Distinguished Contributions Awards
It is a
tradition of SRCD that at each of our biennial meetings, several major awards are
presented. These awards recognize contributions to the field of child
development in various areas:
- Distringuished Scientific
Contributions to Child Development
- Distinguished Contributions to
Public Policy for Children
- Distringuished Contributions to
the Lives of Children
- Distinguished Contributions to
the Society for Research in Child Development
- Distinguished Contributions to
Education in Child Development
- Distinguished International Contributions to Child Development
- Cultural and Contextual Contributions to Child Development
Our Awards Committee is responsible for nominating and
selecting the winners of the first five awards.
Early Research Contributions Awards
Early Research Contribution Awards, were established in 2002, this award is made to a person
or persons who distinguish themselves as researchers and scholars, as evidenced
through research, publications, and scholarly activity. Nominees should
ordinarily be no more than six years beyond the Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Award recipients are invited to participate in the Society’s Oral History Project
immediately after the awards presentation with repeat interviews at a appropriate intervals in their careers.
Student and Early Career Awards
Dissertation Funding Research Awards. Established in 2008 by the Student and Early Career Council, up to five non-renewable awards in the amount of $2,000 (maximum) will be given for dissertation research proposals that merit special recognition and display the strong potential to contribute to the field of child development.
Submissions should be in the proposal stage (i.e., not completed), and money is to be used for research costs or professional development related to the proposed dissertation project.
A call for nominations for each award is presented to the general membership. The Awards Committees are responsible for officially nominating and selecting award receipients. [more]
A listing of the awards history is maintained on this website.
Questions? Contact Thelma Tucker at (734) 926-0612 or
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