Call for Dissertation Award Applications

AASP invites student members to submit applications for the outstanding doctoral dissertation award. Applicants for the AASP Dissertation Award must meet the following guidelines:

• Completed a dissertation on a topic related to sport, exercise, and/or health psychology between January 1 and December 31
• Membership in AASP the application year and year preceding application

Submission Guidelines

1. Submit one copy of the entire dissertation.
2. Provide one original and one blind (no reference to author or affiliation) copy of a long abstract (up to three single-spaced pages). The abstract should include title, study purpose, method, results, and discussion.
3. Include a letter of support (two pages maximum) from the chair of the dissertation committee and a copy of the signed cover sheet (used by universities and signed by dissertation committee members indicating acceptance and completion of the dissertation work) with the application.

If nominees do not have a PDF formatted version of the dissertation, please mail a copy of the thesis to the President-Elect. Signature pages can be scanned and sent electronically or mailed with the dissertation.