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Awards

During the CSWE’s Annual Conference a number of achievement and recognition awards will be presented. These awards help honor the outstanding scholarship and focused expertise of experienced social work educators. Click on each award link below to learn more about this year's recipients.

Professional Recognition Awards

The Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award

This award recognizes the achievements of a social work educator over an entire career. View eligibility criteria and more information here.

The Distinguished Recent Contributions to Social Work Education Award 

This award recognizes the achievements of a social work educator within the last 10 years. View eligibility criteria and more information here.

The Early Career Faculty Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award

This award recognizes a social work educator with fewer than 10 years of service who has advanced and promoted social work education and provided significant contributions to extend its reach. The award acknowledges extraordinary leadership contributions that affect social work education locally, nationally, or globally. View eligibility criteria and more information here.

The Established Faculty Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award 

This award recognizes a social work educator with 10 or more years of service excellence whose work has advanced and promoted social work education and provided a significant contribution to extend its reach. The award acknowledges extraordinary leadership contributions that affect social work education locally, nationally, or globally. View eligibility criteria and more information here.

Field Education/Practicum Excellence in Innovation Award

This award recognizes a school, division, or department of social work program (BSW, MSW, or both) that has demonstrated excellence and exemplary contributions to the advancement of students in its field education/practicum. View eligibility criteria and more information here.

Commission and Council Awards

Every year CSWE commissions and councils honor and celebrate social work scholars, students, and educators for their contributions to social work and social work education. 

CSWE membership is an eligibility requirement for all commissions and councils awards. To check your membership status, or link your membership your social work program, visit CSWE Membership and click Link to Program/Join CSWE.


Two-Spirit, Queer, and Trans People of Color (2-QTPOC) Social Work Impact Award

The Council on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression (CSOGIE) and the Council on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity (CRECD) present the Two-Spirit, Queer, and Trans People of Color (2-QTPOC) Award. This award recognizes and honors an outstanding midcareer or senior social work scholar who has made significant and outstanding contributions to the field of social work through research or education in the topical areas that affect 2-QTPOC communities. View eligibility criteria and more information here.


Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression Scholarship (SOGIE) Award

Presented by the Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (CSOGIE), this award recognizes scholarship that contributes to knowledge about sexual orientation and gender identity and expression; the individual and systemic issues associated with these topics; the development of social work curriculum materials and faculty growth opportunities relevant to sexual orientation and gender identity and expression; and the experiences of individuals who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and/or two-spirit. View eligibility criteria and more information here.


Community Partnership Action Award

Presented by Commission for Diversity and Social & Economic Justice, this award honors the contributions of schools and departments of social work and social work students (BSW, MSW, PhD, or DSW) in advancing community partnership action. A community is broadly defined as a self-organized network of people with a common agenda, cause, or interest and is not limited by physical location. An invitation to apply is extended to all CSWE-accredited social work programs and social work students. View eligibility criteria and more information here.


CORSW Community Impact Award

Presented by Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education (CORSW), this award recognizes community praxis that is shaped through the process of social work education and exemplifies the values of feminist leadership models in social work education. View eligibility criteria and more information here.


CORSW Feminist Manuscript Award

Presented by the Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education (CORSW), the CORSW Feminist Manuscript Award recognizes manuscript authors who draw upon feminist and womanist theory, research methods, and/or educational and practice perspectives are welcome. With a clear focus and centering of the feminisms, including Womanist and Xicanism perspectives, topics may include innovative and effective social work practices and educational models, histories of women in social work practice and education, application of feminist theories and methods to diverse populations, and more. View eligibility criteria and more information here.


CORSW Student Feminist Manuscript Award

Presented by the Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education (CORSW), the CORSW Student Feminist Manuscript Award recognizes a manuscript that is written by a BSW and/or a MSW student as the lead author. The manuscript must show that the work advances feminist knowledge and is written by a scholar who shows an understanding of and dedication to the feminisms as it pertains to social work theory, research, practice, policy, and education. View eligibility criteria and more information here.


CORSW Feminist Scholar Award

Presented by the Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education (CORSW), the CORSW Feminist Scholar Award annually honors a feminist scholar who has advanced feminist knowledge as it pertains to social work theory, research, practice, policy, and education. View eligibility criteria and more information here.


CORSW Violence Against Women and Children Manuscript Award

Presented by the Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education (CORSW), the purpose of the Violence Against Women and Children Manuscript Award is to recognize outstanding scholarship of early career social work educators who most advance feminist knowledge regarding violence against women and children. View eligibility criteria and more information here.


CORSW Mentor Recognition Fund

Presented by the Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education (CORSW), the purpose of the CORSW Mentor Recognition Fund recognizes and celebrates feminist mentors for their contributions to the increased visibility of women in social work education. View eligibility criteria and more information here.


Council on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity (CRECD) Award

Presented by the Council on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity (CRECD), this award recognizes doctoral students and junior faculty members with outstanding scholarship in the areas of racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity in social work education. Two awards will be given to doctoral students or junior faculty members (faculty members who have completed a doctorate within the last 7 years). View eligibility criteria and more information here.


Disability Manuscript Award

Presented by the Council on Disability and Person With Disabilities (CDPD), this award recognizes scholarship that contributes to knowledge about disability; full participation of persons with disabilities; social, political, and economic issues related to disability and persons with disabilities; and social work education curriculum materials focused on disability and persons with disabilities. View eligibility criteria and more information here.


Partners in Advancing International Education (PIE) Awards (Individual, Organization, and Student)

Presented by the Commission on Global Social Work Education (CGSWE), these awards honor the contribution of social work faculty members, social work students (BSW, MSW, or PhD), and organizations as partners in advancing education for international social work. The PIE Awards are given in recognition of conceptual, curricular, and programmatic innovations in education for international social work. View eligibility criteria and more information here.

JSWE Awards


Best Reviewer Award

The Journal of Social Work Education (JSWE) Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) recognizes an outstanding manuscript reviewer each year at CSWE’s Annual Conference. The award is given based on the percentage of manuscripts accepted, average time taken to return reviews, and quality of feedback to authors. View eligibility criteria and more information here.


Best Article Award

Each year the EAB chooses the best articles of the previous volume year. These important articles discuss timely issues and significantly expand or deepen the body of knowledge related to their topics. They show originality of thought and provide sound or innovative conceptualization of their topics. Empirical articles also demonstrate a logical and sophisticated methodology appropriate for the study conducted, use advanced statistical procedures that are appropriate for the data analysis, and provide clear implications that add significantly to the professional knowledge base and to social work education. View eligibility criteria and more information here.