Awards

The Special Interest Group for Research in Mathematics Education (SIG/RME) of AERA invites nominations for the Distinguished Scholar Award, to be presented at AERA 2027. This award recognizes and celebrates the programmatic research of a distinguished scholar within the field of mathematics education. The SIG/RME will present the award to an individual who is active in mathematics education research at the time the award is granted and who is nominated by members of the community as an exemplar in regard to the following two criteria:

designed and carried out programmatic research that has been grounded empirically and has contributed to the theoretical development of the field;

developed the research capacity of the field, as attested to by the existence of a “school of thought” or intellectual heritage whose constructs and results are used regularly by others

One or more of the following additional criteria can strengthen the nomination. The nominee has also made:

major contributions to the broader field of educational research,

a major impact on the practice of mathematics education at large.

Scholars worldwide can be nominated for this award, and membership in AERA or SIG/RME is not required of the nominees. Self-nominations are not accepted.

Nomination packets must include the following:

A letter (no more than 250 words) of nomination proposing the name of the nominee and describing the grounds on which the nominee meets the requirements for the award;

A current copy of the nominee’s CV (including a list of significant publications representing the contributions described) and;

A list of scholars who have been significantly affected by the work of the nominee. The list of scholars may include, but need not be limited to, doctoral students who worked with the nominee. Include current contact information for the list of scholars.

The nomination packet must be received by October 15, 2026. Electronic submissions should be sent to to Darolyn A. Flaggs at dflaggs@kennesaw.edu. An awards committee composed of the past and current senior co-chair, a senior scholar in mathematics education, the previous award winner, and two active members of SIG/RME will decide on the award. The awardee will be expected to deliver the SIG/RME invited address at AERA 2027.

Call for Nominations for the Karen King Future Leader Award

The Special Interest Group for Research in Mathematics Education (SIG-RME) of AERA invites nominations for the Karen King Future Leader Award. The Karen King Future Leader Award recognizes graduate students, who—following in Dr. King's scholarly footsteps—demonstrate exemplary promise as future leaders of mathematics education research. The award includes a stipend of $500, announcement in the SIG-RME newsletter and on the SIG-RME website and recognition at the AERA 2027 Annual Conference.

The graduate student must hold student status in January 2027 and have successfully passed their qualifying exam or equivalent. They will be nominated by a faculty member or administrator. Nominations are encouraged from both domestic and international scholars. The following materials must be submitted for a nomination to be considered:

a nomination letter from a faculty member or administrator
supporting letter from a second faculty member or administrator
a statement from the student indicating how they meet the award criteria
student's curriculum vitae

All nomination materials must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm ET on December 1, 2025 to the Awards Chair. Nomination letters and the student statement should explain how the nominee demonstrates exemplary promise as a future leader of mathematics education in the following areas: 1) academic innovation in the areas of equity; 2) community engagement; and 3) teaching and research.

Nominations will be evaluated in relation to the three criteria above as described in the nomination letters and statement and listed in the graduate student's CV, which should include: 1) scholarly/creative work published and/or in progress in journals, open platforms, or institutional repositories; 2) specific teaching, service, and research efforts and activities that realize diversity, equity, inclusion, and community engagement initiatives; and 3) teaching, research, or service awards and grants. An awards committee composed of the Awards Board Member, the Senior Graduate Student Representative and the Communications Board Member of SIG/RME will decide on the award. The nomination packet must be received by 11:59 pm ET on December 15, 2026. Electronic submissions to Karen King Nomination are required. Contact Darolyn Flaggs at dflaggs@kennesaw.edu with any questions.

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Call for Early Career Publication Award Nominations

In 2001, the Special Interest Group for Research in Mathematics Education established the "SIG-RME Early Career Publication Award." The purpose of the Early Career Publication Award is to recognize an outstanding mathematics education research publication by an early career scholar. The award includes a stipend of $500, announcement in the SIG-ME newsletter and on the SIG-RME website and recognition at the AERA 2026 Conference. The first award was presented in 2002, and the most recent award was presented to Dr. Mallika Scott. The 2026 Early Career Publication Award nomination is due no later than Saturday, November 15, 2025.

Nomination Guidelines:

The publication being nominated for the SIG-RME Early Career Publication Award may be based on the dissertation work of the nominee or other recent research the nominee has conducted. The nominee should be ether the single author or the first author (in the case of a jointly authored paper) and the contributor of the majority of the work done on the paper. Only peer reviewed research publications are eligible for nomination; the award will not be given for a dissertation. The nominee should be considered pre-tenure at their institution or have received their doctoral degree in mathematics education no earlier than 6 years prior to the nomination deadline (i.e., no earlier than November 15, 2019 for this year's nomination). Current SIG/RME board members are not eligible. The publication being nominated will be judged according to the following criteria:

significance of research:

relevance and timeliness of research question; and

quality and rigor of research.

Nomination Packets

Nominations should include (and are restricted to) the following:

A letter nominating the author of an early career publication. Please include the name of the author, the date of receiving the doctoral degree, and the name of the institution that conferred the degree. The nominator should also include reasons that the paper should be considered as an example of an outstanding mathematics education research publication.

If the article is based on the author's dissertation, please include the name of the dissertation director and complete bibliographic information about the dissertation or a link to the dissertation.

Self-nominations are allowed.

A copy of the published paper, including complete bibliographic information.

Nominations will be considered by a sub-committee of the Executive board, consisting of the Awards, Events, and Electronic Board Members. The decisions of that committee will be final. Please send nomination materials electronically no later than Saturday, November 15, 2026 to Early Career Nominations. Electronic submissions are required. Direct questions to Darolyn Flaggs at dflaggs@kennesaw.edu.