Beck Award

2023-2024 SPA Samuel J. and Anne G. Beck Early Career Award

Applications Due July 24, 2023!
This award is given for outstanding early career research in the field of personality assessment. The award honors scholars who are no more than 10 years beyond their graduate degrees and whose early work has been characterized by substantial innovation and promise for the field of personality assessment and psychological test development.

All applications must be submitted by July 24, 11:59pm EDT / July 25, 4:59pm GMT.

If you have any questions, please reach out to our office at info@personality.org.
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2023-2024 SPA Samuel J. and Anne G. Beck Early Career Award