This biennial award recognizes the pioneer work and outstanding contribution of Robert C. Gardner, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Western Ontario and Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association. Robert Gardner’s work on the social psychology of second language acquisition and communication is seminal in establishing the field of language and social psychology. The award is intended for IALSP members who have a record of sustained, outstanding, and currently active research on topics related to second/foreign language acquisition, or on related issues such as ethnic relations, intergroup communication and acculturation, ethnic stereotypes and bilingualism. Competition is open to researchers working in any of these fields. Successful candidates should have obtained their doctorate and achieved a very superior level of accomplishment in their research endeavors for their career level. Awardees are invited to participate in an Awards Plenary Session at the following International Conference on Language and Social Psychology. Awardees are also given a small monetary prize to offset the price of attending the conference and the conference fee is waived for the following ICLASP conference. Nominating letters must include evidence of the candidate's longstanding scholarly contribution in the area of second/foreign language acquisition or on related issues such as ethnic relations, intergroup communication and acculturation, ethnic stereotypes and bilingualism. Nominees should normally be IALSP members but outstanding nominations from non-IALSP members will also be considered.  Please email nominations to Virginia Gründler (vir.grundler@gmail.com). 

The Jim Bradac prize was established in 1999 in honor of the late Professor James J. Bradac. The award is made biennially to recognize early career excellence in the field of language and social psychology. The Jim Bradac Early Career Prize is awarded to an IALSP member who, within five years of completing her/his PhD, has already made a significant contribution to the field as evidenced by her/his cumulative body of work to date. The scholar will be awarded the prize based on the distinctiveness of her/his scholarly contributions separate from those of the individual’s mentor and the potential for theoretical innovations in the future. Awardees are invited to participate in an Awards Plenary Session at the following International Conference on Language and Social Psychology. Awardees are also given a small monetary prize to offset the price of attending the conference and the conference fee is waived for the following ICLASP conference. Nominating packages must include the candidate’s CV, evidence of the candidate’s early career standing, and a sound argument for the significance of her/his contribution to the field of language and social psychology. Nominees should be IALSP members.  Nominations should be emailed to Marko Dragojevic (marko.dragojevic@uky.edu). 

In 2018, the International Association of Language and Social Psychology awarded the first Giles Mentorship Award. The award was named after inaugural winner and outstanding role model for scholarly mentorship, Howie Giles. This award recognizes mentoring as an essential scholarly activity and celebrates scholars who perform this duty with excellence. Winners of this award are distinctive not only for mentoring scholars at the beginning of their academic journey (e.g., graduate students), but also for providing support and guidance to scholars across their career trajectory. Award winners also will be recognized by the network of scholars (former students and colleagues) whose careers and lives they have positively influenced and who, in turn, cultivate excellence in their students and peers. Nominations for the Giles Mentorship Award shall come from the IALSP membership and be reviewed by the awards committee. Nominees should be members of IALSP. Nomination packages will include one letter of nomination that clearly outlines the nominee’s qualifications for the award, the nominee’s CV with mentorship information highlighted, at minimum 3 letters of recommendation from beneficiaries of the nominee’s mentorship, and any supplemental materials in support of the nominee. We recommend letters be solicited from a wide range of people whose lives the nominee has positively impacted through scholarly mentoring.  Nominations should be emailed to Yan Bing Zhang (ybzhang@ku.edu).

An IALSP fellowship recognizes an Association member who, in addition to having made an outstanding contribution to the field of language and social psychology, has demonstrated a passion, dedication, and deep interest in the continuance and betterment of the Association. IALSP Fellows are honored with a lifetime membership to the Association as a gift of the Association. Fellows are nominated by the membership and elected by the Executive Committee. Nominating packages must include the candidate’s CV and an argument for the significance of her/his contribution to the field of language and social psychology and IALSP as an organization. Nominations should be emailed to Marko Dragojevic (marko.dragojevic@uky.edu). 

The Jake Harwood Outstanding Book Award honors an outstanding book in language and social psychology published in the last two years. This award will go to the book that shines out as a “must read, book of the year with a bright future.” Nominated books must have been published in 2022 or 2023 (official publication date) and prominently feature language and social psychology.  Monographs and edited volumes are eligible, but encyclopedias and textbooks are not. Nominations must include a short statement addressing why the book is deserving of the award, and provide full details on author(s), title, publisher of the book. In order to be considered, (electronic) copies of the book will need to be able to be provided to the award committee, either by the author or the publisher. Nominations should be emailed to Elvis ResCue (elvisrescue@gmail.com).