About
The Association for Social Economics (ASE) is an academic organization that welcomes academics and practitioners who regard economic behavior as the result of complex social interactions with ethical consequences. The ASE brings together academic economists, graduate students, and practitioners at regional, national, and international meetings. It publishes two scholarly journals—Review of Social Economy and Forum for Social Economics—and offers awards and grants to recognize and support social economics research and service to the social economics community.
Funding Opportunities
Patrick J. Welch Award
The Patrick J. Welch Award recognizes the best paper published in the Forum for Social Economics journal. This prestigious award was established by the Executive Council of the Association for Social Economics in 2012 and named in honor of Patrick J. Welch, who served as editor of the journal from 1995 to 2006. The award celebrates excellence in social economics scholarship and research published in the journal. Recipients of this award receive formal recognition through a certificate and a monetary prize of $500. The award is part of the Association for Social Economics' broader commitment to promoting high-quality research and scholarly contributions in the field of social economics.
Warren Samuels Prize
The Warren Samuels Prize is awarded to a paper scheduled to be presented at the January ASSA meetings that best exemplifies scholarly work of high quality, important to the project of social economics, and having broad appeal across disciplines. It is preferable, but not required, that the paper be scheduled to be presented at one of the ASSA sessions sponsored by the Association for Social Economics. Papers will not normally exceed 9,000 words (inclusive of references and notes). The winner of the prize will be announced during the ASE presidential breakfast, to which the winner is invited. Submission of the winning paper to the Review of Social Economy is encouraged. The Association for Social Economics (ASE) is a scholarly research association whose members study economic, social, political, and cultural issues to understand and promote human dignity, justice, and the full flourishing of all members of society. ASE and the Review of Social Economy are fully committed to the promotion of diversity and inclusion in the profession.
Helen Potter Award
The Helen Potter Award was created and endowed in 1975 and is presented annually by the Association for Social Economics. The award recognizes the author of the best article published in the Review of Social Economy by a promising scholar of social economics. This prestigious award celebrates excellence in social economics scholarship and supports emerging scholars in the field. Award recipients receive a framed certificate and a $500 prize. The award has been presented annually since its inception, honoring outstanding contributions to the field of social economics through published research.
Thomas F. Divine Award
Named for one of the founders of the Association for Social Economics, the Thomas F. Divine Award is presented annually to someone who over a lifetime has made important contributions to social economics and the social economy. The Award takes the form of a framed certificate and a $1,000 cash stipend. The Award is formally presented by the Association at the Presidential Breakfast at the annual meetings. This prestigious lifetime achievement award recognizes scholars and practitioners who have demonstrated sustained excellence and significant impact in advancing the field of social economics and contributing to the social economy through their research, teaching, and service over the course of their career.
The Elba Brown-Collier Student Paper Award
The Elba Brown-Collier Student Paper Award was created in 2010 by the Executive Council of the Association for Social Economics in honor of Elba Brown-Collier, who was President of the ASE in 1997 and served as Executive Secretary from 1999 till early 2016. The award is presented to the author of the best graduate student paper presented at the World Congress for Social Economics. The paper should be on a topic of core concern in Social Economics and demonstrates strong promise for future scholarly contributions. The award winner receives $400 and a one-year membership to the Association for Social Economics. The recipient is selected by the program committee of the World Congress for Social Economics. Applications for the award are solicited from those registered for the Congress by the World Congress Program Committee.
William R. Waters Research Grant
The William R. Waters Research Grant was established in 1999 in honor of William R. Waters, editor of the Review of Social Economy for many years and President of ASE in 1987. The purpose of the grant program is to inspire scholars to organize their research in social economics and social economy, focusing on explaining the economy in its broadest aspects and showing how human beings deal with the ordinary business of using human and physical resources to achieve a level of material comfort. The research grant supports promising graduate students in Ph.D. programs who have not yet completed their dissertation, those holding post-doctoral positions, and new faculty members who have not yet been granted tenure or who are tenured but have not yet achieved the rank of Associate Professor. The current annual grant amount is up to $5,000. Recipients are expected to write a short progress report about the research done during the grant period and submit it to the current President-Elect by September 15 of the award year.
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