Eligibility Criteria:
Graduate student is first author. Graduate student is a member of ROGCT SIG. Graduate student is a verified student at the time of the AERA conference.
In order to receive funding, the graduate student must:
1. provide verification that the graduate student has not received funding for the conference that would exceed actual expenses, and
2. upload the final presentation and paper prior to the conference.
Form of Recognition:
Award up to $750 for travel, certificate, and recognition at the SIG business meeting.
Application Timeline:
Applications for the Graduate Student Travel Award should be submitted via the application portal (check back for link) and are due January 15, 2026 (date subject to change) .
Award winners will be notified in February, 2026. Award will be announced and presented at the SIG Business Meeting at the AERA Conference, April 2026.
For any questions, please contact the chair of the awards committee, Dr. Tracey Sulak (Tracey_Sulak@baylor.edu).
The Path Breaker Award is given in recognition of collaborative research by a scholar and graduate student who co-author an article related to giftedness, creativity, or talent that is published in a journal not traditionally or regularly focused on these fields. The Path Breaker Award is designed to reward scholars in our field for publishing in journals that would not traditionally include articles with a focus on gifted, talented, or creative populations. The article should be published in the last two years (2023-2025).
Selection Criteria (in the following order of importance, beginning with most important):
Nominations for the Path Breaker Award should be sent by January 15, 2025 (date subject to change) through the application portal https://universityofalabama.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cBWLX2t8dMhoJpA