Funder: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Monetary prize and an opportunity to present at a Committee on Law and Justice meeting
Summary: Recognizes early-career investigators with innovative research informing criminal justice decision making, public policy, or related fields.
Key Information: A successful peer-reviewed publication record is neither necessary nor sufficient for selection.
Description
The Committee on Law and Justice (CLAJ) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine administers this memorial lecture to recognize early-career investigators whose research informs criminal justice decision making, public policy, or related fields. Established in memory of longtime committee member Mark Kleiman, the award honors his work as a policy analyst and teacher who combined rigorous science with empathy for the complexities of human behavior.
The program seeks scholars with innovative ideas for public policy, particularly the novel, counterintuitive, and contrarian thinking Kleiman valued. It recognizes contributions through a monetary prize and an opportunity to present at a CLAJ meeting, rather than treating publication success as the defining measure of contribution.
