Award Eligibility

 

To be eligible, students must have completed their master’s degrees and be working towards their doctoral degree in criminal justice or a related discipline. Preference will be given to students who have completed all required coursework and have advanced to candidacy.  Applicants must have an accepted presentation and plan to travel to ASC to present their research. 

The award is aimed specifically at students who plan to present quantitative, data-driven research regarding racial inequality, recidivism, social justice, or the study of formal institutions of social control. The Kimchi Memorial Graduate Travel Award Committee is composed of a chair, two members of the Division on Corrections and Sentencing, and the family of Dr. Anat Kimchi. 

Awardees will be formally recognized at the Division on Corrections and Sentencing breakfast meeting to be held during ASC conference.