Awards


Arts & Learning Distinguished Dissertation Award

2025 Arts & Learning Distinguished Dissertation Award

2025 AERA Arts & Learning SIG Distinguished Dissertation Award Call

The Arts and Learning SIG Awards Committee invites entries for the annual Distinguished Dissertation Award. Papers based on the author’s recently completed dissertation will be considered. The award will be presented at a business meeting of the Arts & Learning SIG at the Annual Meeting of AERA.

CRITERIA

The award will be presented annually to the scholar whose work is of importance to Arts & Learning SIG members, and in the opinion of the A&L Awards Committee, bears the hallmarks of integrity, quality, depth of knowledge, style, and significance to the field. 

ELIGIBILITY 

The competition is open to all recent doctoral degree recipients whose dissertations were accepted during the 3 years prior to the 2025 AERA Annual Meeting at which the award will be presented (dissertations completed 2022 through 2024 for the 2025 award).

Membership in AERA and the SIG is not required for submission or to receive the award.

SUBMISSION CONTENTS

Submissions follow the same requirements necessary for an AERA paper submission. 

Submit two separate files via email to the Awards Chair:

File 1: Cover page with author’s name, affiliation, mailing address, phone number and email address (separate file)

File 2: Anonymous extended abstract (1,000-1,250 word max) of the dissertation that clearly describes the study by the following:

  • Objectives,
  • Perspectives/Theoretical Framework,
  • Methods/Modes of Inquiry,
  • Results, and
  • Scholarly significance of the study.

Only finalists will be asked to submit an anonymized manuscript of the complete dissertation. 

Please ensure that the author’s name and affiliation are only on the cover page (and not anywhere in the abstract) to ensure anonymity in the review process. Manuscripts are accepted for consideration with the understanding that they are original material.

REVIEW PROCESS 

The award committee will consist of three members of the Arts & Learning SIG, selected by the Awards Chair. The committee will review all materials submitted for round 1 review and identify the strongest 2-3 submissions to move on to the second round of review (full dissertations). The committee will review these in full and then determine if an award should be given and, if so, to which candidate(s).  

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS

The deadline for submissions is  November 15th, 2024.

CORRESPONDENCE & SUBMISSION

Submission packages and all related correspondence should be sent by email to:

Brittany Harker Martin, AERA A&L SIG Awards Chair: bhmartin@ucalgary.ca