Dear all

Please find below information regarding the undergraduate and postgraduate prizes in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Psychology (UK only). This is a fantastic opportunity to begin sharing your work with other colleagues, plus there are some really good prizes for the winners! (see below) Please also note that the competition is open to all disciplines whose work might be considered to have some contribution to knowledge in the field of LGBTQ psychology. Please feel free to pass on this email to those students/colleagues you feel may be interested in applying for either of the prizes. If you have any questions about the prize then please don't hesitate to contact the postgraduate rep at [log in to unmask]
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Prizes in
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer Psychology



The Lesbian and Gay Psychology Section of the BPS will award two prizes in 2005; one for the best undergraduate thesis or essay in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, or Queer Psychology, the other for the best postgraduate thesis or essay in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, or Queer Psychology. 


Postgraduate and undergraduate students registered in UK universities who receive their degrees in either 2004 or 2005 are eligible to apply.


Students must be registered in a UK university to apply. Students need not be members of the BPS, nor members of the Lesbian and Gay Psychology Section to apply. 


Winners of each prize will receive;


· A cash sum of £75

· A prize-winner's certificate.

· Either a year's free membership of the Lesbian and Gay Psychology Section or a year's free subscription to Lesbian and Gay Psychology Review. 


Winners will also be supported to travel to the Section's AGM in 2006 to receive their certificates.


To apply for the prize, please submit three hard copies of your essay or thesis to Peter Hegarty, Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH by September 1st, 2005. In an accompanying letter, please state your University affiliation, the name of the supervisor of your thesis or essay, and the prize for which you are applying. 


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