Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award (Early Career) Grant

Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award (Early Career) Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Society for the Teaching of Psychology
Amount: US $1,500
Last Updated: December 05, 2025

Summary

The Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award recognizes early career psychologists who excel in teaching. Offered by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, this award encourages applications from diverse backgrounds. Eligible candidates must have ten years or less of teaching experience and demonstrate outstanding performance in effective teaching, mentoring, and advancing learning through scholarship and service. The award includes a $1500 grant and a plaque, fostering a commitment to educational excellence in psychology.

Overview

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP; Division 2 of the American Psychological Association) announces its awards program for outstanding teachers of psychology. Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences. Teaching awards of $1500 and a plaque are bestowed for outstanding performance in six categories, including the Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award (Early Career). The Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award recognizes excellence for Early Career Psychologists. STP defines an Early Career Psychologist as a member who is within ten years of beginning teaching of psychology and who is not a student. Applicants will follow the criteria related to the category for which they are eligible. 4-Year College or University For those applicants within the first 10 years of teaching at a 4-year college or university, the award is based on the following five criteria: (1) effective teaching; (2) mentoring student professional development; (3) advancing teaching and learning through scholarship; (4) advancing teaching and learning through service; and (5) training high school, community college, or college/university teachers. Please see the Robert S. Daniel Teaching Excellence Award for specific examples of the criteria. 2-Year College For those applicants within the first 10 years of teaching at a 2-year college, the award is based on the criteria outlined in the Wayne Weiten Teaching Excellence Award. Demonstration of effective teaching heads the list, particularly at the 2-year college level where capable teaching is widely viewed as the major job responsibility. However, because activities outside the classroom are often associated with facilitating teaching performance, bolstering student learning, and advancing psychology as an applied science, the selection guidelines acknowledge the importance of both service excellence and the scholarship of teaching and learning in line with the model of the well-rounded teacher-scholar. High School For those applicants within the first 10 years of teaching at a high school, the award is based on the following criteria: (1) effective and innovative teaching, (2) stimulation of student interest in psychology, (3) evidence showing use of the American Psychological Association's National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula, and (4) professional development. Please see the Mary Margaret Moffett Memorial Teaching Excellence Award for examples of the criteria.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants are eligible to apply for only one award each year.Applicants should be currently teaching. Applicants must be members of STP and may join STP at any time. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.