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September 12, 2006
ICPSR Undergraduate Research Paper Competition
New at the ICPSR!
The purpose of the competition is to highlight the best undergraduate student research papers using quantitative data.
The objective is to encourage undergraduates to explore the social sciences by means of critical analysis of a topic supported by quantitative analysis of a dataset(s) held within the ICPSR archive and presented in written form.
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Awards
Up to three cash prizes will be awarded. The winner of the ICPSR Undergraduate Paper Competition will receive a monetary award of $1,000. Second place receives $750 and third place $500.
Each winner will receive a plaque (one per paper) and a certificate (one per author) in recognition of the award.
On request, ICPSR will provide letters of achievement to the student and to faculty, departments, or deans at the student's institution.
The first place paper will be published in ICPSR's Bulletin and all three winning papers will be published on the ICPSR Web site.
The academic departments and the ICPSR Official Representatives at the winning authors' institutions will also be recognized on the ICPSR Web site.
Coauthored or multiple authored winners will share the specified monetary awards.
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Competition Timetable
Deadline for submission of paper/package (January 31, 2007)
Notification of finalists (mid-March 2007)
Publication of papers on ICPSR Web site (April/May 2007)
Prizes awarded date (April 1, 2007 - or first business day after)
Publication of first place paper in Fall ICPSR Bulletin (September 2007)
For full details visit www.icpsr.umich.edu/prize
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