2018 John Heinz Dissertation Award, $3000 prize, Sept 15 deadline:

Have you recently completed or are you a current student working on your doctoral dissertation? Or do you have an outstanding student who recently completed or is currently working on their doctoral dissertation?  The National Academy of Social Insurance is currently accepting nominations for the 2018 John Heinz Dissertation Award to be bestowed at the Academy's annual policy research conference in Washington, DC in January 2018. The winner will receive a $3,000 prize and the opportunity to participate in the conference with expenses paid. Nominations for this award are due by September 15, 2017. This award is designed to recognize and promote outstanding doctoral research by new scholars addressing social insurance policy questions.  More details about eligibility, paper topics, evaluation criteria, and nomination procedures are found on the Academy's John Heinz Dissertation Award Page.