“Best Interests of the Child?”
Race, Religion, & Rescue in Adoption
October 18-20, 2012
(Thursday evening to Saturday afternoon)
Seeking Nominations!
OUTSTANDING SCHOLAR IN ADOPTION AWARD
OUTSTANDING PRACTITIONER IN ADOPTION AWARD
OUTSTANDING SERVICE PROVIDER IN ADOPTION AWARD
DISSERTATION AWARD
We are also seeking submissions for the Recognition Award for Outstanding Adoption-Related Dissertation and the Scholarship Award for Pre-Doctoral Adoption Related Dissertation Proposal.
In an effort to promote further research in Adoption, a scholarship and a recognition award will be given at the biennial conference. A scholarship will be given to a current graduate student who is conducting research on an adoption related topic and a recognition award will be given to a recent doctoral graduate (past 3 years) with a dissertation focusing on the same. An award will be granted to the selected research initiative and the dissertation recipient will be invited to present at the Adoption Initiative’s annual meeting. For consideration please submit a 3 to 5 page summary of your planned work if you are a current student and a 5 to 10 page summary of your dissertation if you are a recent graduate.
***PLEASE NOTE: All Nominations and Submissions are Due June 1st***
(Please send all submissions to ADOPTIONINITIATIVE@GMAIL.COM)