Christine A. Stanley Award for Diversity and Inclusion Research in Educational Development

All applications are welcome; however, all awarded authors must become POD Network members upon receiving the Stanley Award, if not members upon application.

To be eligible, manuscripts must  have been formally accepted by or published in a peer-reviewed platform within the 18 months prior to the Stanley Award deadline.

The manuscript must:

• Demonstrate an awareness of both educational development scholarship and relevant scholarship on diversity and inclusion;
• Reflect relevant POD Vision, Mission and Values;
• Articulate a central argument about diversity and inclusion through educational development (whether that be among faculty, students, or educational developers); and
• Reflect original empirical research OR a substantial theoretical reconceptualization of key ideas in the field OR novel evidence-based practices. Research submissions may employ quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods, and should be based on established methodologies aligned with the paper’s central question(s). Theoretical submissions should offer a strong connection to existing educational development scholarship and articulate the boundaries of the theory, or the limits of and contexts for its applicability. Practice-focused submissions must meaningfully engage with educational development scholarship as a context for the practice and also provide evidence of the practice’s efficacy.

All manuscripts on educational development that have been formally accepted by or published in a peer-reviewed platform between September 1, 2024 and March 1, 2026 are eligible for consideration.

A completed submission includes:

1. A complete, article-length manuscript
2. An author information form
3. A short (150–200 word) application statement articulating the ways in which your manuscript exemplifies the purpose and aims of this award.

Please anonymize your submission by removing any direct references to you, your co-authors, institution, and supporting publications. Be sure to anonymize all parts of your proposal, including appendices. Publications should be up to 35 pages (exclusive of references or appendices), double-spaced, and  written in English.

Submissions may be made via the application form. Submissions will be reviewed and scored by the Stanley Award selection committee.

Please note that book-length manuscripts are not currently eligible.

The Stanley Award recipient(s) will be invited to share insights about their writing process and/or publication via participation in a virtual scholarly engagement event with the Journal of Diversity and Equity in Educational Development (JDEED) (e.g., be a featured guest at a virtual Meet the Scholar event). In addition, the awardee(s) will be featured at a DEIC-hosted conference session, and will be recognized at the POD Network Annual Conference Awards Banquet.

One awardee will receive a conference registration fee waiver for the annual conference in which they participate in a conference session hosted by the DEI Committee.

The Christine A. Stanley Award for Diversity and Inclusion Research in Educational Development selection committee will comprise three to five members of the POD Network, pending availability. Potential members include: one member of the Executive Committee, a member of the POD Diversity Committee, one past Stanley awardee, a member of the Journal of Diversity and Equity in Educational Development team who does not hold editorial responsibilities, and a representative from the Grants and Fellowships Committee.

Should you have any questions, please contact [email protected].