Submission of Abstracts and Full Papers for Award

07-05-2022

AWARDS for Best Papers

  1. ISPSW Award for the Best Paper Presented by a Social Work Faculty.
  2. ISPSW Award for the Best Paper Presented by a Social Work Practitioner
  3. ISPSW Award for the Best Paper Presented by Pre-Doctoral & Doctoral Student/s of Social Work.
  4. ISPSW Award for the Best Paper Presented by the MSW/MA Social Work Student/s.
  5. ISPSW Award for the Best Paper Presented by a Social Work Practitioner in the field of Persons with Disabilities.
  6. Roshini Nilaya, School of Social Work Award for the Best Paper Presented by the MSW/MA Social Work Student/s in the field of Child Mental Health.
  7. G.S. Uday Kumar Memorial Best Paper Award for a Paper Presented by a Social Work Practitioner in the field of Family Related Issues.
  8. M. Chandrasekar Rao Memorial Award for Best Paper on Research by M.Phil./Ph.D. Scholars.

Norms for Submission and Adjudication of Papers for Award

  1. All life members are eligible to contest for various awards with the exception of the students of the MSW course.
  2. The paper for consideration for the award must reach the General Secretary of ISPSW on or before 15th December 2022.
  3. Both Hard and Soft copies are to be submitted with a covering letter mentioning clearly the category under which the paper is to be considered for award.
  4. A member who has received an award is not eligible to be considered for an award for two consecutive annual conferences after the annual conference in which he/she received the award.
  5. The first author only has to make the presentation and he/she should be a life member of ISPSW.
  6. The paper to be considered for any award must be research-based. The first author has to declare that the paper has not been published in a journal/magazine or presented in any of the conferences/seminars, in part or full.
  7. There should be a minimum of two entries and two presentations for contesting the award. In case there is only one paper under any category, the author will be allowed only to make a presentation and the award will be deferred.
  8. A three-member committee consisting of ISPSW senior members and professionals from allied fields suggested by the executive committee of ISPSW will evaluate the merit of each paper under the categories of different awards. However, the executive committee will take care in choosing the experts who are not authors (either first or subsequent) of the contesting papers.
  9. The evaluation proforma includes the following components
  10. The importance of the study undertaken in the present context -20%
  11. The materials and methodology adopted – 20%
  12. Presentation of results – 20%
  13. Conclusion and recommendations – 20%
  14. The method of presentation and discussions followed – 20%
  15. Life Members are expected to contest under one category only provided they fulfil the requirements.
  16. The decision of the judges will be final, however, the society has the right to defer or annul the presentations of an award quoting the reason thereof.
  17. Terms:
    1. Faculty Members – Faculties working on full term/ regular/contract basis in any recognized College/University.
    2. Research Scholars – Pursuing M. Phil or Ph.D. on a full-time basis.
    3. Students – First or Second year fulltime MSW students from Colleges/Universities.