Social Justice Research Paper and Multimedia Awards

The University of Louisville’s Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research is sponsoring its 17th 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.

Apply here

Awards

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

Deadlines

• Multimedia Submissions due by Sunday, March 31^st by 11:59pm
• Paper Submissions due by Monday, April 22^nd by 11:59pm

Multimedia Submission Requirements

• Must be submitted through this form above or the Digital Media Suite’s Cardinals Create submission form. Please only submit using one form.
  • 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 awards. Learn more about Cardinal Creates here.
• 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 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.

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.