2019-2020 Call for Award Nominations -

CIES Study Abroad and International Students SIG

The CIES Study Abroad and International Students SIG hereby announces the Call for
Award Nominations that honors publications and individuals whose academic work
focuses on study abroad and/or international students. Eight categories will be honored
during the CIES 2020 Annual Conference in Miami, Florida: 1) Best Article Award, 2)
Best Book Award, 3) Best Dissertation Award, 4) Early Career/Practitioner Award, 5)
Lifetime Achievement Award, 6) Campus Internationalization Award, 7) Global Student
Leadership Award, and 8) Outstanding Faculty for Internationalization Award. The 2019-
2020 CIES Study Abroad and International Students SIG Awards Committee will try to
ensure the creation of a broad selection of recipients that speaks to the diversity and
inclusion of the CIES membership in terms of geography, institution, gender, and
race/ethnicity.

All CIES members are invited to make nominations. Self-nominations are also welcome.
Nominations should be made with the prior approval of the candidate and should
include basic background information about why you believe that the nominee is worthy
of an award.

Please send requests for nominations and all nomination packages to Roy Y. Chan,
Chair of the SIG Awards Committee at rychan@indiana.edu by September 15, 2019.
Award recipients will be announced in January 2020 and will be awarded during the
CIES Annual Conference in March 2020 at Miami, FL.

Best Article Award nominees must meet the following criteria:

1. Eligible articles are published between January 1, 2018 and June 1, 2019.
2. 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 and non-CIES members will be considered.
3. Articles must be published in English in a peer-review paper/electronic journal
that has been recognized by the CER Bibliography.
4. Nominated articles must focus on study abroad and/or international students’
issues.
5. Articles can be of a conceptual or empirical nature, from any research paradigm
that provides a unique contribution to developing scholarship in the field of
international and comparative education and should show originality and rigor.

Best Book Award nominees must meet the following criteria:

1. Eligible books are published between January 1, 2018 and June 1, 2019.
2. Books written by members of the CIES Study Abroad and International Students
-SIG will be given preference; however, books by CIES members who are not
members of the SIG and non-CIES members will be considered.

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 3. Books must be published in English.
4. Nominated books or edited volumes must focus on study abroad and/or
international students’ issues.
5. Books can be of a conceptual or empirical nature, from any research paradigm
that provides a unique contribution to developing scholarship in the field of
international and comparative education and show originality and rigor.
6. The nominee should arrange for the publisher to send copies of the book to each
of the book awards subcommittee members.

Best Dissertation Award nominees must meet the following criteria:

1. Eligible dissertations must be completed between January 1, 2018 and June 1,
2019, with the student achieving doctoral candidacy status in an Ed.D., D.B.A., or
Ph.D. program.
2. Eligible nominees do not have to be a member of CIES, nor enrolled in a CIES
international and comparative education doctoral program.
3. Dissertations must be written in English.
4. Nominated dissertations must focus on study abroad and/or international student
issues.
5. Dissertation can be of a conceptual or empirical nature, from any research
paradigm that provides a unique contribution to developing scholarship in the
field of international and comparative education and show originality and rigor.
6. It is preferred that all nominees who make the final cut submit a paper based on
their dissertation for the upcoming CIES national or regional conference.
7. Nomination can be made by a) the student; b) a CIES member; c) a doctoral
committee chair (even if that chair is not a member of CIES).
8. Dissertations submitted to other CIES award categories are ineligible.

Early Career/Practitioner Award nominees must meet the following criteria:

1. Eligible person must be a member of CIES, with a minimum of two years and
maximum of five years in a postgraduate capacity.
2. Person must be a member of the Study Abroad and International Students SIG.
3. Person must show evidence of regular presentation on international and
comparative education at CIES regional, national and/or international meetings.
4. Person must have a history of work in the field of domestic or international
education that spans a minimum of two years. This can be at any post-secondary
institution, NGO, or other position that supports international and comparative
education.
5. Person must have some publications and work in the field of international and
comparative education.

Lifetime Achievement Award nominees must meet the following criteria:

1. Eligible person must be a long-time member of CIES (10+ years), with a
minimum of ten years in a postgraduate capacity.

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 2. Person must be a member of the Study Abroad and International Students SIG.
3. Person must show evidence of regular presentation on international and
comparative education at CIES regional, national or international meetings.
4. Person must have a history of work in the field of domestic or international higher
education that spans a minimum of 15 years. This can be at any post-secondary
institution, NGO, or other position that supports international higher education.
5. Person must have a history of publications and work in the field of international
and comparative education.

Campus Internationalization Award nominees must meet the following criteria.

The award winner should exemplify characteristics and vision of excellence in
advancing internationalization of the campus or curriculum. Examples of
internationalization activities considered favorably include, but shall not be
limited to:
1. Education abroad leadership.
2. International curriculum development or international symposium hosting.
3. Significant international collaboration for research, teaching or service.
4. Academic partnership development.
5. Leading curricular or co-curricular international activities.
6. Making contributions in recruiting international students.
7. Advising or assisting international students and international faculty.

Global Student Leadership Award nominees must meet the following criteria:
1. Eligible person must be a member of CIES, with a minimum of two years and
maximum of five years in a postgraduate capacity.
2. Person must be a member of the Study Abroad and International Students SIG.
3. Person must show evidence of regular presentation on international and
comparative education at CIES regional, national or international meetings.
4. Person must have a history of work in the field of domestic or international higher
education that spans a minimum of 2 years. This can be at any post-secondary
institution, NGO, or other position that supports international higher education.
5. Person must have some publications and work in the field of international and
comparative education.

Outstanding Faculty/Practitioner for Internationalization nominees must meet the

following criteria. This award recognizes the achievements of faculty members
who advance international education and the global learning mission at their
colleges/universities. Examples of such accomplishments includes, but are not
limited to:
1. Excellence in developing and/or leading a study abroad program or encouraging
students to participate in high impact experiences outside the United States.
2. Leadership in building or improving international partnerships.

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 3. Commitment above and beyond normal scope of duties in meeting the needs of
international students and/or faculty.
4. Inspiring global citizenship in others, reflected in courses or campus activities
5. Promoting and raising awareness of internationalization among students, faculty,
and staff.
6. Exemplary contribution to international student/study abroad research,
scholarship, or teaching.

Thank you!

2019-2020 CIES Study Abroad and International Students SIG Awards Committee
Roy Y. Chan, Indiana University Bloomington
Ryan M. Allen, Teachers College, Columbia University
Krishna A. Bista, Morgan State University
Garrett Gietzen, University of California, Merced
Yanjuan Hu, University of Gronigen
David Lausch, University of Wyoming
Jason Li, Wichita State University
Mutiara Mohamad, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Otgonjargal (Otgo) Okhidoi, New York University
Cody J. Perry, University of Wyoming
Michelle Morais de Sa e Silva, University of Oklahoma