Poverty, Class, and Inequality Division
GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER AWARD
Deadline: 1/31/27
The Poverty, Class, and Inequality Division would like to recognize graduate student work that addresses issues related to poverty, class, and inequality. Papers should be unpublished, original empirical works of professional quality completed during students’ graduate or undergraduate studies. Papers must be student authored; they can be authored by one or more students, but they may not be co-authored with faculty or non-students. Self-nominations are acceptable. At least one author must be a current member of SSSP. Please note that students may submit to only one Division for a student paper award. The winner will receive public recognition at the conference, an electronic certificate, a waived conference fee, a year’s membership to SSSP, and a $200 honorarium. Send papers (with author name(s) concealed for review), by email, to Nicole Butkovich Kraus nkraus@wtamu.edu. In addition, authors are required to submit their papers through the Annual Meeting Call for Papers online system.
OUTSTANDING ARTICLE AWARD
Deadline: 1/31/27
The Poverty, Class, and Inequality Division invites nominations for the PCID Outstanding Article Award. This award recognizes the author(s) of the best research article in the study of poverty, class, and inequality published in the last year. PCI prefers this work approach topics from a critical lens. Authors must be current members of the SSSP. The winner will receive public recognition at the conference and an electronic certificate. To nominate an article, please email a copy of the article along with a brief nomination letter. Nominations should be sent to Nicole Butkovich Kraus nkraus@wtamu.edu. Self-nominations are welcome.
MICHAEL HARRINGTON AWARD
Deadline: 1/31/27
The Poverty, Class, and Inequality Division invites nominations for the 2027 Michael Harrington Award. PCI will grant this award to an individual, organization, faculty, or student that advances the study of poverty, social class, inequality, and/or proposes effective ways to help the economically marginalized and reduce class inequalities. The winner will receive public recognition at the conference and an electronic certificate. One-page nomination letters should be sent electronically to Nicole Butkovich Kraus nkraus@wtamu.edu. The committee may request supplemental materials.
