Gail P. Kelly Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
Forecasted
Gail P. Kelly Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation supports doctoral researchers by rewarding outstanding dissertation research that addresses social justice and equity in an international context.
Funder: Comparative and International Education Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Nomination deadline)
Funding Amounts: $1,000 USD, recognition at the CIES Annual Meeting, and a recipient presentation
Summary: Recognizes an outstanding doctoral dissertation addressing social justice and equity in an international context.
Key Information: Nominations, including self-nominations, must be submitted by a CIES member in good standing.
Description
Presented annually by the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), this award honors distinguished comparative educator Gail P. Kelly and her contributions to the Society. It recognizes outstanding doctoral research addressing social justice and equity in an international context, including issues of gender, race, class, ethnicity, and nationality, without limiting consideration to those topics.
The dissertation should demonstrate academic excellence, originality, and methodological, theoretical, and empirical rigor. Its research should reflect CIES’s scholarly purpose through comparative, cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, and international studies that interpret developments in education within their interconnected political, economic, and social contexts. The recipient is recognized at the upcoming CIES Annual Meeting and gives a brief presentation on the dissertation.
