Awards & Deadlines

Annually, UAA recognizes the work of students and scholars through the awards listed below. Detailed award descriptions, eligibility guidelines, submission instructions, benefits, and prior winners can be accessed through the links below.

2022-2023 Deadlines

10/1/22 – Deadline for award nominations
11/1/22 – Extended deadline to nominate someone for the Janet Smith Emerging Activist Scholar Research Award
1/11/23 – Final committee decisions are due to the UAA Executive Office
1/17/23 – Award recipients will be notified privately
4/27/23-Public announcement of the award recipients at the UAA Conference

Awards

• Alma H. Young Emerging Scholar
• Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs (sponsored by Taylor & Francis)
  Only articles accepted by JUA and published in the 2022 volume year are eligible
• Best Book In Urban Affairs
• Best Conference Paper (sponsored by Taylor & Francis)
  Only papers presented at the previous year’s conference and submitted to JUA are eligible
• Best Paper in Urban Entrepreneurship (sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation)
  Only papers presented at the previous year’s conference as park of the Kauffman Track and submitted to UAA are eligible
• Contribution to the Field of Urban Affairs
• Janet Smith Emerging Activist-Scholar Research Award (sponsored by the Voorhees Family)
• Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award (sponsored by SAGE)
• Mary Helen Callahan Distinguished Service Award*
• UAA Distinguished Service Honor Roll