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AIR awards recognize the contributions of current and past leaders while AIR scholarships help ensure a strong pipeline of future institutional research (IR) leaders.
Nominations for the 2027 AIR Awards are due Sunday, January 10, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
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Awards
Each year, AIR recognizes and celebrates individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the success of the association and the profession through their leadership, service, and scholarship.
- Edward L. Delaney, Jr., Rising Star Award & Scholarship*: Recognizes institutional research professionals who are early in their careers and are emerging leaders. This award includes a $1,500 professional development scholarship.
- Outstanding Service Award*: Recognizes a member for professional leadership and exemplary service to AIR.
- John Stecklein Distinguished Member Award*: Recognizes a member whose professional career has significantly advanced the field of institutional research through extraordinary scholarship, leadership, and service.
- Sidney Suslow Scholar Award: Recognizes an individual who, through scholarly work, has made significant contributions to the field of institutional research and advanced understanding of the profession in a meaningful way.
- Charles F. Elton Best Paper Award: Celebrates the scholarly papers that best exemplify the standards of excellence established by the award's namesake and that make significant contributions to the fields of IR, IE, or Assessment.
*This award is only offered to current AIR members.