The 2022 John Heinz Dissertation Award

The Academy is now accepting nominations for the 2022 John Heinz Dissertation Award. The deadline to nominate is January 31, 2022.

The Heinz Dissertation Award winner will join a distinguished alumni network (over 50 scholars have been recognized with this Award since 1993) and become an Associate Member of the Academy. Heinz Dissertation Award winners receive invitations to a number of Academy events around the U.S., opportunities to publish with the Academy and speak at Academy events, as well as other unique leadership development opportunities.

Criteria

A multidisciplinary award committee will assess each nominated dissertation according to the following criteria:
- Contribution to the body of knowledge on social insurance,
- Policy relevance of the findings,
- Quality of the analysis, and
- Clarity of the exposition.
In case of jointly authored components, the committee expects that the related contribution of the coauthors will be explained fully.

Eligibility

Any dissertation addressing topics relevant to the planning and implementation of social insurance policy is eligible for nomination. Sample topics: income inequality, workforce issues, healthcare, long-term care financing, labor market effects of Social Security, family social insurance protections, disability, or cross-national comparisons. Nominations are encouraged from many disciplines and professions, including, but not limited to, actuarial science, disability policy, economics, public policy, social policy, health policy, history, philosophy, political science, social work and sociology. All dissertations completed between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021 will be considered.

Nomination

Nominations for the award can be made by a member of the student’s dissertation committee or by an active member of the National Academy of Social Insurance.
Complete applications must include: