With the aim of fostering young scientists’ careers inside or outside of academia, BAPS sponsors an award for the best PhD thesis in Psychology. The award recognizes an outstanding scientific contribution in any area of psychological research by a recent PhD in psychology defended at a Belgian university.
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The Belgian EuroPsy Committee is pleased to announce that psychologists in Belgium can continue to apply for the EuroPsy Certificate under the current transitional arrangements until 31 March 2028.
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BAPS annually sponsors an award for the best master thesis in the field of psychological sciences. The purpose of the award is to recognize master theses which use a scientific approach and make an original contribution to any field in psychology (clinical, social, cognitive, modelling, developmental, industrial, etc.). The winner of the Best Master Thesis Award receives €500.
Read moreThe Belgian Association for Psychological Sciences (BAPS) seeks to unite all those interested in the development of psychological sciences and in its applications in Belgium. Its goals are:
The Executive Committee is responsible for the governance of BAPS. Its members represent the various universities in Belgium and domains in psychological sciences. The Executive Committee is assisted by the junior board, consisting of junior scholars. The mission of the Junior Board is to bring together junior scholars (master, PhD, post-doc) in Psychological Sciences from all around Belgium.
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Psychologica Belgica is the official journal of the Belgian Association for Psychological Sciences (BAPS). The journal ensures rigorous peer-review to maintain research integrity.
Psychological Belgica makes publications available online as soon as they are finalised. All publications are open access, making research available free of charge and without delay.
The 2026 BAPS annual meeting will take place on the 21st and 22nd of May 2026 at Ghent University (UGent, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, campus Dunant). Stay tuned for more information and don't forget to mark the dates in your calendar!
BAPS is sponsoring workshops and meetings taking place in Belgium that contribute to the development of psychological sciences and its applications in Belgium. We offer grants up to a maximum of 250€ covering all types of expenses that are necessary for the scientific event (travel and accommodation for guests, renting rooms, developing a website, catering costs, …). BAPS will attribute on average 3 sponsorships/year.
