Diversity Scholarship Award
The NASSH Diversity Award is designed to promote diversity through membership. Applicants should be a self-identified members of a minority group, be an undergraduate or graduate student (either an MA or a PhD student prior to the dissertation defense), and a current member of NASSH.
The award includes $500USD, one year of NASSH membership, and a Conference registration scholarship for the award year. Award holders are encouraged, but not required to, present at the NASSH annual conference.
Applicants must submit the Diversity Scholarship Award Nomination form, available as a Google form (click for link).
2026 DEADLINE: January 31, 2026
For questions, contact Tolga Ozyurtcu, tolga@austin.utexas.edu
Previous Winners
2025 Aaron Bonsu, Pennsylvania State University; Matthew Gee, University of Colorado, Boulder
2024 No award winner
2023 David Galindo, Northwest Vista College; Alex Nuñez, University of Arizona
2022 Dewitt King, University of Minnesota; Honorable Mention: Sean Seiler, University of Georgia
2018 Paulina A. Rodriguez Burciaga, Pennsylvania State University & Tanya Jones, University of Texas at Austin
2017 Doiara Silva dos Santos, Federal Institute of Bahia