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2020 ACJS Awards, Grants, and Selection Criteria Bryan L. Miller Clemson University For a full list of Awards Committee members click here. 2020 ACJS ACADEMY AWARDS The deadline for all ACJS Academy Awards has passed, unless otherwise specified.
2020 HISTORICAL MINI-GRANT AWARD Proposals are requested for a research project/s of up to $5,000 over a 12-18 month period to capture a significant aspect of this history. The funds are intended to cover the cost of the research enterprise such as instruments, copies, recordings, transcriptions and travel. Where an award is less than $5,000, multiple awards, not exceeding the $5,000 amount for this purpose are possible. Areas of interest for a particular year may be identified by the ACJS Board. 2019 Area of Interest for Mini-Grant: Applicants should focus on quality documentation of the history of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and related significant milestones in the development of the field of criminal justice. The specific area of interest is open.
Deadline: December 16, 2019
Send Application to: Ashley Blackburn, blackburna@uhd.edu Copy application to: Bryan L. Miller, miller.bryanlee@gmail.com
BRUCE SMITH, SR. AWARD Bruce Smith, Sr. - The namesake of ACJS's most prestigious award. In recognition of outstanding contributions to criminal justice as an academic or professional endeavor. Award recipients are expected to attend the ACJS Annual Meeting and to make a presentation on their research at that meeting. Membership in the Academy is not a requirement. Prior recipients of the Bruce Smith Sr. Award are not eligible for nomination.
Send Nominations to: James Hawdon, hawdonj@vt.edu Copy nomination to: Bryan L. Miller, miller.bryanlee@gmail.com
ACADEMY FELLOW AWARD For a distinguished contribution to justice education and scholarship. Prior recipients of the Academy Fellow Award are not eligible for nomination.
Send Nominations to: Catherine Marcum, marcumcm@appstate.edu Copy nomination to: Bryan L. Miller, miller.bryanlee@gmail.com
For outstanding service to ACJS and the profession. Prior recipients of the Academy Founder's Award are not eligible for nomination.
Send Nominations to: J.C. Barnes, jc.barnes@uc.edu Copy nomination to: Bryan L. Miller, miller.bryanlee@gmail.com
In recognition of the best book published in the area of criminal justice. Nominations for the Outstanding Book Award are restricted to members of the Academy. Individuals who are involved in the production of a book, or who have a financial interest in it, may not nominate that book for this award.
Send Nominations to: Dean Dabney, ddabney@gsu.edu Copy nomination to: Bryan L. Miller, miller.bryanlee@gmail.com
THE WILLIAM L. SIMON/ROUTLEDGE OUTSTANDING PAPER AWARD The award for the paper selected will include a $500 stipend. Nominations must include a carefully edited, electronic copy of the paper. For the outstanding paper presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting.
Send Nominations to: Matt Costello, mjcoste@clemson.edu Copy nomination to: Bryan L. Miller, miller.bryanlee@gmail.com
THE MICHAEL C. BRASWELL/ROUTLEDGE OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION AWARD The award for the dissertation selected will include a $300 stipend, and the dissertation will be eligible for consideration to be published as a Routledge Monograph. Nominations must include a carefully edited, electronic copy of the dissertation. For the outstanding criminal justice−related dissertation.
Department chairs and faculty mentors are invited to encourage doctoral students and beginning faculty members to submit their dissertations for consideration.
Send Nominations to: Judith Harris, harrisjud@uhd.edu Copy nomination to: Bryan L. Miller, miller.bryanlee@gmail.com
ACJS MINORITY MENTORSHIP GRANT AWARD The ACJS Minorities Mentorship Grant Award was created to provide opportunities for mentorship of minority doctoral students or junior faculty by senior criminal justice professors at the same or another institution within the ACJS organization. The goal is to facilitate a mentoring relationship between new or junior faculty and senior faculty to facilitate the former's professional development for a productive criminal justice academic career. The Awardee will receive an award check and a certificate. The Mentee will receive a certificate. The ACJS Minorities Mentorship Grant Award of $1,000 can be used for expenses of the mentor involved in working with the mentee, such as telephone, postage, travel, honorarium, or other training expenses needed to develop a focused program of mentorship. Applications should be submitted by the mentor with the agreement of a designated mentee who has agreed in writing to be mentored for one year.
Send Nominations to: Jose Torres, jtorres@lsu.edu Copy nomination to: Bryan L. Miller, miller.bryanlee@gmail.com Individual nominations are not necessary for the MacNamara award because all articles published in the three ACJS venues will automatically be considered.
Send Nominations to: John Stogner, johnstogner@uncc.edu Copy nomination to: Bryan L. Miller, miller.bryanlee@gmail.com
ACADEMY NEW SCHOLAR AWARD The Academy New Scholar Award recognizes outstanding scholarly contributions to the student of crime and/or criminal justice by someone who has received their most recent doctoral degree within the past six years. Scholarly contributions include, but are not limited to, books, articles, book chapters, reviews, technical reports, grants, or papers to scholarly associations. To be eligible for this award, the person must be nominated by at least one other member of the Academy and must submit a current vita for review. In addition, the applicant at the time of nomination must be a current member of ACJS and an untenured faculty member.
Send Nominations to: Holly Ventura Miller, hollyvmiller@icloud.com Copy nomination to: Bryan L. Miller, miller.bryanlee@gmail.com
ACADEMY LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION AWARD
This award will be given In recognition of a practitioner whose work has had a direct, positive, and significant effect on the criminal justice system, with a commitment to improving the criminal justice system. These contributions may include program development, policy implementation, education, training, direct services, research, and legislative action. ACJS will recognize the Awardee at its annual ceremony during the ACJS Annual Meeting. The Awardee will receive a plaque, a $600 travel award, and one year membership in ACJS.
Send Nominations to: Christine Nix, christine.nix@umhb.edu Copy nomination to: Bryan L. Miller, miller.bryanlee@gmail.com
ACJS OUTSTANDING MENTOR AWARDS (Non-Competitive) These outstanding mentors will be honored in recognition of the recipient's excellence in the role of student/faculty mentor as evidenced by their willingness and commitment to foster the professional growth and achievement of students and faculty. All members of ACJS are invited to nominate candidates for these special noncompetitive honors. This is your opportunity to voice your opinion and recognize a faculty member (current or retired) who, in your judgment, deserves acknowledgment as an outstanding mentor. Prior recipients of the ACJS Outstanding Mentor Awards are ineligible for future awards. Send Nominations to: Jennifer Peck, jennifer.peck@ucf.edu Copy nomination to: Bryan L. Miller, miller.bryanlee@gmail.com
SAGE JUNIOR FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEACHING AWARD This award, developed in partnership between SAGE, ACJS, and participating SAGE authors, was created in 2008. Fifteen junior faculty members received SAGE Teaching Awards and attended the first teaching workshop during the ACJS 2009 Annual Meeting in Boston. 2020 Award winners will receive travel reimbursement awards of an amount up to $700. It is anticipated that at least 10 awards will be given in 2020. The award is funded by an annual donation from SAGE as well as from royalties donated by participating SAGE authors.
The Award Application is available here.
Send application to: Michael Rocque, michael.rocque@gmail.com Copy nomination to: Bryan L. Miller, miller.bryanlee@gmail.com
KEN PEAK INNOVATIONS IN TEACHING AWARD The purpose of this award is to recognize and honor criminal justice and criminology faculty members for innovative teaching methods. The goal is to identify, acknowledge, and disseminate innovation in relation to learning and teaching; therefore, the focus of your applications should be clearly evidenced by specific practices that are replicable and effective. Award amount: $3,000 per awardee.
NOTE: Neither Ken Peak nor employees of SAGE will have influence or input concerning the applications for, or winning of, this award.
Send Nominations to: Chad Posick, cposick@georgiasouthern.edu Copy nomination to: Bryan L. Miller, miller.bryanlee@gmail.com
ADDITIONAL 2020 ACJS GRANT AND AWARD OPPORTUNITIES
Send Nominations to: Nina Barbieri, Student Affairs Committee Chair University of Houston, Downtown
ACJS NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE MONTH AWARDS The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences’ National Criminal Justice Month Committee is accepting nominations for awards in recognition of National Criminal Justice Month events. Three plaques will be awarded to academic departments, schools, colleges, and/or universities for National Criminal Justice Month celebrations that focus on education and community engagement, as well as an overall program of the year award. Efforts will be made to highlight the award winners on the ACJS website as well as in ACJS Today. For more information on National Criminal Justice Month please visit: http://www.acjs.org/page/NationalCJMonth.
Deadline: October 31, 2019
Send Application to: Jennifer Bourgeois, the National Criminal Justice Month Committee Chair
For a complete list of all the ACJS Award Opportunities click here.
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