Emerging Scholar Awards
The program recognizes both In-Person Emerging Scholars and Online-Only Emerging Scholars, ensuring that researchers unable to travel can still hold a visible and valued role in the conference. Across all formats, Emerging Scholars participate fully in the life of the event: they chair parallel sessions, help guide and sustain discussion, and serve as bridges between established and early-career colleagues from different regions, institutions, and disciplines.
As part of CGScholar’s Event (KX) environment, Emerging Scholars contribute to a wider knowledge experience that links conference activity, community engagement, and publication. Their work is shared through Presentation Pages, digital media, and discussion spaces; they receive structured support to develop their research through the Network’s journals and book imprint; and they gain sustained visibility within the worldwide scholarly community formed around the Research Network.
The Award includes complimentary conference registration and Research Network membership, along with formal recognition during the conference proceedings. Emerging Scholars enter a supportive, scholar-led community in which they can build connections across disciplines, regions, and generations of researchers. Professional development, mentoring encounters, and opportunities for collaboration are integrated into the conference and the Network’s year-round activities.
Award recipients are expected to: attend an orientation and training session (typically the day before the conference), and participate fully throughout the conference by fulfilling assigned chairing and discussion-leading responsibilities.
The Emerging Scholar Award is open to researchers currently enrolled in a graduate studies program or identifying as early-career scholars in a field relevant to the conference. Applicants should demonstrate strong potential for scholarly contribution and a commitment to participating in the collaborative ethos of the Network.
Receiving the "Emerging Scholar Award" provided a valuable opportunity to enhance my knowledge by engaging in in-depth scientific discussions and sharing research experiences with distinguished academics and experts at a leading international media and communication conference."
This award not only allowed me to showcase my research as a featured presenter but also provided me with the invaluable opportunity to co-moderate themed sessions. This position uniquely enabled me to facilitate meaningful discussions and connections within the academic community. I am grateful for the platform this award has provided to share my work and engage with fellow scholars in the field."
As an Emerging Scholar I got a behind-the-scenes peek at the conference and got to reflect deeply on innovative conference session formats. I bonded with an amazing group of scholars who shared their own insights, tips, and scholarship. The conference has inspired and encouraged my own research in so many ways!