This SIG is currently developing an award for a dissertation completed within two years past the current year. Applicants for the award should contact the SIG's current chair for more information about this award.

Identification occurs each year of one proposal for a presentation to made to this SIG that the evaluators of the proposal highly ranked. The award is given to the awardee at the business meeting of the SIG in AERA's annual conference. The awardee will be contacted by the SIG chair once the award has been planned.