2026 AEA U.S. Student Evaluation Case Competition Judge Registration

The American Evaluation Association welcomes applications to judge the 2026 U.S. Student Evaluation Case Competition. Judges will read the case materials, review assigned submissions, and judge submissions based on the rubric.

Before completing this form, please review the information on the SECC website regarding the program. Applications are due no later March 20, 2026.

Please direct questions about the registration process and the competition to the Student Evaluation Case Competition Working Group via email at scc@eval.org.

2026 AEA U.S. Student Evaluation Case Competition Judge Registration
 
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2026 AEA U.S. Student Evaluation Case Competition Judge Registration
 
 
Diversity: AEA and the Leadership Team are committed to nourishing and broadening diversity in the governance of the association. As stated in the AEA bylaws, "It is the policy of the American Evaluation Association to actively seek diversity across the Board and all committees, task forces, and other advisory groups, and individuals." Particular attention is paid to adequate representation and balance according to the following criteria:  
 
  • - Gender (including nondiscrimination based on sexual representation and orientation or gender identity)
  • - Racial/ethnic representation
  • - Disciplinary heterogeneity
  • - Practitioner/academic balance
  • - Geographic heterogeneity (including judges outside of the US)
  • - International representation and perspectives
  • - Heterogeneity of areas of application
Note that the exact language above is going through a bylaws revision and so we are currently using the previous language until the bylaw revision is approved by AEA membership.
 
2026 AEA U.S. Student Evaluation Case Competition Judge Registration
By submitting your application, you agree to the following: 
 
  • 1. You will attend the orientation meeting (March).
  • 2. You will review and provide feedback on the case and rubric for the competition (March).
  • 3. You will judge submissions starting (April to early May, again throughout June).
  • 4. You will attend the judging deliberation meeting, if needed, in late June.
  • 5. Your name will not be tied to the submissions you judge to maintain confidentiality 
  • 6. You will provide feedback on the process of the case competition from your perspective as a judge.
  • 7. You are not affiliated with any student team and will not be a team coach. You won’t share any inside information about the competition to anyone outside the SECC working group and other judges.
  • 8. You will receive recognition as a judge for the competition at the AEA conference and will receive compensation for volunteering for this role (to be later determined).
 
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