Las Vegas 2025 travel grants information
The SSSA Council is pleased to announce availability of the Pascal Ngoboka Student Travel Grants will again be awarded for our 2025 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas We will award up to twenty (20) grants in the amount of $300 each, with at least one (1) award provided to an attendee in each of our affiliates (identified as the primary affiliate on the student’s membership file). Honorees will be recognized during the Presidential Plenary Session at the Annual Meeting.
Deadline to apply is March 1st, with winners notified about March 15th.
Application Process
To qualify, a student must meet these requirements:
- Be a member of the SSSA
- Register for the Annual Meeting
- Have a paper or poster accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting
To apply, a student needs to submit:
- The travel grant application form, which includes a short (one paragraph) statement of need.
- Upload to the form a copy of your current curriculum vita. (It can also be emailed to the SSSA Communications Director)
Criteria for the awards are:
- Past and present involvement in SSSA and home affiliate
- On track progress toward degree (MA/MS/Ph.D)
- Lack of institutional support for conference travel
- Graduate students will be prioritized
- Students from institutions in the Southwest will be prioritized
Las Vegas 2025 Pascal Ngoboka Annual Meeting Student Travel Grant Awardees
This year’s awardees will be notified by March 15th and will be recognized during the Presidential Plenary session on April 3rd at the Annual Meeting. Congratulations to these outstanding students and SSSA members!
| Addie Robertson | Ouachita Baptist University | Political Science |
| Angelica G. Villagrana Casillas | University of Texas at El Paso | Sociology |
| Britton Sechrist | Hendrix College | Sociology |
| Collins Chukwunonso Ezea | Northern Arizona University | Social Work, Sociology |
| Edward D. Smith | Texas A&M University | Sociology |
| Imge Dogan | Texas A&M University | Sociology |
| Jennifer Chi | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Economics |
| Jeralyn Dee Barbie | University of Texas at El Paso | Anthropology, Sociology |
| Katie Rowe | Texas A&M | Sociology |
| Madison Adams | Texas A&M University | Sociology, Women’s & Gender Studies |
| Md Akter Hossen | University of North Texas | Sociology |
| Meagan Fitzpatrick | University of Houston – Clear Lake | History |
| Michael Wolfe | University of Houston – Clear Lake | Anthropology, History |
| Mufti Nadimul Quamar Ahmed | Utah State University | Sociology |
| Nathan Myers | New Mexico State University | Social Work |
| Prapti Anandita | University of North Texas | Sociology |
| Rhiannon Dawn Powers | Texas A&M University | Sociology |
| Stefan Baimbill Johnson | Tarleton State University | Economics |
| Susan McClain | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Sociology |
| Tess Harrington | American University | International Studies |
