GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER AWARD

Deadline: 1/31/27

We would like to announce a Call for Graduate Student Papers for the newly formed division, Embodied Practices: Substance Use, Sports and Leisure, for the 2027 year.

We wish to recognize students for their novel contributions to the field. As a newly merged division, we welcome papers related to a wide range of topics related to embodied practices, including substance use, sports, and/or leisure activities.

Student Paper Award

  • Membership Dues: $46
  • Conference Registration: $108
  • Cash Award: $100

If you have questions about the topic or our division, please email Division Co-Chairs Sanjay Tewari sanjay.tewari@yahoo.co.in or Leslie Wood lwood@yorktech.edu. Please send all submissions to both Co-Chairs.

The SSSP Student Paper Award rules are below:

Eligibility and Submission Process:

  • Applicants must be students at the time of submission.
  • 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