The James L. Kopp Memorial Scholarship was created to honor the first president of TxABA, who passed away November 19, 2010. During his 40 year career in Texas, his most prominent contributions to behavior analysis were as teacher and mentor at the Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington. The purpose of this award is to defray any education-related costs or costs associated with attending the conference. Students must be listed as presenting authors in the ABAI program, and must be a current Student Member of TxABA to be eligible. Two applicants will be chosen from the submissions to receive $500 scholarships. Students who are interested in applying for a scholarship should submit:

(1) a brief, 2- to 3-page synopsis of the research that they will be presenting at the ABA conference, along with a current vitae
(2) proof of full-time student, intern, or resident status
(3) email from ABAI confirming that your submission had been accepted.

The synopsis should include the purpose and importance of the research, method, and results (including graphs or other data displays). The synopsis and vitae should be submitted to txaba@txaba.org no later than February 1st of each year. Recipients will be announced at the TxABA annual conference.