Every year BERA recognises academic excellence and rigour in research by a Master of Education student. This underscores BERA’s commitment to developing capacity, advancing quality and methodological originality within the field of educational research. 

Eligibility Criteria

• The applicant should be a fully paid up members of BERA at the time of nominations.
• The institution at which the student submitted their dissertation should have confirmed the degree awarded by 31st December 2019; i.e this award is awarded to education students who have completed their masters in the previous year (2019).

Prizes

• £500
• A 1,000 word double page spread to be featured in Research Intelligence.
• A complimentary registration at BERA Conference 2019.
• A BERA Blog

Judging

Nominations will be scored by a BERA selection panel. The panel’s judgement will be framed by the following criteria:

• Research quality, including rigour, transparency and validity
• New area of research
• Methodological originality
• Significant conceptual or theoretical contribution to its field
• (Potential) impact for policy-makers, practitioners and other research users

The 2020 award is now open

Click here to apply