The Research Society for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms and the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research (NCGVR) are pleased to announce the first annual Greenwald Family Award for Firearm Violence and Injury Prevention Research Excellence. 

This new prize competition, sponsored by the Greenwald Foundation, will annually recognize one or two outstanding research papers on firearm violence and injury prevention. The authors of the winning paper(s) will share a $5000 prize. And the prize will also entail covering the travel and conference registration fee costs for the presenting author of each winning paper(s). Winners will be announced at the annual meeting of the upcoming National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms, which will be held in Seattle, WA in December 2024. One author of the awarded paper(s) will publicly receive the award and present their paper at the conference. 

Eligibility

Nominated papers must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal after July 1, 2022. Papers from all academic disciplines are eligible. Papers must have a primary focus on U.S. firearm injury, firearm violence or their prevention and be written in English.

Selection Criteria

Nominated papers must: (1) Significantly advance understanding of the nature, causes or prevention of firearm violence or other firearm harms, and (2) have already led to improvements, or be likely to lead to improvements, in policies or programs for reducing firearm-related harms in the U.S. 

Nominations

Nominations for the 2024 Greenwald Family Awards may be submitted here. Nominations must be submitted by a person who is not an author on the nominated paper, and no person may nominate more than two papers per award cycle. Papers coauthored by a member of the independent panel of judges are ineligible for this competition. The deadline for nominations is July 31, 2024.

Submission requirements

Nominations must include:

1. Nomination letter (up to two pages) explaining the significance of the paper and explicitly addressing the impact or likely impact of the paper on programs or policies designed to reduce firearm violence or harms.

2. A copy of the research paper (PDF or non-paywalled link) as it appeared in a peer-reviewed journal, along with any supplemental material or errata that were published with it. If preregistrations, data or other project materials have been made public, provide a link to them. 

3. Contact information for yourself and the corresponding author of the nominated paper.

Selection Process

Greenwald Family Awardees will be selected by an independent panel of judges, supported by a team of experienced researchers. Judges for the 2024 awards cycle are listed below this section

Questions?

Should you have additional questions, please email greenwaldaward@rand.org