Awards Available: 4

Individual Award Amount: $1,000

The Kniffley ECP Award provides essential financial support to ease the journey toward licensure.

Award funds can be used for:

• Transitioning to full licensure, including associated fees
• Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) fees
• Travel costs for licensure-related activities
• Any other expenses related to becoming a licensed psychologist in Kentucky

Applicants must submit:

• A 1 page essay describing your career goals in Kentucky and information on how this award will help in your transition to licensure and any community involvement, volunteer work, or leadership experience
• A Graduate Program transcript

Selection Process:

A selection committee will choose award recipients based on the following:

• Intention to apply for licensure in Kentucky as either a Licensed Clinical Psychologist OR Licensed Psychological Practitioner
• Graduate transcript
• Community involvement, volunteer, and/or leadership experience
• Essay Content

Impact Reporting:

Winners are required to submit a brief letter explaining how the funds were utilized and how they contributed to the goals stated in their application by July 1st of the following year. This reflection helps us understand the profound difference the award has made in your professional journey and allows us to share your inspiring success stories with our community.

Together, we can build a more inclusive and diverse community of psychologists in Kentucky, ensuring that every individual has access to the highest quality of psychological care and support.

ELIGIBILITY FOR NOMINATION:

1. Nominees shall be current or former KPA members.
2. Nominees shall have lived and worked in Kentucky for a significant portion of their career
3. Nominees shall have earned a graduate degree in psychology.
4. Nominees shall not have been sanctioned by the KBEP.
5. Nominees shall not be previous KPA Hall of Fame Award winners.
6. Nominations shall be submitted by current KPA members.

SELECTION COMMITTEE:

The KPA Executive Committee shall make the final selection of inductees.

Reasonable attempts will be made to verify the accuracy of the nomination

information, as well as determining if the nominees have ever been disciplined or

sanctioned through action of the Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Selection of inductees shall be completed through consideration of the following

criteria. A nominee need not meet all criteria, but should have made a significant

contribution in at least one area listed.

1. Contributions in the field of psychology (in what way has the individual left an imprint in the field?)
2. Contributions to KPA’s growth and development
3. Lifetime achievements as a psychologist
4. Contributions in service to the community, the Commonwealth or the nation
5. Demonstrated leadership in their specific field that contributes to the mental health of citizens in Kentucky
6. Innovative application of psychological knowledge such that the quality of life of Kentucky’s citizens is enhanced
7. Contributions to the elevation of the status of psychology
8. Inspiration of others by their example
9. Contributions that increase the body of psychological knowledge
10. Contributions that enhance the quality of psychological service delivery