Barry J. Zimmerman Award for Outstanding Contributions
The Studying and Self-Regulated Learning Special Interest Group (SIG) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) announced and called for nominations for the Barry J. Zimmerman Award for Outstanding Contributions. The SIG established this annual award to honor mid-career and senior scholars who have made significant contributions to the fields of studying and self-regulated learning research. The award focuses on recognizing a researcher who has developed a programmatic area of research that has made a strong theoretical, empirical, and applied impact on the field. Zimmerman is among the most prolific and distinguished figures in the fields of studying and self-regulated learning and is an AERA fellow. He is also one of the founders of the Studying and Self-Regulated Learning (SSRL) SIG.
2026 Barry J. Zimmerman Award for Outstanding Contributions Call for Nominations
All nomination materials, including the nomination letter, CV, journal articles and personal statement, must be submitted electronically to the Chair of the Committee, Héfer Bembenutty (hefer.bembenutty@qc.cuny.edu), by November 10, 2025.
Previous Winners of the Barry J. Zimmerman Award:
2015: Dale H. Schunk
2016: Phil H. Winne
2017: Karen R. Harris
2018: Roger Azevedo
2019: Anastasia Kitsantas
2020: Timothy J. Cleary
2021: Stuart A. Karabenick
2022: Héfer Bembenutty
2023: Steve Graham
2024: Linda Bol
2025: Jesús de la Fuente Arias
Graduate Student Research Award
Each year, the SSRL SIG presents up to five awards to graduate students who are first authors of papers accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of AERA. The awardees are included in the regular program, and honored at the SIG business meeting. Proposals should be sent to the SSRL SIG using the AERA Online Proposal Submission System at http://www.aera.net/. If you are a graduate student who is first author on a proposal accepted for presentation in our SIG, contact the Graduate Student Research Award Committee Chair to indicate that you would like to be considered for this award. Emails should include the graduate student’s full name and the proposal submission as an attachment. The Chair may also contact eligible students to determine if they would like to be considered. You can find contact information for our SSRL SIG awards chairs, officers, and other contributors on the “About Us—Who We Are” page on our website.
Outstanding Poster Award
Each year, the SSRL SIG presents an award for the most outstanding poster presented at the poster session sponsored by the SIG. The recipient of the award will receive a plaque from AERA in recognition of the outstanding poster and will be honored at the SSRL SIG business meeting. The winning poster will also receive special designation at the poster session. Those submitting proposals to the SSRL Proposals should be sent to the SSRL SIG using the AERA Online Proposal Submission System at http://www.aera.net/. All proposals that are accepted in a poster session will be considered for this award. If your poster is selected for this award, the Chair of the Outstanding Poster Award will contact you via email to confirm your willingness to accept the award. If you have questions, contact the Chair of the Outstanding Poster Award. You can find contact information for our SSRL SIG awards chairs, officers, and other contributors on the “About Us—Who We Are” page on our website.
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