Call for Applications: The Sigourney Award 2024

Deadline Date: July 31, 2024

Donor Name: The Sigourney Trust

Grant Size: Not Available

Applications are now open for The Sigourney Award that invests in the future of psychoanalysis by rewarding outstanding work that:

• represents a significant contribution to psychoanalysis and/or psychoanalytic principles, and/or
• brings innovation to the field of psychoanalytic treatment or theory and/or
• applies psychoanalytic principles beyond psychoanalysis, including but not limited to art, journalism, medicine, science, and social justice.

Benefits

• Award
  • Recipients receive a substantial cash award.
  • The award amount of the award varies each year based on a number of variables, including the annual number of recipients and tax requirements.
  • Recipients may use their award in any manner they choose.
• Recognition
  • Join a remarkable group of prize Recipients.
  • Awards are announced to the global psychoanalytic community.
  • Recipients are listed on The Sigourney Award website with a photo and an overview of their work.
  • Awards are also announced on LinkedIn, Facebook, and other web-based forums.
  • A press release announcing annual Recipients is distributed to press, professional groups, and each Award Recipient.

Who is Eligible?

• Organizations, teams, and individuals from all regions, across the globe are eligible for the Award.
• Applicants whose work represents a significant contribution to psychoanalysis and/or psychoanalytic principles, over 10 years preceding the award year. Proposed work or work still in progress is not eligible.
• Applicants whose work uses psychoanalytic principles to transform the human experience for the better, and/or
• Applicants whose work applies psychoanalytic principles beyond psychoanalysis, including but not limited to art, journalism, medicine, science, and social justice
• Previous applicants who do not win are encouraged to apply again for work completed within the 10-years prior to the Award year. 
• The Trust encourages and seeks broad diversity among its applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), sex, gender, gender expression or identity, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, or military status.
• All theoretical orientations are welcome to apply.

Nominations

• Nominations are welcome, however a nomination is NOT necessary to apply for the Award. All submissions follow the same application process whether the work is nominated or submitted directly by an applicant to help ensure the Award process is equitable.

Who is Not Eligible?

• Applicants may not be currently serving or have served during the preceding year as an officer of any national or international psychoanalytic association.
• Applicants may not be currently serving or have served as a Trustee of The Sigourney Award Trust.
• Past Award Recipients are not eligible to submit applications in future award years. 

For more information, visit The Sigourney Trust.