Call for Papers: 2017 DWC Student Paper Awards

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The Division on Women and Crime (DWC) of the American Society of Criminology invites submissions for the 2017 Student Paper Competition. The winners of this year’s competition will be recognized during the DWC meetings at the 2017 annual ASC conference. The graduate student winner will receive $500.00 and the undergraduate student winner will receive $250.00. For submissions with multiple authors, the award money will be divided among co-authors.

Deadline: Papers should be RECEIVED by the committee chairs by October 1, 2017.

Eligibility: Any undergraduate or graduate student who is currently enrolled or who has graduated within the previous semester is eligible. Note, any co-authors must also be students, that is, no faculty co-authors are permitted. To document eligibility, every author/co-author must submit proof of student status. This eligibility proof may be in the form of a letter from your department chair or an unofficial transcript.

Paper Specifications: Papers should be of professional quality and must be about, or related to, feminist scholarship, gender issues, or women as offenders, victims or criminal justice professionals. Papers must be no longer than 35 pages including all references, notes, and tables; utilize an acceptable referencing format such as APA; be type-written and double-spaced; and include an abstract of 100 words or less. Papers may not be published, accepted, or under review for publication at the time of submission.

Submission: Papers and proof of eligibility must be submitted to the committee chair by the stated deadline. Submitters must prepare the paper for blind review; all identifying information (name, affiliation, etc) should be removed from the paper itself and papers should then be converted to a PDF file. In the email subject line, students should include identifying information and indicate whether the submission is to be considered for the graduate or undergraduate competition.

Judging: Members of the paper competition committee will evaluate the papers based on the following categories: 1. Content is relevant to feminist scholarship; 2. Makes a contribution to the knowledge base; 3. Accurately identifies any limitations; 4. Analytical plan was well developed; 5. Clarity/organization of paper was well developed.

Notification: All entrants will be notified of the committee’s decision no later than November 5th. We strongly encourage winners to attend the conference to receive their award.

Committee Chairs: Jennifer Carlson, PhD & Dana L. Radatz, PhD

Email all paper submissions to:

Dana Radatz, PhD
Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Niagara University
dradatz@niagara.edu

Congratulations to the 2017 Student Scholarship Winners!

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The Larry J. Siegel Graduate Fellowship for the Study of Gender and Crime is awarded to Minakshi Ratkalkar, a doctoral candidate at Drexel University. Her project is titled: “Adapting the Pennsylvania Disproportionate Minority Contact Youth/Law Enforcement Curriculum for Female Youth.”

The Feminist Criminology Graduate Research Scholarship is awarded to Veronica Horowitz, a doctoral candidate at the University of Minnesota. Her project is titled: “Mercy in a Punitive Place?: A Case Study of Gender and Commutation in Louisiana.”

Congratulations to both of our recipients and thanks to all the applicants who submitted very high-quality proposals for the awards.

Thank you to the selection committee members for offering their time and talents to this process: Drs. Rosemary Barberet, Lisa Pasko, Jesenia Pizarro, and Margaret Shaw.

Finally,thank you to those who make these awards possible: Larry J. Siegel, Terri Libby, and the Darald and Julie Libby Foundation; the Feminist Criminology editorial board; and the DWC executive board.

Graduate Students- Apply Now for Two Scholarships

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The deadline for the DWC graduate funding awards is approaching. Applications are due March 1st.
The Feminist Criminology Graduate Research Scholarship:

This scholarship is designed to recognize an exceptional graduate student in the field of gender and crime. The Division will award one graduate student annually a one-time scholarship in the amount of US$5,000 to support a project involving original research.The scholarship is funded by the royalties from Feminist Criminology, an innovative journal that is dedicated to research related to women, girls, and crime within the context of a feminist critique of criminology. Published quarterly by SAGE Publications as the official journal of the Division on Women and Crime (DWC) of the American Society of Criminology, this international publication focuses on research and theory that highlights the gendered nature of crime.

To read more about this scholarship, click here.
To upload your application documents for this scholarship, click here. 

The Larry J. Siegel Graduate Fellowship for the Study of Gender and Crime:

This fellowship, given by the Darald and Julie Libby Foundation, is designed to recognize an exceptional graduate student in the field of gender and crime.  The division will award one graduate student annually a one-time fellowship in the amount of $5,000 to support a project involving original research, program or service development, implementation, and/or evaluation, or advocacy.

To read more about this fellowship, click here.
To upload your application documents for this fellowship, click here.

Scholars may apply for both awards, but will not be able to win both. Please note the criteria for each award carefully. The Siegel Graduate Fellowship accommodates research along with program or service development, implementation, and/or evaluation, or advocacy, whereas the Feminist Criminology Graduate Research Scholarship accommodates research exclusively. The Siegel Graduate Fellowship is only for US applicants, whereas the Feminist Criminology Graduate Research Scholarship is for applicants based within and outside the USA. The Siegel Fellowship allows for US-based as well as cross-national research with the United States included in a comparative context. The Feminist Criminology Graduate Research Scholarship accommodates all forms of international research as well as US-based research.

Please be aware that Wednesday, March 1st is the application deadline for both awards.

Call for Papers: 2016 DWC Student Paper Awards

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The Division on Women and Crime (DWC) of the American Society of Criminology invites submissions for the 2016 Student Paper Competition. The winners of this year’s competition will be recognized during the DWC meetings at the 2016 annual ASC conference. The graduate student winner will receive $500.00 and the undergraduate student winner will receive $250.00. For submissions with multiple authors, the award money will be divided among co-authors.

Deadline: Papers should be RECEIVED by the committee chairs by October 1, 2016.

Eligibility: Any undergraduate or graduate student who is currently enrolled or who has graduated within the previous semester is eligible. Note, any co-authors must also be students, that is, no faculty co-authors are permitted. To document eligibility, every author/co-author must submit proof of student status. This eligibility proof may be in the form of a letter from your department chair or an unofficial transcript.

Paper Specifications: Papers should be of professional quality and must be about, or related to, feminist scholarship, gender issues, or women as offenders, victims or criminal justice professionals. Papers must be no longer than 35 pages including all references, notes, and tables; utilize an acceptable referencing format such as APA; be type-written and double-spaced; and include an abstract of 100 words or less. Papers may not be published, accepted, or under review for publication at the time of submission.

Submission: Papers and proof of eligibility must be submitted to the committee chair by the stated deadline. Submitters must prepare the paper for blind review; all identifying information (name, affiliation, etc) should be removed from the paper itself and papers should then be converted to a PDF file. In the email subject line, students should include identifying information and indicate whether the submission is to be considered for the graduate or undergraduate competition.

Judging: Members of the paper competition committee will evaluate the papers based on the following categories: 1. Content is relevant to feminist scholarship; 2. Makes a contribution to the knowledge base; 3. Accurately identifies any limitations; 4. Analytical plan was well developed; 5. Clarity/organization of paper was well developed.

Notification: All entrants will be notified of the committee’s decision no later than October 31st. We strongly encourage winners to attend the conference to receive their award.

Committee Chairs: Jennifer Carlson, PhD & Dana Radatz, PhD

Email all paper submissions to:
Dana Radatz, PhD │Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Niagara University│dradatz@niagara.edu