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Call for Applications: ESRA-WAPOR Student Support Award

The European Survey Research Association (ESRA) and the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) are pleased to announce the creation of the ESRA-WAPOR Student Support Award, designed to support students from each organization in attending the other organization’s main conference.

Objective

This award aims to strengthen collaboration between ESRA and WAPOR while supporting the next generation of researchers. This initiative provides an opportunity for students to present their research, attend sessions, and participate in workshops, fostering academic exchange and building international networks. The ESRA conference meets every two years while the WAPOR conferences meet every year. Therefore, a total of four students from each organization will be supported over a two-year period. More concretely, four ESRA-affiliated students will be supported for the 2025 and 2026 WAPOR conferences (i.e., 2 students each year). Correspondingly, four WAPOR-affiliated students will be supported for the 2025 ESRA conference.  

The first awards will be presented in the year of 2025. An ESRA-WAPOR Joint Selection Committee will evaluate the applications and select the winners. According to the results, two winning ESRA student members will be supported to participate in WAPOR-2025 conference in St. Louis, USA on May 12th-15th, 2025. Respectively, four winning WAPOR student members will be supported to participate in ESRA-2025 conference in Utrecht, the Netherlands on July 14th-18th, 2025.

Award Benefits

Selected recipients of the ESRA-WAPOR Student Support Award will receive the following:

  • Conference fee waiver: The award covers the full conference registration fee for the respective event, including all sessions and panels.
  • Membership fee waiver: The award also includes a one-year student membership to the other association.
  • Training workshops / short course waiver: The award covers attendance of training workshops at WAPOR conference or short courses at ESRA conference as follows. WAPOR attendees can attend two courses. ESRA attendees can attend two short courses (one from the morning and one from the afternoon).

Eligibility Criteria

  1. Membership Status: Applicants must be student members of their respective association (e.g., WAPOR student members applying for ESRA-2025 and ESRA student members applying for WAPOR-2025). Award recipients from previous years are not eligible to receive the award in future years
  2. Student Status: Applicants must be currently enrolled as BA, MA, or PhD students at the time of application.
  3. Academic Merit: Selection will be based on the quality of the conference abstract submitted. The abstract should demonstrate academic rigor, innovative research, and relevance to the field of public opinion, survey research and research methodology.
  4. Residency in a Low-Resource Country: Preference will be given to students studying in countries with limited access to research resources, fostering greater inclusivity.

Application Guidelines:

To apply, eligible students must submit the following documents:

  • Proof of student membership in the respective organization (ESRA or WAPOR)
  • Proof of enrolment in a degree program (BA, MA, or PhD)
  • The abstract submitted to the conference describing the research they intend to present at the conference, outlining the key objectives, methodology, and expected contributions to the field.
  • A brief statement (max. 250 words) explaining how participation in the conference will contribute to their academic and professional development

Submission Procedure and Deadlines

  • Application and abstract need to be submitted as a part of the call for abstracts, respecting the submission guidelines and deadlines, as established by WAPOR and ESRA.
  • ESRA student members are invited to submit abstracts for WAPOR-2025 conference; call for papers is open until December 15th, 2024. Submission shall be done through the WAPOR membership and conference portal.
  • WAPOR student members are invited to submit abstracts for ESRA-2025 conference; call for abstracts is open until December 20th, 2024.  Submission shall be done through the ESRA membership and conference portal.
  • Supporting documentation (proof of membership, student status, brief statement) shall be sent by email to admin@wapor.org and conference@europeansurveyresearch.org with the subject ‘ESRA-WAPOR Student Support Award’

Application Deadline:

  • For WAPOR-2025: December 15th, 2024.
  • For ESRA-2025: December 20th, 2024

The awardees for both conferences will be notified by January 31st, 2025.

This award represents a significant opportunity for student members to expand their academic horizons and engage with leading scholars in the fields of public opinion and survey research and research methodology. We encourage eligible students to apply!

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We look forward to receiving your applications!