QRCA

QRCA Awards, Grants & Recognition

QRCA honors and recognizes its members through special awards, grants and its Advance status program.

Advance Status
QRCA members earn Advance status by participating in QRCA and non-QRCA educational activities. 
Thought Leadership
This program is intended to acknowledge QRCA members who actively drive new thinking in the field of qualitative research and create content that is shared in presentation and written formats.

Each year QRCA honors their members with the following awards in recognition for their service to the organization.

Impact Award
This award is given to a non-Board volunteer member for exemplary service that has impacted QRCA within the past year.
President's Award
This award is given to a non-Board volunteer member for exemplary service and dedication to QRCA. It recognizes significant and ongoing contributions to QRCA.
Rising Star Award
Introduced in 2009, this award recognizes QRCA’s newer, younger members for their leadership and significant contribution to QRCA.

Lloyd J. Harris Memorial Scholarship
The Lloyd J. Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund makes it possible for talent who demonstrate strong potential in becoming outstanding qualitative researchers and future QRCA leaders to receive complimentary formal moderation training.
The Naomi Henderson Legacy Awards
The Naomi Henderson Legacy Awards celebrate Naomi’s two interrelated loves: Teaching and training qualitative market research methods; and upskilling students with her qualitative market research teaching.
Maryanne Pflug Spirit Award
The award upholds and celebrates QRCA’s cultural heritage of collegiality among members and commitment to the organization, and is awarded to a member who demonstrates "spirit” in the association.

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Young Professionals Grant
The Young Professionals Grant (YPG) program is offered to help advance young qualitative researchers’ careers via access to networking and educational sessions at the QRCA’s Annual Conference.
Global Qualitative Researchers' Grant
This grant is given out to qualitative researchers from outside the USA, UK or Canada. Each Scholarship includes free registration to the QRCA Annual Conference, up to $1,250 USD for travel and accommodation expenses, and free membership to QRCA.