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F. J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Research Prize on Understanding the Human Mind
Offered by American Psychological Foundation
Key Details
Deadline Invalid Date
Award Amount $15 000
Host Country United States
Years Since PhD Have demonstrated commitment to stated program goals. Be a psychologist or in a related field with a doctoral degree from an accredited university. Be no more than 10 years postdoctoral.
Additional Information
Comments The recipient will be selected based on the excellence of the full breadth of research conducted and published to date, as well as the promise of research planned for the next five years. The McGuigan Prize is given biennially to a young psychologist engaged in research that addresses any aspect of mental function (e.g., cognition, affect, motivation) and seeks to understand the mind from both a behavioral and neural perspective. The prize supports research that aims to advance, both empirically and theoretically, a materialistic understanding of the human mind. The research may address any aspect of mental function (e.g., cognition, affect, motivation) and should utilize behavioral and/or neuroscientific methods. The amount of the award is $25,000.
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