SGS Resources

SGS Student Representative: Sierra Nicely

Here, at GSU, I have found a renewed appreciation for research. Dr. Jennifer Craft Morgan and Dr. Elizabeth Burgess have offered more than research opportunities in a field that I have come to love. They have offered a supportive environment where the research is meant to be read by more than a few similarly inclined academics. The projects we work on are meant to help bring a dignity to aging in a culture where we do all we can to avoid it.

My interest in Gerontology is based on its honesty and its devotion to a radical idea that people are worth more than their current level of production. I look forward to being involved in this field for many years to come.

Check out the SGS Student Connect page on Facebook and join us for the monthly Student Committee conference call. A large and diverse set of voices are needed, let yours be one of them.

If you wish to speak to or otherwise contact your SGS Student Representative please request contact information from our SGS Association Manager - Amanda James.
Thank you.

2019 Submissions

A wide variety of topics will be considered, including presentations reporting innovative research, research/practice collaborations, model programs for the future, and public policy discussions. If appropriate, correspondence of the proposed presentation to the conference track(s) should be indicated.

For more detailed information about submitting a presentation for 2019 please click on the button.

Student Paper Award

SGS encourages student submissions and offers a $500 award for the best paper(s) authored principally by a student. To be eligible, students should submit an abstract using the online submission procedure, indicating that they want their work considered for the SGS 2018 Student Paper Award. Upon notification of acceptance for a presentation at the Annual Meeting, students who wish to be considered for the award must then submit a letter of support from a faculty advisor/mentor and an electronic version of the complete paper by a date to be determined.

For more detailed information about the 2019 SGS Student Paper Award please click or tap on the button.

Student Poster Award

In 2010 SGS awarded its first SGS Student Poster Award to encourage student poster submissions. Any SGS Student Member submitting scholarly work for presentation at the SGS Annual Meeting in Poster format is eligible and will be recognized at the SGS meeting. To be eligible, students should submit an abstract using the on-line submission procedure, indicating that they want their work considered for the SGS 2018 Student Poster Award. Upon notification of acceptance for a presentation at the Annual Meeting, students who wish to be considered for the award must then submit a letter of support from a faculty advisor/mentor and an electronic version of the complete paper by 6:00 PM, on a date to be determined.

For more detailed information about the 2019 SGS Student Poster Award please click or tap on the button.

Student Scholarship Award

The Southern Gerontological Society Student Support Scholarship Award was established in 2014 to support student members of SGS who have been accepted to present at the SGS annual meeting and can be used for SGS meeting related expenses. The funding for the award comes from the proceeds of the SGS Annual Meeting Silent Auction. This funding has allowed SGS the resources to provide an award of $250.00 to two selected award recipients who are presenting research at our annual meeting.

• Eligibility: Any active SGS Student Member.
• Availability: Funds will be dispensed directly to the awardee through the mail.

For more detailed information about the 2019 SGS Student Scholarship Award please click or tap on the button.