Annual Awards

1. Best Article Award nominees must meet the following criteria:

• Eligible articles must be published between November 1, 2024, and November 1, 2025.

• Articles written by members of the CIES Study Abroad and International Students-SIG will be given preference; however, articles by CIES members who are not members of the SIG, as well as those by non-CIES members, will also be considered. Articles must be published in English in a peer-reviewed journal (print or electronic) recognized by the CER Bibliography.

• Nominated articles must focus on study abroad and/or international student issues.

• Articles may be conceptual or empirical in nature, from any research paradigm, and should provide a unique contribution to scholarship in the field of international and comparative education. Submissions should demonstrate originality and rigor.

2. Best Book Award nominees must meet the following criteria:

• Eligible books must be published between November 1, 2024, and November 1, 2025.

• Books authored or edited by members of the CIES Study Abroad and International Students-SIG will be given preference; however, works by CIES members outside the SIG, as well as those by non-CIES members, will also be considered.

• Books must be published in English.

• Nominated books or edited volumes must focus on study abroad and/or international student issues.

• Books may be conceptual or empirical in nature, from any research paradigm, and should provide a unique contribution to scholarship in the field of international and comparative education. Submissions should demonstrate originality and rigor.

• The nominee should arrange for the publisher to send copies of the book to each member of the Book Award Subcommittee.

3. Best Dissertation Award nominees must meet the following criteria:

• Eligible dissertations must be completed between November 1, 2024, and November 1, 2025. The candidate must have achieved doctoral candidacy status in an Ed.D., D.B.A., or Ph.D. program.

• Nominees do not need to be members of CIES or enrolled in a doctoral program specifically affiliated with CIES.

• Dissertations must be written in English.

• Nominated dissertations must focus on study abroad and/or international student issues.

• Dissertations may be conceptual or empirical in nature, from any research paradigm, and should provide a unique contribution to scholarship in the field of international and comparative education. Submissions should demonstrate originality and rigor.

• It is preferred that finalists submit a paper based on their dissertation for presentation at an upcoming CIES national or regional conference.

• Nominations may be submitted by:

  • • (a) the student

    • (b) a CIES member

    • (c) the student’s doctoral committee chair (regardless of CIES membership)

• Dissertations submitted to other CIES award categories are ineligible.

4. Transformative Internationalization Practitioner Award nominees must meet the following criteria:

• This award recognizes professionals (practitioners, faculty members, administrators, or policy leaders) who have demonstrated a transformative impact on study abroad programs, international student policies, or international student communities.

• Eligible contributions may include the creation, leadership, or significant enhancement of programs, policies, practices, or networks that support study abroad and/or international students.

• Contributions should demonstrate innovation, inclusivity, sustainability, and measurable outcomes that advance the field of international and comparative education.

• Nominees may be based in any country and do not need to be members of CIES; however, contributions that engage the CIES Study Abroad and International Students-SIG community will be given preference.

• Nominations should include a brief description of the nominee’s contributions and evidence of their transformative impact (e.g., program evaluations, testimonials, published reports, or data where available).

• Self-nominations are welcome.