ICPSR invites submissions for our 2012 Research Paper Competition from undergraduates and master’s students at member institutions. The purpose of the competitions is to highlight exemplary research papers based on quantitative analysis. We are holding three contests this year:
- The ICPSR Research Paper Competition, for analyses on any topic using data from the ICPSR General Archive or Thematic Collections.
- The IFSS Research Paper Competition, for analyses on any topic using data from the Integrated Fertility Survey Series.
- The RCMD Research Paper Competition, for analyses on issues relating to minorities in the United States, including immigrants, using data from the Resource Center for Minority Data.
All competitions are open to students currently pursuing or who recently received undergraduate or master’s degrees.
The awards are $1,000 for first place and $750 for second place in each category.
Entry Requirements
All entries must meet the following criteria:
- Author is an undergraduate or graduate student or recent grad
- Only one paper entered by author
- Only one competition entered by author
- Only student authored papers are eligible
- Paper is original and author’s work
- Paper includes analysis of ICPSR data
- Paper is work completed toward degree
- Paper adheres to preparation requirements
- Entry form is completed
- Paper and entry form are received by deadline (1/31/2012)
See http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/ICPSR/prize/index.html for more details
