CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE)
2012 GADE Student Award for Social Work Research
The GADE Student Award for Research is given to an individual doctoral student or collaborative group of students, whose scholarship and research advances the social work profession. The research should reflect social work as a subject worthy of scientific study in an interdisciplinary context, have high potential to impact social work or human services, and serve as a model for scientific rigor. Particular attention is given to research activities that have direct implications for social work practice with disadvantaged and vulnerable populations. The winner of the GADE Student Award for Social Work Research will be provided a certificate, a $500 award as well as an additional $500 to offset travel costs for attending an award presentation at the annual SSWR Conference in January, 2012 (Washington, D.C.).
Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE)
The Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE) was established over 25 years ago to provide a forum for sharing ideas and strategies among doctoral programs in social work, and for strengthening efforts at enhancing doctoral education. The membership, comprised of directors of established social work and social welfare doctoral programs located in accredited universities, has established two student awards in hopes of fulfilling several purposes: recognizing student contributions, promoting interest in doctoral education in social work, and stimulating greater effectiveness in doctoral education research. These awards reflect a commitment to bring visibility to our greatest resource, our students, who provide us with professional purpose and continuously offer us new ways to think and grow.
Award Criteria
Statements of Nomination should be written with the following criteria in mind. The research project can be dissertation research that is completed or near completion, but could also include other research activities that are student-driven. The criteria by which the research will be evaluated are:
• Level of innovation.
• Contribution to knowledge.
• Potential for impacting social work or human services.
• Implications for social work practice with disadvantaged and vulnerable populations.
• Scientific rigor of the research effort.
Eligibility Criteria
- An application may be submitted by an individual or a collaborative group of doctoral students.
- If the nomination is for individual dissertation research, the applicant must have completed and defended the dissertation since January 2011 or has a scheduled defense prior to December, 2011.
- Research must have been conducted while each applicant was enrolled as a doctoral student in a social work doctoral program that holds an active membership in GADE, and under the supervision or support of a faculty member at the doctoral program where the student is enrolled.
- Research must have been approved by the appropriate human subjects review committee(s).
- More than one application may be submitted by one doctoral program.
Nomination Procedures
Deadline for Application: October 31, 2011
Applications to Include:
(1) Name of the Student(s) Nominated
(2) University Attending
(3) Statement of Nomination (not to exceed 1,000 words) with a brief description of the research study including:
a. Research question(s) addressed
b. Analytic strategy for answering the research question(s)
c. Findings from the study
d. Implications for social work with vulnerable populations
(4) Letter of endorsement from the Ph.D. Program Director or the student’s advisor attesting that the research has been completed by the student.
Self-nominations by students are encouraged.
Submission: Nominations should be submitted to the GADE Award Subcommittee by October 31, 2011 by email to Dr. Jill Duerr Berrick, Chair, GADE Award Subcommittee, [email protected].
The email Subject Line should read: 2012 Research Award Nomination from (Your University).
Application Processing: The GADE Award Subcommittee will review all applications. Applicants will be informed of the final decision by November 30, 2011