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Mensa Lifetime Achievement Award

This award is presented every other year by the Research Review Committee in recognition of a lifetime of contributions to the field of intelligence and related subjects. Requirements include:

  • An exceptional body of work in research, theory or other scholarly work by a living person over a period of not less than 15 years. Winners may be educators and/or practitioners in the fields of giftedness, brain function, human intelligence, creativity or intelligence testing.
  • The body of work should have contributed significantly in unique or innovative findings, theoretical constructs, educational approaches or practices and/or have made exceptional practical application(s) of others' research.
  • The body of work may be represented by a single highly significant book, a minimum of five publications as primary author in refereed academic journals, a minimum of eight publications as a secondary author in refereed academic journals, significant contributions as a presenter at professional conferences or any combination thereof.

Winners receive a $1,000 honorarium and a commemorative plaque and medal.

For more information, email the Foundation Director.

 

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