GADE Doctoral Student Award

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE)

2013 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 Research will be provided a certificate and a $1,000 award at an award reception at the annual SSWR Conference in San Diego, CA (January, 2013). In the case of student groups, the award of $1,000 will be split equally among named students. Up to five student recipients may claim up to $500 each in travel costs for attending the conference by submitting receipts for reimbursement.

The winner of the GADE Student Award for Social Work Research will be provided a certificate, a $1,000 award as well as an additional $500 to offset travel costs for attending an award presentation at the annual SSWR Conference in January, 2013 (San Diego, CA).

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 filedthe dissertation since January 2012 or has a date to file the dissertation prior to December, 2012.

– 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: September 1, 2012

Applications to Include:

(1) Name of the Student(s) Nominated

(2) Contact information for the student(s)

(3) University Attending

The nomination packet must include:

(1) A brief description of the research study (not to exceed 1,000 words) including:

a. Level of innovation.

b. Contribution to knowledge.

c. Potential for impacting social work or human services.

d. Implications for social work practice with disadvantaged and vulnerable populations.

e. Scientific rigor of the research effort.

(2) Letter of support attesting to the quality of the student’s work from the faculty member supervising the research. (A signed .pdf document is required.)

Both files must be submitted electronically via e-mail attachment.

Submission: Nominations should be submitted to the GADE Award Subcommittee by September 1, 2012 by email to Dr. Jill Duerr Berrick, Chair, GADE Award Subcommittee, dberrick@berkeley.edu.

The email Subject Line should read: 2013 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 October 1, 2012.