Awards and Calls

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:
2026 TEACHING AWARDS

Nomination Deadlines:
January 12, 2026 or March 27, 2026

The Advertising Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication invites nominations for two awards opportunities to recognize outstanding advertising educators: 

1. The 2026 Early Career Teaching Excellence Award (first-round nominations are due January 12, 2026)
    
2. The 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award (nominations are due March 27, 2026)

Both awards recognize individual excellence in undergraduate teaching. All nominees must be current members of the AEJMC Advertising Division. The award recipient will receive a $500 prize and will be recognized at the Advertising Division's business meeting during the 2026 AEJMC annual conference in New Orleans, LA.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Teaching and Pedagogy Chair, Dr. Anastasia Kononova at kononova@msu.edu.

To read the full details, please visit Early Career Teaching Excellence Award Call or Distinguished Teaching Award Call. 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
2025 WMSF GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP

Submission Deadline: May 30, 2025

The Advertising Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication welcomes applications for the WMSF (Washington Media Scholars Foundation) Graduate Research Scholarship! The submission deadline is Friday, May 30, 2025. 

This $500-$1,000 scholarship supports graduate student research in the field of advertising, with a focus on projects that have the potential to be published in an academic journal. Funding may be used for thesis or dissertation research, though it is not limited to those projects.

Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of the award and be members of the AEJMC Advertising Division at the time of submission.

If you have any questions, please contact the Graduate Student Chair, Dr. Chang-Dae Ham at cdham317@illinois.edu.

To read the full call, visit here.