The APS College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists Student Award is intended to acknowledge one student from each of the three Accredited and Approved postgraduate programs in sport and exercise psychology in Australia who have demonstrated the highest levels of a combination of applied skills and academic achievement over the duration of their postgraduate degree.

This Award is established to recognise the significant role that Professor Tony Morris has played in the development of both the research and applied fields of sport and exercise psychology in Australia and overseas, and his significant ongoing contribution to the profession through positions within various national and international sport and exercise psychology professional associations.

Successful candidates for the APS College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists Student Award will receive:

• a certificate of acknowledgement of their achievement; and
• the offer of full registration for attendance at the conference or event at which the College’s next AGM will be held at no cost to the recipient, and upon acceptance of registration, 50% reimbursement of any direct return domestic economy airfare the student must incur in order to attend that conference or event; and
• an invitation to present their research or an application of the scientist-practitioner model at that conference.

Nomination Process:

The Society, through the College, will call for nominations from the University's program coordinator Accredited and Approved programs each year, prior to January 30.  Nominations Close 31 July.

Eligibility

• Nominees must be enrolled in an Accredited and Approved postgraduate program in sport and exercise psychology; or
• Only students who have completed their program requirements between 1 January and 31 December the previous year, as confirmed by the university’s program coordinator, are eligible for consideration in the year of the award.

Judging criteria

• In judging nominees for the Award, the selection committee must take into consideration each students
  • application of the scientist-practitioner model in coursework and placements; 
  • completion of a research project reflecting current areas of interest and need in sport and exercise psychology; and 
  • demonstration of high practice standards during placements. 
• Of the students who meet the above criteria, the student in each program with the highest cumulative grade point average (GPA) for the postgraduate program will be nominated for the Award.

• Address: APS College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists Student Award Member Group Administrator (Colleges) The Australian Psychological Society PO Box 38 Flinders Lane 8009 Vic
• Phone: 1800 333 497
• Email: membergroups@psychology.org.au