SIG Awards

Each year, AERA SIG 117 awards one exceptional graduate student who's submission was accepted as a sponsored session with the Outstanding Graduate Research Award. The recipient must have been listed as first author on the accepted presentation and must have been accepted as a part of a full paper session or symposium. The recipient receives a plaque and small honorarium during the SIG Business Meeting at the AERA Annual Meeting.

In 2023, SIG 117 recognized the need to enhance support of doctoral students investigating issues of stress, coping, and resilience across the P-20 education specturm. To this end, the SIG established the Doctoral Student Small Grant which awards up to $1000 in research and conference travel. Time is also reserved at the SIG Business meeting for the recipient to provide a brief summary of their research and network with attendees.