Myth or Truth?
For more than three decades, The Sigourney Award has honored exceptional contributions to the field of psychoanalysis on a global scale. Mary Sigourney’s independent trust established an Award to acknowledge and foster the integration of psychoanalytic concepts across various disciplines.
Our mission is to inspire individuals worldwide to either submit their work for consideration or nominate others whose contributions stand out. As members of The Sigourney Award’s Volunteer Advisory Council, we hope to offer facts that dispel untruths and help broaden worldwide recognition of the Award.
Ines Bayona Villegas, Columbia
Stefano Bolognini, Italy
Peter Fonagy PhD, OBE, FBA, FAcSS, FMedSd, United Kingdom
Glen Gabbard, MD, United States
Maria Teresa Savio Hooke, OAM, Australia
Mark Solms, MD, PhD, South Africa
2024 Application Window is Now Open
The Sigourney Award is now accepting 2024 submissions featuring groundbreaking psychoanalytic work from March 1 through July 31, 2024. We encourage those whose work may qualify for The Sigourney Award, to apply in one of more than 100 languages supported by Google Translate.
Rich Perspectives Advancing Psychoanalysis
In 2023, The Sigourney Award Trust received work from an exceptional pool of global applicants. The distinguished judges chose award-winning work infused with uncommon interdisciplinary approaches and distinct psychoanalytic perspectives seeking to mitigate human suffering based on sexual and gender identity, race, or religion, and oppression by authoritarian regimes. This year’s work reflects a synthesis of psychoanalysis and other disciplines weaving a richer tapestry from which psychoanalysis can continue to evolve.
“The work submitted this year demonstrates so well that psychoanalysis is vibrant as it explores both traditional and innovative philosophies while incorporating complementary disciplines.”
Winners In Their Own Words
Learn more about the diverse work of our winners. In 2023, the award-winning work synthesized psychoanalysis with other disciplines and sought to mitigate human suffering based on sexual and gender identity, race, or religion, and oppression by authoritarian regimes. Each year topics continue to advance modern psychoanalytic concepts and techniques.
Welcoming the World!
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Mary’s Vision
Mary Sigourney created The Sigourney Award because she understood the significant contributions and lasting benefits of psychoanalysis, its ability to reduce human suffering, and its value in understanding human affairs.
Through the prize, Mary sought to reward efforts that were applied, as well as clinical or scholarly. Mary wanted to attract individuals across gender, race, culture, location, and professional categories to highlight how psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic principles intersect with academic, humanitarian, and arts-focused fields.
During the past five years, the Sigourney Trust has actively cultivated a more international applicant pool through expanded outreach to enhance the Trust’s ability to reach a wider, more diverse audience.
About the Work
Join a conversation with The Sigourney Award Community. Learn more about the inspiring work directly from our past recipients in their own words.
Apply
Applicants are encouraged submit work that applies or contributes psychoanalytic principles to medicine, psychiatry, other sciences, the arts, literature, or film. Applications will be accepted from all geographic locations starting March 1, 2024.
Who is Eligible?
Past Honorees
Our community of 145 honorees represent the forward-thinking that founder Mary Sigourney envisioned. Explore the impact made by past Award Recipient’s work.
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