Child Maltreatment Research Award and Dissertation Award--July 22 deadline

["Tom Lyon" <tlyon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

We've extended the deadline of two awards offered by the APA Section on
Child Maltreatment/Division 37.  We hope that you will submit a
nomination.

1. EARLY CAREER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO RESEARCH IN THE
FIELD OF CHILD MALTREATMENT
The Section on Child Maltreatment of Division 37 (Child, Youth, and Family
Services) of the American Psychological Association is proud to announce
its Early Career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Research in the
Field of Child Maltreatment. The award will be made at the 2005 convention
of the American Psychological Association.  Self-nominations are welcome.
ELIGIBILITY: Nominees should be professionals who have made substantial
contributions to research relevant to child maltreatment within eight
years of receiving a terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., J.D., D.S.W., M.S.W.)
and who have demonstrated the potential to continue such contributions.
Nominees need not be current APA Section on Child Maltreatment members.
TO NOMINATE: Send 4 copies of:
1. A statement (no more than 3 pages) outlining the nominee's
accomplishments to date and anticipated future contributions. This
statement should describe the nominee's major research accomplishments
related to the field of child maltreatment, and it should specify the
importance and impact of the nominee's work;
2. The nominee's current curriculum vitae;
3. One letter of support; and
4. Up to two scholarly works authored by the nominee.
NOMINATION DEADLINE: Postmarked by FRIDAY, July 22, 2005.
SEND NOMINATIONS OR DIRECT QUESTIONS TO:
Thomas D. Lyon, Chair of the Section Awards Committee, University of
Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0071.  Email:
tlyon@xxxxxxxxxxx.

2. 2005 SECTION ON CHILD MALTREATMENT DISSERTATION GRANT AWARD

The Section on Child Maltreatment of Division 37 (Child, Youth, and Family
Services) of the American Psychological Association is proud to announce
its sixth annual dissertation award. A $400 prize will be awarded to one
successful graduate student applicant to assist with expenses in
conducting dissertation research on the topic of child maltreatment. The
award will be presented at the 2005 convention of the American
Psychological Association.
TO APPLY: Applicants are requested to submit:
1. a letter of interest (no more than 2 pages in length), specifying how
the applicant would use the award funds toward the completion of the
dissertation research,
2. a 100-word abstract, and
3. a 5-page proposal summarizing the research to be conducted.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Postmarked by FRIDAY, July 22, 2005.
SEND APPLICATIONS OR DIRECT QUESTIONS TO:
Thomas D. Lyon, Chair of the Section Awards Committee, University of
Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0071.  Email:
tlyon@xxxxxxxxxxx.


Thomas D. Lyon, J.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Law & Psychology
University of Southern California
University Park
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0071
(213) 740-0142
http://lawweb.usc.edu/users/tlyon/