With this award, AARC seeks to recognize the vital role of intercountry research in advancing the counseling profession. The Exemplary Research Practice Award: International Collaboration honors professional members who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to intercountry research partnerships that enrich the global counseling community.

Specifically, the awardee will be a researcher or research team who has engaged in sustained, collaborative research efforts across national contexts. These efforts will have resulted in meaningful scholarly contributions—such as co-authored publications, conference presentations, international grant projects, and/or the development of cross-nation research infrastructure. Through such partnerships, the individual or team will have promoted knowledge exchange, cultural responsiveness, and innovation in counseling research.

Nominees are required to be members of AARC.

If you would like to nominate a deserving individual or team for one of these awards, please send your nomination to Peitao Zhu, MAL – Awards ([email protected]), by June 1, 2025.

To apply, please submit the following materials:

• • A vita or resume for the individual being nominated, or vitas for all members if a research team is being nominated.

• • A nomination letter outlining how the nominee(s) meet the award criteria and why they exemplify the spirit of the award (please confirm in the nomination letter that the nominee(s) are members of AARC in good standing).

• • One additional letter of support is required for this professional award.

All documents should be combined into one PDF file and emailed to [email protected] by June 1, 2025.