2024 ISSRC Awards Program
The ISSRC Awards Program commenced in 2020. In 2024, there will be two awards granted:
- The ISSRC Research Student Award
- The Rick Ruddell Policy, Practice, and Engagement Award
Any enquiries and all submissions for each category should be made by email to admin@issrc.net and clearly marked in the subject line as to which category they apply. If you do not receive a confirmation of receipt within 48 hours, please email again to request this (in case your email has mistakenly been sent to spam).
Attention should be given to the specific instructions and selection criteria for each individual award category. A panel of three ISSRC members will be appointed to determine winners in each category.
SUBMISSIONS CLOSE ON 15th NOVEMBER 2024 – NO LATE SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED
Prizes
Each award winner will receive:
- A high-quality certificate and letter to display and add to the achievement portfolio
- A cash prize of $100 AUD paid into a PayPal account
- A 50 GBP book voucher provided by Bristol University Press
Download the information pack
2023 ISSRC Awards Program info pack
The Joseph F. Donnermeyer Rural Criminologist Award
This award is named in honour of Joseph F. Donnermyer, Emeritus Professor at The Ohio State University and an Adjunct Professor at the University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia. Joe was the inaugural President of ISSRC, and has been – and indeed still is – involved in many facets of the development of rural criminology. There are many scholars – and others alike – who have benefited enormously from his generosity of time and experise over many years, and his ongoing passion for this discipline.
About this award:
- This award is for early-and-mid career award (a maximum of 15 years* post-graduate degree, not including career interruptions)
- This award is given to an emerging leader in rural criminology – considering their contributions to rural criminology regarding research, teaching and, service. This is a holistic award, but nominees may highlight their contributions in all fields or particular fields. We acknowledge this may be higher in some categories than others / there may be particular focuses as determined by opportunities available to the applicant.
- The nominee can be self-nominated, or nominated by other persons, with the nominee’s permission
To apply:
The application should outline, in no more than 4 pages, size 12 font, the applicants:
- Relevant career history, relative to opportunity Applicants are evaluated based on their career opportunities and there is consideration of whether they have experienced career interruptions.
- Research contributions (such as in projects undertaken and academic scholarship / outputs)
- Teaching contributions (in creation or teaching of courses, teaching materials and/or supervision of students)
- Service contributions and impact (in academic / discipline service i.e. editorial assistance, internal institutional or external leadership roles, reviewing for journals and grant funders, mentoring academics and/or practitioners; service to the field i.e. and dissemination of knowledge to the community and practitioners, engagement and support of practitioners, influence in policy and/or practice).
* Please include any factors that have limited opportunities (e.g. precarious employment, unemployment, non-academic employment not concurrent with academic employment, illness/medical condition, caring responsibilities, disability). Note these interuption can extend your eligability – contact Bridget for more details.
(i) disruption due to international relocation (not exceeding three months per move)
(ii) caring responsibilities
(iii) being the primary carer of a dependent child (two years per dependent child, inclusive of any period of parental leave, with no maximum identified)
(iv) a primary carer of a dependent child who has had extensive caring responsibilities (due to for instance, illness and / or disability) is eligible for a further extension (in addition to the two years)
(v) parental leave
(vi) medical condition
(vii) disability
(viii) non-academic employment not concurrent with academic employment
(ix) unemployment
The Rick Ruddell Rural Crime Policy, Practice, and Engagement Award
This award is named in honour of the late Professor Rick Ruddell, a dear and much-missed friend of the Society and a highly productive scholar who published over 130 articles, technical reports, and encyclopedia entries, plus authored and edited 13 books. Rick has left an impressive legacy, as both a scholar and a person – in particular in the field of rural criminology, in which he is easily considered a pioneer especially with his research into rural boom and bust economies.
About this award:
- Nominees can be any government agency, not-for-profit organisation, company or individual person making a significant contribution to address rural crime (i.e., this can be through practice, research, policy, goods/services etc.).
- Nominations may focus on a specific project / initiative / product or aggregate efforts over‐time
- The nominee/s can be self‐nominated, or nominated by other persons with the nominee’s permission
- Previous applicants are eligible to apply in subsequent years
To apply:
Nominees/nominators should write a submission (1500 words maximum) which can include:
- A brief outline of the contribution to addressing rural crime
- Statement/evidence of the significance of the contribution
- Statement/evidence of the individuals/teams/organisations role in developing, advancing and/or implementing efforts to address crime in rural communities
- Evidence of outputs/outcomes generated
- Nominees/nominators may also include additional material in their applications which evidences or contextualises their contributions to addressing rural crime (i.e. outputs, outreach material, media coverage, public engagement etc)
We acknowledge the generous support of Bristol University Press in providing book vouchers for prize recipients
