Emerging Scholar Awards
The program recognizes both In-Person Emerging Scholars and Online-Only Emerging Scholars, ensuring that researchers unable to travel can still hold a visible and valued role in the conference. Across all formats, Emerging Scholars participate fully in the life of the event: they chair parallel sessions, help guide and sustain discussion, and serve as bridges between established and early-career colleagues from different regions, institutions, and disciplines.
As part of CGScholar’s Event (KX) environment, Emerging Scholars contribute to a wider knowledge experience that links conference activity, community engagement, and publication. Their work is shared through Presentation Pages, digital media, and discussion spaces; they receive structured support to develop their research through the Network’s journals and book imprint; and they gain sustained visibility within the worldwide scholarly community formed around the Research Network.
The Award includes complimentary conference registration and Research Network membership, along with formal recognition during the conference proceedings. Emerging Scholars enter a supportive, scholar-led community in which they can build connections across disciplines, regions, and generations of researchers. Professional development, mentoring encounters, and opportunities for collaboration are integrated into the conference and the Network’s year-round activities.
Award recipients are expected to: attend an orientation and training session (typically the day before the conference), and participate fully throughout the conference by fulfilling assigned chairing and discussion-leading responsibilities.
The Emerging Scholar Award is open to researchers currently enrolled in a graduate studies program or identifying as early-career scholars in a field relevant to the conference. Applicants should demonstrate strong potential for scholarly contribution and a commitment to participating in the collaborative ethos of the Network.
I am grateful to the Common Ground Research Network team for providing me the opportunity to present my research through this platform. I had a great experience in chairing and managing the two tracks (Pathways to Health) and (Health Promotion and Practice) assigned to me. Furthermore, interacting with the presenters and other distinguished delegates was a great learning experience. Thank you once again for motivating and appreciating my research related to Health and Wellness."
As an Emerging Scholar, I was able to facilitate discussions among presenters and the audience and engage with the audience on the discussion boards. This was an enriching learning opportunity!"
My experience as an emerging scholar was exciting, enlightening, and educational. I have been presenting at both national and international conferences, but I never took the role of a moderator and a chair for the session. The Emerging Scholar Award has put me in control of things to experience the conference in an exciting and inspiring way. I enjoyed moderating thematic discussions, networking with peers and scholars, and showcasing my featured research to a wider audience. I bonded with an amazing group of scholars who shared their own insights, tips, and scholarship. I gained experience as a moderator, created friendships, and expanded my professional contacts. All thanks to the Health, Wellness & Society Research Network team for this exposure and the experience of selecting me as an Emerging Scholar, and the financial assistance helped ease the cost of attending. The conference has inspired and encouraged me as an academic and my research in many ways."