About the Prize 

The annual GEA Publication Prize is for the best early career publication (book chapter, journal article or book – monograph) within the field of gender and education. Early career for the purpose of this award is any publication that was published within 5 years of PhD completion (mitigations can be considered) or during the writing of the PhD (if not yet completed). 

The Gender and Education Association have established this prize to support and encourage the next generation of academics. The prize aims to recognise, support and give credit to the work of early career academics whose scholarship is on issues related to gender and education. It has been established in 2026 in recognition of the commitment to gender and education as a field and the regressive, hostile global environment that academics/advocates of gender progression and trans inclusivity now find themselves working within.  

GEA welcomes entries from early career academics from around the world and whose work spans a range of disciplines and specialisms. As this is an opportunity for early career researchers, as part of the application you are asked to express why you should be considered an early career researcher.  

The winner of the Gender and Education Publication Prize will be announced at GEA’s annual conference in 2026 which is being held at the Auckland University of Technology, Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Prizes 

  • Complimentary conference registration for the Gender and Education Association’s conference in 2027.  
  • An opportunity to present their thesis work at an upcoming GEA event as an invited speaker.   

Eligibility Criteria 

  • The nominee should be a fully paid-up member of GEA at the time of nominations. If you are not already a member then you can find out more about joining us here.
  • Please note, this nomination cycle is for the 2026 publication prize, and refers to publications published between (published between January 1st 2025 and December 31st, 2025) either online or in print.  

To be eligible:  

  • The publication must be in line with the ethos of GEA. 
  • The publication has been first published within the stated publication year for which the prize is for. 
  • If the publication is co-authored, it must be that the early career academics is leader author and has been responsible for at least 75% of the publication. If you have any questions about this please do get in contact via our email: genderanded@gmail.com
  • The nominating person must be a fully paid-up member of GEA.  
  • The nominee must be an early career academic (within 5 years of the PhD) or have provided an outline of why they consider themselves to be a ECA outside of this time frame. 

Submission:  

Please submit your nomination via the GEA publication prize google forms link here

Deadline:  

31st August 2026