Final Call for 2026 SIOP and SIOP Foundation Recognition & Achievement Awards, Scholarships, and Research Grants

How do you honor the groundbreaking contributions of your professional colleagues? How do you shine a light on impactful work that has not only advanced the science of industrial-organizational psychology but also shaped its future through rigorous, evidence-based practice?

As I-O psychology professionals, we thrive on innovation, collaboration, and meaningful change—and now is the time to celebrate those who exemplify these values. Who will we recognize next year at the annual conference for raising the bar and inspiring our field? This is your final opportunity to nominate a colleague—or yourself—for SIOP’s prestigious awards and recognitions. Let’s ensure the outstanding achievements among us receive the recognition they deserve.

Below is a list of the available awards for the current nominations cycle. For detailed information on the criteria and nominee eligibility, and documentation required for each award, please click on each linked award.

The deadline for nominations is 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, June 30, 2025. We look forward to receiving your nominations.

Distinguished and Career Awards

• Distinguished Professional Practice Contributions Award
• Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award
• Distinguished Service Contributions Award
• Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award—Practice
• Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award—Science
• Distinguished Teaching Contributions Award
• SIOP Humanitarian Award
• Wayne Cascio Scientist-Practitioner Award
• The Dunnette Prize
• Dr. Jo-Ida C. Hansen and Dr. John P. Campbell Career Achievement in Mentoring Award

Achievement Awards & Best Paper Awards

• S. Rains Wallace Dissertation Award
• William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award
• M. Scott Myers Award for Applied Psychology in the Workplace
• Raymond A Katzell Public Impact Award
• Joyce and Robert Hogan Award for Personality and Work Performance
• Wiley Award for Excellence in Organizational Surveys
• Jeanneret Award for Excellence in the Study of Individual or Group Assessment
• Schmidt-Hunter Meta-Analysis Award
• Joel Lefkowitz Early Career Award for Humanistic I-O Psychology

Research Grants

• Douglas W. Bray and Ann Howard Research Grant
• SIOP Small Grant Program
• SIOP International Research and Collaboration (IRC) Small Grant
• Hebl Grant for Reducing Gender Inequities in the Workplace
• Graen Grant for Student Research on Leaders and Teams 
• Zedeck-Jacobs Opportunity Equity in Organizations Grant

Scholarships and Fellowship

• Leslie W. Joyce and Paul W. Thayer Graduate Fellowships in I-O Psychology
• Beth E. Buchanan Graduate Scholarship
• SIOP Graduate Student Scholarships
• George C. Thornton, III Graduate Scholarship
• Goldstein & Schneider Graduate Scholarship by the Macey Fund
• Michael E. Moomaw Scholarship Fund

Nominations for 2026 SIOP and SIOP Foundation awards, scholarships, and research grants are due no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, June 30, 2025. For more information, please contact SIOP staff liaison to the Awards Committee, Heather Flattery, via email at hflattery@siop.org.