The Research Society for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms and the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research (NCGVR) are pleased to announce the third annual Greenwald Family Award for Firearm Violence and Injury Prevention Research Excellence. 

Sponsored by the Greenwald Foundation, the Greenwald Family Award annually recognizes one or two outstanding research papers on firearm violence and injury prevention. The authors of the winning paper will share a $5000 prize. In addition, the prize  covers travel and conference registration fee costs for the presenting author of the winning paper. Winners will be announced at the annual meeting of the upcoming National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms, at which one author will present on the prize winning work.

Eligibility

Nominated papers must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal after July 31, 2024. Papers from all academic disciplines are eligible. Papers must have a primary focus on U.S. firearm injury, firearm violence or their prevention and be written in English.

Selection Criteria

Nominated papers must: (1) Significantly advance understanding of the nature, causes or prevention of firearm violence or other firearm harms, and (2) have already led to improvements, or be likely to lead to improvements, in policies or programs for reducing firearm-related harms in the U.S. 

Nominations

Nominations must be submitted on the 2026 Greenwald Family Awards Portal. Nominations must be submitted by a person who is not an author on the nominated paper, and no person may nominate more than two papers per award cycle. Papers coauthored by a member of the independent panel of judges are ineligible for this competition. The deadline for nominations is July 31, 2026.

Submission requirements

Nominations must include:

1. Nomination letter (up to two pages) explaining the significance of the paper and explicitly addressing the impact or likely impact of the paper on programs or policies designed to reduce firearm violence or harms.

2. A copy of the research paper (PDF or non-paywalled link) as it appeared in a peer-reviewed journal, along with any supplemental material or errata that were published with it. If preregistrations, data or other project materials have been made public, provide a link to them. 

3. Contact information for the person nominating the paper and the corresponding author of the paper.