10cea conference awards
submit Award nominations here
The recipients of
these awards will be honored at the President’s
Address during the 10CEA. Awardees will be
presented with an award certificate and a 2-year
SSEA membership.
The awards committee comprises the 10CEA
conference committee members and former winners
of their respective awards. Selection will be
based on the clarity of conceptualization and
interpretation of the study, methodological
rigor, the importance of the topic for Emerging
Adulthood, and specific criteria outlined for
each award below.
Nominations for the awards are open to all SSEA
members. Nominations must be submitted by
October 1, 2021, for consideration. Nominations
(including self-nominations) must include a
cover letter outlining the candidate’s
qualifications for this specific award. SSEA
members are eligible to apply to one of the
following awards.
Student Awards
1. Undergraduate Student Poster Award
2. Graduate Student Poster Award
3. Distinguished Dissertation in Emerging Adulthood
General Awards
1. Conference Theme Award
2. Innovative Research in Emerging Adulthood Award
3. International Research in Emerging Adulthood Award
4. Social Justice Research in Emerging Adulthood Award
5. Remarkable Applied Contributions to Emerging
Adulthood Award
Student Awards
Undergraduate and Graduate Student Poster Awards
Two awards will be given in this category.
Eligible posters are those by a first-author who
is an undergraduate or graduate student who
presents an accepted poster presentation at the
conference. Final posters must be submitted by
the deadline in ppt(x) or pdf form. Posters will
be evaluated on the following criteria:
• Clarity of Conceptualization and Interpretation
• Methodological Rigor
• Innovation and Importance of Topic
• Overall Aesthetic of Poster
Distinguished Dissertation in Emerging Adulthood
This award recognizes
outstanding academic promise in research on
emerging adults. Dissertations must have been
completed in the last three years (2019-2021).
Faculty and self-nominations are equally
encouraged. Nomination requirements:
• Nominee’s name, address, email, and phone number
• Advisor’s name, address, email, and phone number
• 2-3 page abstract of the dissertation
• a link to the full dissertation
Please submit a 500-word nomination letter
outlining the dissertation’s merits by the
deadline.
General Awards
Conference
Theme Award
One award will be given to an author or group of
authors who have an accepted oral conference
presentation at the 10CEA.
Oral conference presentations that embody the conference
theme (Well-Being during Emerging Adulthood:
Challenges and Opportunities) can compete for
this award. Please submit a 500-word or less
nomination letter outlining the research
presentation by the deadline.
Innovative
Research in Emerging Adulthood Award
One award will be given to an author or group of
authors who have an accepted oral conference
presentation at the 10CEA.
Oral conference presentations employing innovative
methodologies and/or tackling understudied
topics and/or populations can compete for this
award. Please submit a 500-word or less
nomination letter outlining the research
presentation by the deadline.
International Research in Emerging Adulthood
Award
One award will be given to an author or group of
authors who have an accepted oral conference
presentation at the 10CEA.
Oral conference presentations of research that has
increased the insight into the global dimensions
of emerging adulthood can compete for this
award. Please submit a 500-word or less
nomination letter outlining the research
presentation by the deadline.
Social
Justice Research in Emerging Adulthood Award
One award will be given to an author or group of
authors who have an accepted oral conference
presentation at the 10CEA.
Oral conference presentations that attend to an issue of
social justice regarding emerging adults can
compete for this award. Please submit a 500-word
or less nomination letter outlining the research
presentation by the deadline.
Remarkable
Applied Contributions to Emerging Adulthood
Award
One award will be given to an author or group of
authors who have an accepted oral conference
presentation at the 10CEA.
Oral concerence presentations that integrate the research
results on emerging adulthood into applied
policies and programs, hence increasing the
impact of research in society, can compete for
this award. Please submit a 500-word or less
nomination letter outlining the research
presentation by the deadline.