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American Society of Criminology 2022 Division on Women and Crime Student Poster Competition

The Division on Women and Crime (DWC) of the American Society of Criminology invites submissions for the 2022 Student Poster Competition. The graduate student winner will receive $250.00 and the
undergraduate student winner will receive $125.00. For submissions with multiple authors, the award money will be divided among co-authors.

Deadline: Posters should be RECEIVED by the committee chair by September 19, 2022.

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.

Poster Specifications: Posters 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. Submissions must conform to the American Society of Criminology poster guidelines. Posters should display relevant literature, data, methods, theoretical work, policy analyses, and/or findings in a poster format that is visually appealing. Posters should encourage questions and discussion about the material. Research displayed on the poster may not be published, accepted, or under review for publication at the time of submission.

Submission: Posters and proof of eligibility must be submitted to the committee chair by the stated deadline. Submitters must prepare the poster for blind review; all identifying information (name, affiliation, etc.) should be removed from the poster itself and posters should then be submitted as a PDF file or PPT 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 poster competition committee will evaluate the posters 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 poster was well developed; 6. Poster is visually appealing; 7. Poster encourages questions/discussion about presented material.

Notification: All entrants will be notified of the committee’s decision no later than October 15th. We strongly encourage winners to attend the conference to receive their award.

Committee Co-Chair: Andia M. Azimi, Ph.D.

Email all poster submissions to: Andia M. Azimi, PhD │Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology│Sam Houston State University│

The Larry J. Siegel Graduate Fellowship for the Study of Gender and Crime (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 annually give one graduate student a one-time award in the amount of $5,000 to support a project involving original research, program or service development, implementation, and/or evaluation, or advocacy. One or more $500 honorable mentions may also be awarded. In order to be eligible, the student must be the leader or principal investigator on the project.

Budget items that will be supported include, but are not limited to, data collection, data purchases, hardware/software purchases, travel (e.g., to archives or for other data collection purposes, to professional development workshops or conferences, etc.), promotional or program materials, office supplies, and/or salary support/research assistance salary. No indirect costs, please.

The award will be given based on the following criteria:

1. originality of the proposed project,
2. potential of the project to inform gender and crime research, theory, or practice, and
3. feasibility of the proposed project, including the budget and timeline for completion.

Am I Eligible to Apply?
In order to be eligible to apply, a graduate student must be:

1. currently enrolled (full or part time) in an accredited masters or doctoral program in the United States (this includes law school),
2. in good academic standing,
3. leader or principal investigator on the project,
4. engaged in a project in the United States on a topic relevant to US gender and crime or with the United States included in a comparative context (e.g., cross-national research), and
5. if not already a student member of the Division on Women and Crime, it is expected that the winner will join the division upon receipt of the award.

How Can I Apply?
To apply, please submit the following materials as one PDF document no later than July 1, 2022 to Dr. Shavonne Arthurs and Dr. Kristy Holtfreter, Co-Chairs, Feminist Criminology/Siegel Awards Committee at: Femcrimasc@gmail.com

1. description of proposed project (with a cover page), including the following sections:
   1. purpose of project (e.g., statement of problem/issue),
   2. background (e.g., literature review, need for project),
   3. goals/objectives (e.g., what will be accomplished, potential limitations of project),
   4. implementation plan, including methodology if research focused, and
   5. deliverables (e.g., dissertation, presentation, services, webinar, etc.),
2. proposed budget, justification for budget items, and project timeline,
3. current curriculum vitae,
4. transcript from current institution, and
5. letter of nomination from at least one permanent, full-time faculty member at the student’s current institution

Application materials should appear in the following order in the PDF document:

1. Proposal (description and budget)
2. CV
3. Transcript
4. Letter

Please title your complete application document “Siegel_Lastname_Firstname_Application.pdf”.
Reference letters should be titled using the same format: “Siegel_Lastname_Firstname_Letter.pdf”.

Items #1 – #2 must total no more than ten (10) double-spaced pages, not including cover page and references.

Winners will be notified in August 2022, and will be expected to submit a one-page annual activity statement no later than November 1st each year until the project is completed.

Any presentations, papers, or printed materials that result from this award must include the following text: “This project was supported by the Larry J. Siegel Graduate Fellowship.”

Clarification of Differences in Criteria for the Siegel Fellowship for the Study of Gender and Crime and the Feminist Criminology Graduate Research Scholarship Awards:
Scholars may apply for both awards, but will not be able to win both. Please submit separate applications and 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.