiver, and a plaque. The award will be announced at the Annual conference. The recipient of the award must attend the annual conference the year following award announcement and make a 45-minute (approximate) presentation at a General Session to summarize his/her research activity for the years preceding the award. The plaque will be given following the recipient’s presentation. The abstract of this presentation will be published in the annual conference abstracts. The award will not necessarily be presented on an annual basis, and normally only one award will be awarded in any one year.
Method of Selection 1. An announcement requesting nominations will be made in the Fall Newsletter. Nominations will be made to the President by a specified date (usually November 15). Nominations may be made by any NASPSPA member and should include the name of the nominee and a statement concerning the nominee’s qualifications for the award.
2. The president will request each nominee to submit:
a. a vitae;
b. a 1- to 3-page summary of the nominee’s work, emphasizing the basic theory, potential impact, and importance;
c. reprints of 3 to 5 publications;
d. names of 3 individuals who could write letters of recommendation for the nominee (the President will request these letters from the individuals named).
3. The Selection Committee will select the award recipient after reviewing the nominee’s credentials and qualifications and voting by means of a telephone vote no later than April 1. A majority vote of the committee is necessary for a recipient to be named.
4. The name of the recipient will be announced at the Annual Conference. An announcement of the award recipient will appear in the Fall Newsletter.
Criteria for Selection The recipient of the award should have demonstrated a record of scholarship that clearly establishes him/her as a leading scholar in a group of people at similar stages in their scientific careers. Evidence for this distinction might include the innovation of the person’s work, the impact the work has had on the field of research, or the impact the work has had on the application of knowledge. Productivity by itself does not necessarily lead to a distinguished record. Most important of all is that the record of scholarship has been subjected to the critical review of established scholars in the individual’s area of scholarship. In all cases the collected works of the individual should show high scholarship exhibiting accuracy, critical ability, and thoroughness. Finally, the individual must have been an active contributor to NASPSPA.
Additional Guidelines The additional guidelines presented at the end of the Distinguished Scholar Award also apply to the Early Career Distinguished Scholar Award.
Wording on the plaque shall be:
The North American Society for the Psychology of Sport
and Physical Activity presents the
Early Career Distinguished Scholar Award
To
"Name of Recipient"
"Year"
in recognition of outstanding achievement in the early stage of
"her or his" scientific career.
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President, NASPSPA Date
