One individual researcher or research team may be selected for the Gold Scholar Award package. This package includes the following:
$2500 stipend to support research activities, payable either directly to individual researcher or to the primary researcher's institution. NACA will not pay institutional overhead or indirect costs.
Travel expenses paid to attend NACA® Live for up to two persons from the research team. Travel will be coordinated by the NACA® Office.
Registration fees for the NACA® Live waived for two persons from the research team to present research findings.
Priority consideration for publication by NACA.
Announcement on the NACA® website, in the NACA® Spotlight e-newsletter, and in other NACA® publications.
Gold Scholar Recipient Expectations
Recipients are required to prepare a presentation about the findings of their research, even if preliminary, for a NACA® webinar or an upcoming NACA® conference.
Within two months of research completion, submit a summary of results in a whitepaper format, which will be promoted for national visibility
Recipients are also encouraged to submit an article about their research to the
Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship® (This does not imply automatic selection.)
