Scholarships and Awards

PCRID Research Grant

The Scholarship and Awards Committee is excited to introduce the new Research Grant! In an effort to recognize the intellectual contributions made by our members whose research expands our knowledge of the field of interpretation, PCRID is now offering a Research Grant. The Grant consists of $1,000 to be awarded to a member conducting research in the form of a thesis, dissertation, or an independent study.
Members can apply for the grant by submitting a proposal and satisfying the following criteria:

• Research must pertain to the field of sign language interpretation


• The applicant must be a PCRID member in good standing


• For research conducted in relation to a university or institution the applicant must include their Institutional Review Board application and letter of approval.


• For independent research the applicant must include a proposal containing their research question, abstract, introduction, and methodology along with participant informed consent forms and recording release forms as needed


• The applicant must provide an itemized budget for approval


• Applicant must include a proposed date of completion


• Recipient of the grant must provide receipts to obtain reimbursement


• Completed research must be provided to PCRID for publication on our website

Please send your application to sac@pcrid.net. Applications are due by October 1, 2011. The winner will be announced at the 2011 PCRID Annual Conference.

Outstanding Service Award

The PCRID Outstanding Service Award has been established to provide a mechanism for PCRID members to recognize, appreciate, and honor a fellow member who has contributed a great deal of time and effort toward the mission and goals of PCRID over the last year. Nominee must be a PCRID member in good standing. Anyone may nominate an eligible individual using the online nomination form. Nominations must be received by midnight on October 1, 2011. The winner will be announced at the PCRID 2011 Annual Conference in November 2011. The Scholarships and Awards committee can answer any of your questions or comments via email at sac@pcrid.net.

Professional Service Award

The PCRID Professional Service Award recognizes and honors a PCRID member who has made outstanding contributions to the field of interpretation/transliteration over the years. Nominee must be a RID and PCRID member in good standing. Anyone may nominate an eligible individual using the online nomination form. Nominations must be received by midnight on October 1, 2011. The winner will be announced at the PCRID 2011 Annual Conference in November 2011. The Scholarships and Awards committee can answer any of your questions or comments via email at sac@pcrid.net.

To nominate a fellow PCRID member, please fill out the online nomination form.

PCRID Annual Conference Scholarship

In an effort to give back to our members, enhance the value of being a member, and encourage members to play an active role in the organization of PCRID, the Scholarship and Awards Committee will now be offering a scholarship providing free registration for the PCRID 2011 Annual Conference! In fact, we will be offering not one, but TWO scholarships to attend the conference!

The winners will be chosen by a lottery drawing and entering to win is simple! Simply attend certain PCRID, DCAD, or MDAD workshops or meetings and your name will automatically be entered into the drawing. The more events that you attend, the more chances you have to win! At the end of September 2011, two names will be drawn and the winners will be announced.

Please note that recipients of the new PCRID Annual Conference Scholarship must be members in good standing. PCRID Board members and committee chairs are not eligible for the scholarship.