SSSR Awards | Society for the Scientific Study of Reading

SSSR 2027 Award Application and Review Timeline

Opens: Friday, October 30, 2026
Closes: Friday, January 22, 2027

Paper-acceptance notifications are scheduled to be sent by Monday, January 25, 2027. Applicants should submit their award applications during the application period with the understanding that paper-acceptance notifications will be issued after the award deadline. Following the notification of paper-acceptance decisions, only applications associated with papers accepted for presentation at SSSR 2027 will proceed to award committee review. The committee’s review period will then run for approximately six weeks. Travel award notifications will be released in February, and all other award notifications will be released by mid-March.

SSSR Taylor & Francis Award

The SSSR Taylor & Francis Award is given to promising young investigators who have any type of paper accepted at this year's SSSR conference.

Early Career Outstanding Paper Award

The Early Career Outstanding Paper Award is intended to recognize an outstanding paper published in Scientific Studies of Reading by a scholar who has earned their doctorate within the past seven years.

Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award

The Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award recognises empirical, theoretical, or scholarly work or collections of works that have served significantly to further the scientific understanding of reading, its processes, its acquisition, or its instruction.

Rebecca L. Sandak Award

The Rebecca L. Sandak Award is intended to recognize a gifted young researcher who shows outstanding promise and dedication to the field.

Carol Connor Mid-Career Award

The Carol Connor Mid-Career Award is intended to recognize a mid-career researcher in the field of scientific studies of reading, who is currently active in research, and has a distinguished research record over a substantial period.

Travel Awards

The Travel Awards are given to individuals from countries with emerging or developing economies who attend and present at this year's SSSR conference.

Outstanding Reviewer Award

The Outstanding Reviewer Award recognizes the invaluable contribution of volunteer reviewers who have provided quality, exemplary, thoughtful, and timely reviews of manuscripts submitted to the Scientific Studies of Reading journal.

FABBS Early Career Impact Award

The Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences Early Career Impact Award is intended to recognize early career scientists who have made major contributions to the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior.