Social Justice Research Paper and Multimedia Awards

The University of Louisville’s Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research is sponsoring its 18th Annual Social Justice Research Paper Awards and is introducing its new Social Justice Multimedia Awards, in collaboration with the Digital Media Suite’s Cardinals Create Showcase. Students from ALL disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Awards

• NEW! $250 for best multimedia submission
• $250 for best undergraduate essay
• $500 for best graduate essay

Deadlines

• Multimedia Submissions due by Sunday, March 30^st by 11:59pm
• Paper Submissions due by TBD

Multimedia Submission Requirements

• Apply Here
• Must be submitted through the Digital Media Suite’s Cardinals Create submission form linked above. 
• When you submit an ABI SJMA submission, your work will also be considered for the Digital Media Suite’s Cardinals Create Showcase. When you submit through the Cards Create form, you must select the ABI designation question to be considered for the ABI SJMA award. Learn more about Cardinal Creates here.
• DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME OR COURSE ON THE SUBMITTED WORK. Please keep anonymous for judging purposes.
• Works can include video, audio, graphic design, illustration, photo, and more
• Engage one or more social justice topics. Preference given to A&S students, and multimedia engaging race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, peace/conflict, environmentalism, disability, and/or age.
• Multimedia submissions do NOT have to be about Anne Braden.

Paper Submission Requirements

• Must be submitted through the ABI's Microsoft Forms submission form above.
• Engage one or more social justice topics. Preference given to A&S students, and papers engaging race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, peace/conflict, environmentalism, disability, and/or age.
• Papers do NOT have to be about Anne Braden.
• Paper must be 8-25 pages in length (not including reference pages), 12-point, double-spaced text.
• DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME OR COURSE ON THE SUBMITTED WORK. Please keep anonymous for judging purposes.

If you need assistance with your submission, please call (502) 852-6142 or email us at bradeninstitutesocialjustice@gmail.com. Also, join the Anne Braden Institute on Engage UofL for reminders, Institute updates, and semester programming.

This award can be combined with institutional aid up to the University’s total direct cost of attendance plus a stipend. Direct costs include tuition, room, board, & books. UofL is required to adhere to all federal, state, institutional guidelines. If your aid package is adjusted as a result, you will receive notification in university e-mail. Policy info available on-line at louisville.edu/financialaid.