Celebrating Outstanding Achievement in Undergraduate Research

The Stanford Prize celebrates outstanding research in psychology at the undergraduate level. Up to five students from around the world are selected each year. Undergraduate students who provide evidence of exceptional scientific achievement in any area of psychology are eligible.

Selecting the Best

Eligible projects are blindly evaluated by a panel of Stanford professors. Projects are judged with respect to their originality, independence, methodological quality, potential scientific impact, and societal relevance. Students must present their project at the Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Conference and they must be an undergraduate at the time the award is made. Winners of the Stanford Prize are presented with a certificate and with a generous cash award.

How to Apply

Students indicate their intent to apply for the award while submitting their abstract for the Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Conference. Additional information is subsequently requested from top candidates in mid April, if necessary. Recipients are announced during the conference in May.

Recipients

2012 2011 2010

Harrison M. Wray, Stanford University "The Physical Burden of Keeping a Secret" Ian Clark & Adam Sitzmann, University of Michigan "Empathizing Causes Declines in Blood Glucose: Ego Depletion or Stress Regulation?" Christopher Lau, University of California, Berkeley "Color-Grapheme Associations in Non-Synesthetes: Evidence of Emotional Mediation" Amber C. Ocampo, University of California, Los Angeles “An fMRI Investigation of Giving Social Support” Stephanie Vezich, Stanford University “Community Green: Comparing Individual and Social Financial Motivations in Energy Conservation”

 

Did you Know... ● The Stanford Prize recognizes the world's best research in psychology at the undergraduate level ● The award was established in 2010 to celebrate the achievements of outstanding early-career psychologists ● Submissions for the award are reviewed blindly by a panel of Stanford professors ● Up to 5 individuals are selected annually to receive the award ● Winners of the 2010 Stanford Prize were Amber Ocampo (UCLA) and Stephanie Vezich (Stanford)