Outstanding Student Achievement Award
2026 Nominations closed on March 17
The Outstanding Student Achievement Award recognizes the hard work, dedication and scholarly excellence of graduate student members of ISTSS who have made a significant contribution to the field of traumatic stress through research, clinical activity and/or advocacy.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nominees must be current ISTSS student members or have been student members within the past year
- Nominations must be submitted by an ISTSS member
Award Criteria
Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Demonstrated specific examples of the student’s achievements in the field of traumatic stress
- Demonstrated contributions to traumatic stress research, clinical practice, and/or advocacy and a high level of quality and impact
- Demonstrated commitment to scientific rigor, clinical excellence, and/or advocacy in the field
Award Benefits
The awardee will receive:
- Complimentary registration to the ISTSS Annual Meeting (excludes Pre-Meeting Institutes)
- A commemorative plaque presented at the Annual Meeting
- An announcement will appear in the ISTSS Newsletter, Stresspoints and be posted to the ISTSS website
Nomination Requirements
- Nominees can be self-nominated, or nominated by others
- A statement addressing the award criteria (maximum 4,000 characters)
- A two-page CV (minimum 10-point font)
**Materials may be submitted in any language. Submissions in languages other than English will be processed using available translation software prior to review by the awards committee.
Nominations submitted after the deadline of March 17, 2026, 11.59pm US Eastern Time, as well as incomplete nominations, or those not adhering to submission requirements (word and page limits) will not be considered.
Recipients
2025: Alexa Marie Raudales
2024: Emmanuel Thomas
2023: Shelby McGrew
2022: China Bolden