Young Researcher Award
 

SELF-NOMINATIONS ARE ALLOWED.

Purpose:
The Young Researcher Award is presented for the best paper reporting on a quantitative or qualitative study addressing a question related to educational technology.

Eligibility:
An individual who is a doctoral candidate, or who received the degree not more than five (5) years prior to submission due date. Co-authorship is acceptable provided that the Young Researcher applicant is the primary author.

Review Criteria:
The paper must be an original unpublished investigation dealing with research in educational technology. The paper must be a report of a specific research study. It must be 25-35 pages long, excluding references, and must conform to the Style Manual of the American Psychological Association, latest edition.

Selection:
The selection of the winning paper will be the responsibility of the AECT Young Researcher Award review committee which is appointed by the board of the Research and Theory Division of AECT. Only research papers meeting criteria will be considered and no award will be presented if entries are not deemed worthy.

Nomination Procedures:
Please send your manuscript in Microsoft Word or PDF format via email to Heather Leary (heather.leary@byu.edu) with “AECT Young Researcher Award” in the subject line of the email by the deadline.

Nature of Award: A cash award of $500 is presented. The winning paper will receive special consideration for publication in Educational Technology Research and Development (ETR&D), the refereed scholarly research journal published by AECT. Winner of AECT’s Research and Theory Young Researcher Award will be awarded during the Research and Theory Awards ceremony to be held during the AECT Annual International Convention.

Presentation: Presented/acknowledged during the Research and Theory/Design and Development Awards Luncheon during the annual convention.

Funding And Support: Springer Publishing

Nominations due by: May 15, 2023 

Award Management on behalf of AECT: Research & Theory Division

Contact : Heather Leary, heather.leary@byu.edu

 

PAST RECIPIENTS

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2021
 • Tiffany Romans
 • Elizabeth Boling

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2020
 • Yingxiao Qian

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2019
 • Kyung Kim

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2018
 • Suhkyung Shin

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2017
 • Donggil Song

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2015
 • Hengtao Tang

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2014
 • John Saye
 • Thomas A. Brush
 • Sungwon Shin

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2008
 • Peggy A. Ertmer
 • TimNewby
 • Krista Grazewski
 • Anne Ottenbrett-Leftwich

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2006
 • Jung Lim

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1998
 • Rob Branch