The deadline to apply for the Lee Student Support Fund is March 15, 2026.

HISTORY

In recognition of Al Lee’s commitment to social justice and his critical contributions to the Society for the Study of Social Problems, the Lee Student Support Fund was established to facilitate conference attendance by undergraduate and graduate students. 

Thirty awards of $500 each will be granted for student travel support. Eligible expenses include transportation costs, luggage fees, hotel, per diem, or other costs not directly associated with airfare, rail, or driving between the applicant’s university and the conference location. 

In addition to demonstrated need, preference will be given to students who are ABD and/or nearing completion of their Ph.D. The committee may also consider the Society’s commitment to diversity, the applicant’s commitment to scholar-activism, and interdisciplinary work, among other factors. Awardees must pick up their checks at the SSSP Annual Meeting.

APPLICATIONS

Applicants may only apply to one travel fund.

• Students must apply to the Lee Student Support Fund. A student is defined as someone who is currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral program at an institution of higher learning. 
• International students must apply to the Lee Student Support Fund.
• Unemployed and underemployed sociologists must apply to the Erwin O. Smigel Award.
• Non-U.S. based international scholars from politically, economically, and culturally oppressed groups in disadvantaged countries not considered part of the Global South must apply to the Lee Scholar Support Fund.
• International scholars from the Global South as defined by the American Sociological Association must apply to the Transnational Initiatives Fund.

All online applications must be submitted no later than March 15, 2026.

Please address all questions to:

Dr. Patricia Sanchez-Connally, Chair
Lee Student Support Fund
psanchezconnally@framingham.edu