William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award Grant

William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Foundation (SIOP)
Amount: US $1,500
Last Updated: May 19, 2025

Summary

The William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award, presented by the SIOP Foundation, honors the best publication in industrial and organizational psychology from the previous year. Established by William A. Owens and his wife Barbara, the award recognizes impactful research published in refereed journals, encouraging submissions from all SIOP members, including students. Winners receive a plaque and a cash prize of $1,500, fostering excellence in the field.

Overview

The SIOP Foundation is committed to improving the lives of workers and the functioning of organizations through the science and practice of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. The William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award is given in recognition of the best publication (appearing in a refereed journal) in the field of industrial and organizational psychology during the past full calendar year. William A. Owens was best known for his extensive theoretical and applied work on biodata conducted at Iowa State, Purdue, and, primarily, at Georgia. For that work, as well as a broad range of other research, he received SIOP’s Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award. He was a past president of SIOP and a Fellow of SIOP and APA. He and his wife Barbara established this award and helped create the SIOP Foundation. The annual award, honoring William A. Owens, is given to the author(s) (at least one of which is to be a SIOP member) of the publication in a refereed journal judged to have the highest potential to significantly impact the field of I-O psychology. There is no restriction on the specific journals in which the publication appears, only that the journal be refereed and that the publication concerns a topic of relevance to the field of I-O psychology. The author(s) of the best publication is (are) awarded a plaque and a $1,500 cash prize (to be split in the case of multiple authors).

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Nominations may be submitted by any member of SIOP, including students.Self-nominations are welcome.Only publications with a print publication date in the previous calendar year are eligible for the award.Publications having multiple authors are acceptable.At least one author must be a SIOP member. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.