J. FRANK YATES MEMORIAL STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD
J. Frank Yates, a much-loved member of the SJDM community, passed away November 19, 2020. The society is endowing a student travel award in Frank’s honor. The travel fund will support underrepresented minorities as they attend the SJDM conference. The goal is to raise enough money to support several awards per year. The society has received initial seed funds. We are grateful for your contribution to this fund in Frank’s memory. Please donate here.
The SJDM J. Frank Yates Memorial Scholarship is administered by the society's Diversity and Inclusion committee. It was established to honor Professor J. Frank Yates, who was dedicated to broadening perspectives in the judgment and decision-making field. The travel fund helps support underrepresented students attending the SJDM conference. Previous award winners are listed here.
All students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the sciences (as defined by NIH or NSF, including those with LGBTQ+ identities) are eligible, as long as they reside at least 50 miles away from the conference location. However, SJDM will prioritize those who are 1) presenting at the conference or 2) attending the conference for the first time. Applications are released in late summer/early fall each year.
"Underrepresented" includes, for example, women, people with disabilities, Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, those with LGBTQ+ identities, those whose parents’ highest degree was high school or lower, and those with economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
