APA invites submissions for its 2001 Award for Research in Psychiatry. First awarded in 1949 as the Hofheimer Prize, this is APA's most significant award for research.

The award is given in recognition of a single significant contribution, a body of work, or a lifetime contribution that has had a major impact on the field and/or altered the practice of psychiatry. The award is intended to cover the full spectrum of psychiatric research.

Candidates must be citizens of the United States or Canada and be nominated by a sponsor; sponsors must be APA members. Members of the Award Board are excluded from submitting nominations.

The sponsor should submit a letter justifying in detail the nomination and summarizing the research accomplishments of the nominees in a specific area or with a coherent theme.

The nominee should submit a book, paper, or group of representative and thematically linked books and papers published in English (or accepted for publication); a summary statement emphasizing the principle theme running through the work, its internal cohesiveness and consistency, and scientific implications; and an up-to-date curriculum vitae and bibliography.

All entries must be submitted in seven complete and collated sets and sent to Marvin I. Herz, M.D., Chair, APA Award for Research Board, c/o APA Office of Research, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Va. 22209-3901.

The deadline for submissions is October 1. The award is based on an annual competition, and resubmission is permitted. The award, which carries a $5,000 prize, will be presented at APA's 2001 annual meeting.