Section Awards
Find out below about awards offered by NCFR's 10 sections (member interest groups).
The application form for NCFR's designated awards is downloadable here.
Advancing Family Science Section
- Felix Berardo Scholarship Award for Mentoring (donate here to this designated award)
- Wesley Burr Student Scholarship Award
- Outstanding Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Paper Award
- Advancing Family Science Legacy Award
- Outstanding Administrator Award
- Emerging Mentor/Teacher Award
Families and Health Section
- Ruth Hathaway Jewson Award (SNP) (donate here to this designated award)
- Outstanding Professional Paper/Publications Award (Deadline June 1)
- Outstanding Doctoral Student and New Professional Paper/Publication Award (Deadline June 1)
- Outstanding Doctoral Student and New Professional Poster Award (Deadline Oct 1)
- Outstanding Undergraduate or Master’s Student Poster Award (Deadline Oct 1)
- Excellence in Professional/Clinical Practice Award (Deadline June 1)
Family and Community Education Section
- Margaret E. Arcus Outstanding Family Life Educator Award (donate here to this designated award)
- Ernest Osborne Award (donate here to this designated award)
- Student Proposal Awards
Family Policy Section
- Feldman Internship Award
- Feldman Outstanding Research Proposal for Research in Family Policy (donate here to this designated award)
- Feldman Best Conference Proposal Award
Family Therapy Section
- Kathleen Briggs Outstanding Mentor Award (donate here to this designated award)
- Best Poster Award (One Student Award & One New Professional Award)
- Best Paper Award (One Student Award and One New Professional Award)
Feminism and Family Science Section
- Jessie Bernard Award - Outstanding Research Proposal from a Feminist Perspective (Deadline May 15; donate here to this designated award)
- Jessie Bernard Award - Outstanding Contribution to Feminist Scholarship Paper (Deadline May 15; donate here to this designated award)
- Alexis J. Walker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Feminist Family Studies (Deadline May 15; awarded in even years)
- Alexis J. Walker Award for Mid-career Achievement in Feminist Family Studies (Deadline May 15; awarded in odd years)
International Section
- Jan Trost Award (Deadline June 15)
- Student and New Professional Travel Scholarship (Deadline June 15)
- Annual Conference Travel Scholarship (Deadline June 15)
Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Families Section
- John L. and Harriette P. McAdoo Dissertation Award (donate here to this designated award)
- Marie F. Peters Award — Deadline June 1 (donate here to this designated award)
- Student and New Professional Best Paper Award
Religion, Spirituality, and Family Section
Research and Theory Section
- Ernest W. Burgess Award (donate here to this designated award)
- Reuben Hill Award (donate here to this designated award)
- Best Abstract by a Student/New Professional Award
