GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER AWARD

Deadline: 1/31/27

The Global Division announces its 2027 Graduate Student Paper Competition. The goal is to recognize graduate student work related to global issues and/or globalization, broadly defined.

The award recipient will receive student membership in the SSSP, conference registration at the 2027 Annual SSSP Meeting, an electronic certificate of recognition, an award plaque to be presented at the Division Business Meeting at the 2027 Annual Meeting, and also be recognized at the SSSP Awards Ceremony. Award recipients are expected to present their papers at the 2027 SSSP Annual Meeting. Jointly authored papers are accepted; however, all contributing authors must be graduate students at the time of submission for the award.

Please submit papers electronically in a format compatible with MS Word. Papers should be double-spaced and not exceed 10,000 words, including references. Authors should ensure that they receive a confirmation of receipt for their submission. Papers should also be accompanied by a cover letter specifying the submission to be considered for the 2027 Graduate Student Competition and be submitted to the Chair of the Global Division: J. Michael Ryan (j.michaelsociology@gmail.com), by January 31, 2027.

See below for further details:

  • Applicants must be students at the time of submission.
  • Students must be members of the Global Division and may only submit their paper to one division competition
  • Papers must be submitted through the Annual Meeting Call for Papers process as a condition for award consideration. This ensures that winning papers are placed in the program.
  • Papers are not eligible if they have been published or accepted for publication before submission.
  • Papers are not eligible if previously presented at SSSP or presented or accepted for presentation at other professional meetings, unless substantially revised with new data, findings, or theoretical contributions.
  • Papers must be student authored or student co-authored and cannot include faculty co-authors.
  • Review the approved annual meeting policy statements.
  • Deadline for all SPC submissions is January 31, 2027.
OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Deadline: 1/31/27

The Global Division invites nominations for the 2027 Outstanding Scholarship Award for contributions to the study of global issues and/or globalization, broadly defined. Nominations may reflect one single, exceptional project or a larger collective body of work. Eligible submissions include a wide variety of types of scholarship (e.g., theoretical, applied) and methodological approaches. Please send a cover letter (no longer than two pages) detailing why the nominee should receive the Outstanding Scholarship Award to J. Michael Ryan (j.michaelsociology@gmail.com) by January 31, 2027, for consideration by the award committee. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominees should be members of the SSSP and winners must also be members of the Global Division at the time of the 2027 Annual Meetings. The recipient will receive an award plaque to be presented at the Division Business Meeting at the 2027 Annual Meeting.

OUTSTANDING NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Deadline: 1/31/27

The Global Division invites nominations for the 2027 Outstanding Non-English Language Scholarship Award for contributions to the study of global issues and/or globalization, broadly defined, and published in a language other than English. This award is intended as an effort to recognize the importance of international work and resist the hegemony of English-only academic discourse. Contributions may be either academic articles that have been published in non-pay-to-publish journals, or books that have been published by non-pay-to-publish presses. Other forms of academic contributions (reports, major projects, etc.) will also be considered. Contributions in any language are welcome, but, in order to have a shared judging panel, we do ask for accompanying English language translations.

Please send a copy of the work, an English translation, as well as a cover letter (no longer than two pages) detailing why the nominee should receive the Outstanding Non-English Language Scholarship Award to J. Michael Ryan (j.michaelsociology@gmail.com) by January 31, 2027, for consideration by the award committee. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominees should be members of the SSSP and winners must also be members of the Global Division at the time of the 2027 Annual Meetings. The recipient will receive an award plaque to be presented at the Division Business Meeting at the 2027 Annual Meeting.