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This Fellowship is designed to encourage students of color, especially those from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in the field, to enter the field of criminology and criminal justice, and to facilitate the completion of their degrees. More information about the award can be found here: ASC Awards
You may donate in the amount of your choice on the form or purchase ASC merchandise
here: ASC Store All proceeds from the profit of these products will go directly to fund the Ruth D. Peterson Fellowship for Racial and Ethnic Diversity.
The goal of the DBC Student Award Fund is to recognize and support the work of exceptional graduate students conducting work related to biopsychosocial criminology. To support DBC’s effort in promoting and encouraging good scholarship among students, an anonymous donor is offering a $1,000 donation match to the DBC’s student award fund if DBC members contribute $1,000+. This is how you can easily and directly contribute to the future of DBC and the field of biopsychosocial criminology – every donation helps, no matter how small! Tax-deductible donations can be made to the fund, which will be used to support the division’s new graduate student award. All donors will be acknowledged on the DBC website: https://www.bpscrim.org/awards. Donors may also pledge anonymous gifts.
Donations can be made to the Division of Convict Criminology Advancement and Improvement Fund. The fund has been established to support projects that advance the mission of the Division of Convict Criminology . The endowment will also be used to support activities dedicated to ensuring the Division of Convict Criminology can play a continuing role in promoting convict criminology. These donations will be used to support the Division’s travel and scholarship grants, division awards, as well as projects that are decided annually by the Division of Convict Criminology Executive Committee.
This award was established in 2019 to acknowledge exceptional research in corrections. The award is named in honor of Benjamin Steiner, an outstanding scholar and longstanding member of DCS. Specific details and award parameters are forthcoming. Tax-deductible donations can be made to the fund. All donations will be acknowledged on the DCS website. Donors may also pledge anonymous gifts.
Donations can be made to the DCC Advancement and Improvement Fund. The fund has been established to support projects that advance the mission of the DCC. The endowment will also be used to support activities dedicated to ensuring the Division of Critical Criminology & Social Justice can play a continuing role in promoting critical criminology. Under normal circumstances these tax-deductible donations will not be used for general operating expenses, but for travel and scholarship grants, as well as projects that are decided annually by the DCC Executive Committee.
Donations towards the General Operating Budget will be used towards the general expenses incurred by the division, such as award plaques (for the Life-Time Achievement Award and Early Career Award), maintenance of website, the social event at the annual ASC meeting, as well as other running costs and expenses.
We are seeking donations to support student memberships to the DLCC Division. A Student membership costs just $5 and provides online access to the Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology for the year, and entry to our social event at the ASC Annual Meeting.
We will offer these sponsored memberships to students before or at the ASC Annual Meeting.
If you would like to sponsor a specific student please email Henriette (H.Bergstrom@derby.ac.uk) after you have donated.
The goal of the DEC Awards and Mentoring Program Fund is to continue to provide individual award plaques to award recipients and cash awards for the student paper award, as well as support career development. Specifically, beginning in 2018, the DEC is launching a mentoring program in which young scholars and students can be matched with more advanced scholars to promote career development despite the location of the mentors’ home institution or organization in the hopes that this will encourage both international mentorship and mentorship for those who are at different institutions and/or organizations. Donations will support an annual mentoring event at ASC each year, and the first ten donors who contribute $150 or more will be invited to attend a special mentoring event/reception. However, every donation will be recognized (no matter how small) by an acknowledgment in our monthly newsletter, on our website (https://expcrim.org), and prior to the ASC annually (anonymous donations also accepted). Tax-deductible donations can be made to the fund, which will be used to support DEC’s mentoring/career development, and awards ceremony at ASC.
The Future Fund was established in 2012 to create a source of funding to support programs and projects aimed at advancing the mission of the Division on Women and Crime. Tax-deductible donations can be made to the fund, which will be used each year to support specific projects, as decided annually by the DWC Executive Board. Donations to the Future Fund may be (but are not required to be) made in honor of someone living or in memory of someone deceased. All donations will be acknowledged on the DWC website at http://ascdwc.com/honor-roll. Donors may also pledge anonymous gifts. Examples of projects or programs that might be funded include support for graduate students to travel to the ASC annual meeting, workshops or special sessions before/during the ASC meeting, small seed grants to help with the initiation of innovative research projects, etc.
In addition to the Future Fund, donations may also be made in support of the DWC General Operating Budget. These tax-deductible donations go to support the expenses incurred at the annual ASC meeting, cash awards given out by the division, and other general operating expenses for the division (exclusive of expenses for the journal Feminist Criminology).
The Division of Historical Criminology is accepting donations to its General Operating Budget. Your generosity plays a vital role in the preservation, creation, and sharing of historical scholarship in the field through the work of the division.
The DIC Fund is a source of funding to support programs and projects aimed at advancing the mission of the Division of International Criminology. Tax-deductible donations can be made to the fund, which will be used to support the division’s new graduate student award (Graduate Fellowship for Global Research), the Outstanding Book Award and the Freda Adler Distinguished Scholar Award. All donations will be acknowledged on the DIC website at http://www.internationalcriminology.com/donations. Donors may also pledge anonymous gifts.
This fellowship was established in 2018 to support the work of exceptional graduate students conducting work in the field of race and crime. The fellowship is named in honor of two longstanding members of the DPCC, Helen Taylor Greene and Vernetta D. Young. In addition to their outstanding scholarship, they have provided support and mentorship to many generations of graduate students. This award recognizes and continues their efforts. More information can be found https://www.ascdpcc.org.
Donations can be made to the DOP Initiatives and Awards Fund. These tax-deductible donations go on to support initiatives that advance the mission of the DOP, the development of future monetary awards (student travel scholarships and/or annual member awards), and other projects that are decided upon by the DOP Executive Board.
Developed in 2022, the Division of Public Opinion & Policy Doctoral Student Survey Award is designed to fund survey research for a doctoral student. Eligible doctoral students submit survey research proposals highlighting public opinion issues within criminology criminal justice. The winning proposal will earn $1,000 to collect survey data over the next year, with the findings to be presented at the ASC Annual Meeting the following year. Tax-deductible donations can be made to the fund this award. All donors will be acknowledged on the DPOP website (www.ascdpop.org); however, donors may choose to remain anonymous.
Donations may be made in support of the DQC General Operating Budget or to the Student Awards Fund. These tax-deductible donations go on to support expenses incurred at the annual ASC meeting, award plaques, monetary awards for student awards, and other general operating expenses for the DQC.
To bring more attention to issues of rural crime and criminal justice, the new Division of Rural Criminology has now launched. Kickstarter Funds are dedicated to operational expenses in early years, and the future development of student travel scholarships and other good causes. Recommended amounts are in multiples of the dues structure. For example, faculty who wish to contribute more than $15, dedicated to the Division of Rural Criminology, should consider $30, $45, $60 etc. Likewise, student can contribute in five dollar multiples. All contributions are tax deductible.
Donations may be made in support of the DTBC’s General Operating Budget. These tax-deductible donations support our expenses (such as refreshments, renting a microphone and other equipment, etc) incurred at the annual ASC meeting, plaques for the winners of the Division’s awards, cash awards for the student paper awards given out by the Division, and other general operating expenses for the Division.
Donations may be made in support of the DOV General Operating Budget. These tax-deductible donations go on to support the expenses incurred at the annual ASC meeting, awards given by the DOV, membership scholarships, low student membership fees, and other general operating expenses for the division.
The ASC Division of Victimology has created a Membership Support Fund to help early career researchers and students join both organizations. Up to five (5) awards will be granted annually to each group (early career faculty and students) and will cover both ASC organization and Division of Victimology memberships for one year. Details on the application process are forthcoming soon.
Tax-free donations to ASC or any of the ASC Divisions.
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