Jean Delay Prize
Deadline has been extended to submit your nominations for WPA Jean Delay 2026!
We are pleased to share that the deadline for nominations for the 2026 WPA Jean Delay Prize until the 16th of February 2026! Known as psychiatry’s most prestigious…
Only a few days left to submit your nomination for WPA Jean Delay 2026!
Nominations are now being sought for the WPA Jean Delay Prize which is psychiatry’s most prestigious award. Conferred triennially by the World Psychiatric Association at its World Congress…
WPA Jean Delay Prize 2026
The Prize was first established in 1999 to honour distinguished colleagues who have 1) made a noteworthy contribution to the biological, psychological or social aspects of psychiatry or…
Robin Murray named winner of the 2023 Jean Delay prize
Professor Robin Murray is a renowned and deserving winner. Robin has been a pioneer in the field of psychosis research, seeking out new ideas and hypotheses. The “landscape”…
One Week Left to Submit Nominations for WPA Jean Delay Prize 2023
The award winner is selected by an international jury of experts, and is invited to deliver a plenary lecture at the 23rd WPA World Congress of Psychiatry in…
Nominations for WPA Jean Delay Prize 2023 now open!
The award winner is selected by an international jury of experts, and is invited to deliver a plenary lecture at the 23rd WPA World Congress of Psychiatry in…
Professor Hannelore Ehrenreich named winner of the 2020 Jean Delay prize.
She has won numerous awards and honours in Europe and the USA, and is currently working as Professor of Neurology & Psychiatry and Head of Clinical Neuroscience at…
Fellowships
WPA Collaborating Centre Chandigarh India Ran Vlog Contest to Attend International Conference
The Department of Psychiatry at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India, which is the latest Collaborating Centre of the WPA, is celebrating its…
WPA offer Trainee Psychiatrists & Medical Students Travel Award to attend 23rd World Congress
The award for the Trainee Psychiatrists asks candidates to submit an essay of 3000-5000 words (including references) on this topic “Climate Change, Urbanisation, Air Pollution, Natural Disasters: global…
WPA Collaborating Centres Group offer Psychiatric Trainees a Fellowship to Attend 22nd WCP Congress
The WPA CC Group have announced a fellowship (Travel Award) for psychiatric trainees to attend the 22nd WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP) in Bangkok, Thailand later this…
WPA Working Group on Medical Students offer Students a fellowship to attend the 22nd WCP Congress
The WPA WG has announced a fellowship (Travel Award) for medical school students to attend the 22nd WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP) in Bangkok, Thailand later this…
WPA Travel Award Winners Announced
In May this year, two of the World Psychiatric Association’s (WPA) Components offered Medical Students and Psychiatric Trainees the opportunity to win a fellowship (Travel Award) to attend…
WPA & SPF offer Psychiatric Trainees Travel Award to attend WPA Regional Congress in Kolkata
The guidelines for the story are: It must be fictionalised (NOT an essay or review article). Either drawn from the student’s own life/patient/training experience or a purely fictional/futuristic/science-fictional…
Medical Students Essay Competition
The WPA Medical Students Essay Competition 2026
The WPA Medical Students Essay Competition 2026 Partnerships for SDGs in Implementation of Scientific Based Preventive Methods to Improve Global Mental Health The World Psychiatric Association's flagship activity…
WPA Medical Students Essay Competition 2025 Winners Announced
The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 4th Annual Medical Student Essay Competition(https://www.wpanet.org/medical-students-essay-comp-25). This initiative is supported by the United Nations Secretariat…
WPA Launches 2025 Medical Student Essay Competition: Reducing Inequalities and Promoting Inclusion to Improve Mental Health
This year’s competition focuses on the crucial theme of “Reducing Inequalities and Promoting Inclusion to Improve Mental Health.” Participants are invited to submit essays of up to 3,000…
Deadline approaching for the WPA 2024 Medical Student Essay Competition
This year's theme is "Improving Mental Health in the Global World Using the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." It challenges medical students worldwide to explore innovative…
WPA Launches 2024 Medical Student Essay Competition focused on Mental Health and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
This year's competition revolves around the critical theme of "Improving Mental Health in the Global World Using the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." It challenges medical…
WPA Medical Students Essay Competition “Improving Mental Health in the Global World Using the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals” 2024
The competition was designed to encourage innovative thinking and provided an opportunity for medical students to highlight mental health's critical role in global development, giving them a global…
WPA offer Trainee Psychiatrists & Medical Students Travel Award to attend 23rd World Congress
The award for the Trainee Psychiatrists asks candidates to submit an essay of 3000-5000 words (including references) on this topic “Climate Change, Urbanisation, Air Pollution, Natural Disasters: global…
