ESCoP's Awards & Funding

Bertelson Award

Beginning in 2001, the Paul Bertelson Award is granted every two years to an outstanding young scientist for making a significant contribution to European Cognitive Psychology. Candidates should normally have completed their doctoral thesis no more than 8 years before nomination, and be under 35 years of age. However, the committee does not wish to discriminate against researchers who have, for example, taken maternity leave or made career switches. The committee also recognizes that differences exist across Europe in research training procedures. Therefore, a case may be made to the jury if there are reasons why the criteria should be interpreted flexibly.

A committee of peers rates each candidate on four criteria: (1) the candidate's general scientific achievements, (2) the international character of the candidate's work, (3) the range and (4) the outstanding character of the candidate's contribution. The winner receives his/her award at the next ESCoP Conference. On this occasion he/she will give a lecture. The winner is also invited to write an article that will be published in the European Journal of Cognitive Psychology.

You are invited to nominate persons for the Bertelson award. Please send your proposal together with a copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae to Dr Diane Pecher (as Society Secretary), to arrive no later than April 1st, 2008. Your letter of nomination should cover several issues concerning the nominee, including:

• A supporting statement of no more than 100 words indicating why you think they should receive the award
• The general themes of their research.
• Their most significant research findings, and most important theoretical contributions. Please identify 3 representative publications.
• The degree to which the nominee's work has stimulated research among others.
• A comparison of the nominee with others in their field(s).

The committee assessing the nominations will consider the general scientific qualifications (e.g. the productivity and the quality of research of the candidate and the degree to which they have been responsible for work in multi-authored papers) the range or breadth of scientific contributions, and the international nature of their work (have they worked with and do they collaborate with international researchers, and shown evidence of influence and work beyond national boundaries?).

ESCoP Early Career Stimulus

The ESCoP Early Career Stimulus consists of grants that will fund European graduate students to initiate research that is currently in early development. The program will fund a number of research projects for a maximum amount of €1000 each. The award will preferentially be given to students belonging to disadvantaged groups and countries. PhD students from all areas of cognitive psychology are invited to apply. Interested applicants should send a two-page presentation of the project including financial request, a support letter by an ESCoP full member and the candidate's CV to the ESCoP secretary, Dr Diane Pecher. Applications should be sent before May 1st 2008. A jury of three members nominated by the ESCoP Committee will decide before July 31st 2008.

ESCoP Early Career Publication Award

The ESCoP Early Career Publication Award (€1000) is offered to a member of ESCoP who was the first author of their best article accepted for publication in 2007. The article must have been accepted for publication while the applicant was a PhD student or within a year after the date on which the applicant received his or her PhD. The author should send a copy of the publication, the date of acceptance, and the date on which they got their PhD (if applicable) to the ESCoP Secretary, Dr Diane Pecher. Applications should be sent before May 1st 2008. A jury of three members nominated by the ESCoP Committee will decide before July 31st 2008. Only one submission per person will be considered.

ESCoP Summer School

ESCoP is offering partial funding for summer schools with a maximum of €20.000. The Committee aims at organizing a bi-annual summer school, in the even-numbered years. Potential organizers are invited to send a proposal to the ESCoP Secretary, Dr. Diane Pecher. The deadline for proposals for a summer school in 2008 is December 1st 2007. The ESCoP Committee will select the most appropriate candidate.

ESCoP Activity Funding

ESCoP is offering partial funding for activities such as meetings, colloquia, etc. that are organized by ESCoP members, for an amount of up to €2.000. Proposals should be sent to the ESCoP Secretary, Dr. Diane Pecher. The deadlines for proposals are May 1st and October 1st.

Previous Award Winners