Awards
ISCI grants three biennial awards. The call for these awards is disseminated globally and reviewed by the ISCI Awards Committee before the biennial ISCI conference, when the awards are conferred in a public ceremony.
The International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI) Award in honour of Alfred J. Kahn and Sheila B. Kamerman recognizes researchers and scholars demonstrating profound involvement in international comparative studies of children welfare and well-being, and whom in their studies and scholarly writing have been significantly contributing to the advancement of child indicators internationally.
Alfred J. Kahn and Sheila B. Kamerman are recognized as leading scholars in the field of child indicators. Their pioneering work in comparative child and family policy studies spurned the social indicators movement. The award is intended to inspire individuals to pursue research in this field.
Nominations may be submitted only by researchers and scholars with an accepted abstract to be presented at the ISCI biennial conference. The submission includes the following information:
- Name, contact information, and affiliation details of nominee and person nominating
- Short biography of nominee
- Complete list of publications of nominee
- Abstract that has been accepted for presentation at the conference
The International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI) Impact Award is meant to highlight the use of child well-being indicators in ways that are likely to have a direct impact on the well-being of children. Through this award, ISCI recognizes that many members of the ISCI community focus as much on impact as on scholarship and that applied child indicator work is highly valued within ISCI. The award is open individuals as well as organizations.
Any activities that use child well-being indicators to advance children’s lives can be nominated for the award. Such activities may include, but are not limited to:
- increasing public awareness,
- monitoring child conditions,
- informing policy/evaluating policies and programs,
- mobilizing advocates for children,
- advocacy activities.
People or groups can self-nominate themselves or they can be nominated by others. The submission includes the following information:
- the name and contact information of the person or organization being nominated
- name and contact information for the nominator
- what activity or activities you think merit the ISCI Impact award (Please provide detail as to how child indicators have been used and the resulting benefits)
- endorsements or recommendations from other individuals or organizations supporting the nomination will be highly valued
The International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI) Award in honour of Christine Hunner-Kreisel recognizes emerging researchers and scholars contributing to multicultural and qualitative research that advances our knowledge of children’s well-being internationally.
Nominations of emerging scholars (i.e., currently enrolled in a doctoral program or less than 10 years from completion of doctoral degree) may be submitted only by researchers and scholars with an accepted abstract to be presented at the ISCI biennial conference. Self-nominations are not accepted. The submission includes the following information:
- Name, contact information, and affiliation details of nominee and person nominating
- Short biography of the nominee
- Complete list of publications of the nominee
- Abstract that has been accepted for presentation at the conference