Awards
Spring Award Nominations are February 1, 2023 - April 2, 2023
Submit an online application here!
GSA recognizes outstanding advanced and early/mid-career individuals of all disciplines through a host of prestigious awards.
Spring Awards honoring outstanding leaders in the field of gerontology:
Society-wide:
James Jackson Outstanding Mentorship Award
Maxwell A. Pollack Award for Contributions to Healthy Aging
The Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education:
Hiram J. Friedsam Mentorship Award
Behavioral and Social Sciences:
Distinguished Career Contribution to Gerontology Award
Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology Award
Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award
Health Sciences:
Doris Schwartz Gerontology Nursing Research Award
Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Award
Social Research, Policy, and Practice:
Elaine M. Brody Thought Leader Award
Spring Awards celebrating mid and early career innovators in the field of gerontology:
*Several addition student awards are open for nomination starting July 1, 2021*
Society Wide:
Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Award in Behavioral and Social Gerontology
Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education:
Rising Star Early Career Faculty Award
Biological Sciences:
Nathan Shock New Investigator Award
Social Research, Policy, and Practice:
Carroll L. Estes Rising Star Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) fosters new ideas, recognizes leadership in gerontological teaching and service, and salutes both outstanding and potential research through a host of awards. The Society's awards program has a dual purpose; honoring outstanding leaders in the field of gerontology and focusing attention on new developments in the area of aging. In a way, the Society's award recipients serve as milestones in the history and development of gerontology.
The multidisciplinary breadth of the Society's membership is reflected in the awards maintained by GSA. Some awards honor outstanding achievement in gerontology irrespective of discipline, other awards are limited to each of the Society's six members groups; the Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education, Biological Sciences, Behavioral and Social Science, Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization, Health Sciences, and Social Research, Policy, and Practice.
For more information about additional GSA awards, click below:
- Society-Wide Awards
- Member Group Awards
Additionally, there is a complete list of awardees.
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