The Ernst and Gertrude Ticho Memorial Award and Lecture

Application Deadline: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Winner to be announced: Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Presentation of paper: Saturday, January 31, 2026

The Ernst and Gertrude Ticho Memorial Award and Lecture recognizes and fosters the work of a promising early-career psychoanalyst who has made contributions to the field through teaching, writing, research, and applied and/or clinical work.

The Ticho Lecture was inaugurated in June 2006 with the generous support of the Ernst and Gertrude Ticho Charitable Foundation.

PRIZE

• The opportunity to present an original paper on a topic of the award winner’s choosing on Saturday, January 31, 2026, during APsA’s 2026 National Meeting at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.  Please note that the presentation must be unpublished prior to the 2026 National Meeting. JAPA holds the right of first refusal.
• Up to $550 reimbursed for travel
• Two nights at the Palace Hotel
• $3000 honorarium

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Eligibility:

• The Ticho Award is open to early-career graduates from APsA Institutes as well as candidates approved for graduation by the time of the Ticho Lecture in 2026.
• Applicants must be available to present their paper on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at APsA’s 2026 National Meeting taking place in San Francisco, CA at the Palace Hotel.
• Applicants must be APsA members in good standing with all dues current.

Application Materials:

1. Personal Statement: The statement should give the selection committee a sense of the applicant’s voice, career trajectory, goals, interests, and passions in the field. If applicants already have a topic in mind, they are welcome to briefly discuss the paper they would present at the National Meeting. The statement should include accomplishments to date and future intentions regarding psychoanalytic practice, science, and scholarship. The statement should be no more than three double-spaced pages in length. The file name structure should be: last name_first name_Personal Statement_Ticho Award.
2. Curriculum Vitae: The file name structure should be: last name_first name_Curriculum Vitae_Ticho Award.
3. One letter of recommendation from a mentor or colleague in the field. Recommenders can email letters directly to the address below or they can be included in the application. The file name structure should be: last name_first name_Recommendation_Ticho Award.
4. One sample of previous work. Examples include: Published or unpublished article, Video link to a presentation, Podcast Interview, etc. The file name structure should be: last name_first name_Previous Work_Ticho Award.

Submissions Instructions:

• The due date for all materials to be received is Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
• Please send your materials to George Pelch, [email protected]
• Make sure your attachments are labeled as indicated above.

The Ticho Committee looks forward to reading all submissions.

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