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Emerging Scholar Awards

What is the Emerging Scholar Award

Each year a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding early-career scholars or graduate students. The Award offers complimentary registration, Network Membership, and CGScholar Credit. It provides a robust professional development opportunity for early career academics to meet experts in the field, interact with colleagues from other parts of the world, and create networks and lasting connections. In our Model, we have two kinds of Emerging Scholars -- In-Person and Online Only. Across all formats, Emerging Scholars play a critical role in the conference by leading discussions and chairing parallel sessions and are offered a publication pathway for their research. This way, we can provide maximum exposure for this selected group of researchers.

Emerging Scholars are entitled to free registration and are given special recognition during the conference proceedings. Awardees must be available for training the day prior to the conference and throughout the conference to carry out their responsibilities.

Who Can Apply for the Award?

Anyone who is currently enrolled in a graduate studies program or an early career scholar in a field related to the Conference that they are applying for.

Where to Submit Your Application

Applications for the Emerging Scholar Award can be submitted here. All Common Ground Research Networks Conferences have an Emerging Scholar Award associated with the conference. To view all of our upcoming conferences, click here

Applications are due in two rounds: early applications are due 8 months prior to the start of the conference and final applications are due 4 months prior to the start of the conference. To view Conference specific deadlines and information, please visit the Research Network website (Research Network Websites), navigate to the current year conference, and click ‘Emerging Scholar Awards’ at the top of the page.


Should Applicants Register for the Conference

Applicants should wait for the results of their application before registering for the conference. Should an applicant win the Emerging Scholar Award, they will be provided with complimentary registration. Should an applicant not receive the award, they will still have time to register and attend the conference.

Should an applicant not receive the Emerging Scholar Award, Common Ground Research Networks will honor the registration price at the time of their application, written request, or registration request. To confirm a registration deadline's pricing, Applicants are encouraged to submit a support ticket at the time of their application.

Refunds will not be provided to Emerging Scholar Award Winners who register prior to the Conference; instead, a credit will be made to your Scholar Wallet which can be used at a future conference or in our bookstore.

When Applicants Will Be Notified

There are two deadlines for Emerging Scholar Applications: an early deadline 8 months prior to the start of the conference, and a final deadline 4 months prior to the start of the conference. Early applicants will be notified 7 months prior to the start of the Conference if they have been chosen as Award recipients. All applicants will be notified 3 months prior to the start of the conference if they have been chosen as Award recipients. Some early applicants may have their Award decision "deferred" to the final deadline.

Research Network Websites

The below table contains links to all of the Research Networks. Each Networks hosts an annual Conference. Information on that Conference can be found on the respective tab (example: information on the 2021 Arts in Society Conference can be found on the Arts in Society Research Network Website under the 2021 Conference tab). Within the Conference tab of the website, navigate to the Emerging Scholar Awards section for information on deadlines for that year's Conference.


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