Patricia L. Sitlington Emerging Researcher Award
Honoring Outstanding Dissertation Research
Call for Proposals Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
The Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) wants to identify and highlight emerging research leaders in the field of career development and transition of exceptional individuals.
Proposals accepted to the Patricia L. Sitlington Emerging Researcher Award competition will be highlighted during a DCDT members virtual PD session on August 13, 2025. Allowing you to present your research to DCDT members from across the country.
All those accepted to present in this online PS session, will be reviewed by a panel of at least three judges. More information about the session and judging criteria will be provided closer to the date.
Please note that participants are required to commit to attend the DCDT conference in person to participate.
The top three rated presentations will receive an award certificate. Additionally, the top-rated emerging researcher will receive a $1,250 monetary prize and will present a full conference featured session at the DCDT annual conference.
To submit a proposal, please go to the DCDT website (www.dcdt.org). Follow the link provided under the Conference Tab (submit proposal) and then choose the Sitlington Graduate Emerging Researcher Award Strand. Proposals for the Sitlington Competition will be scored using the same criteria used for other conference proposals; the rubric is available on the DCDT website.
Additional Considerations:
- This competition is limited to dissertation research. Submissions can be made up to one year after the submitter has successfully defended their dissertation work. Graduate students who are not presenting dissertation work are encouraged to submit to other conference proposal strands.
- You must be a current DCDT member at the time of proposal submission to be considered for this award.
- If a presentation is not selected for the Sitlington poster competition, it will be considered for other proposal strands.
Any questions please contact DCDT Research Chair, suzannek@uark.edu