MIDWEST SOCIOLOGISTS FOR WOMEN IN SOCIETY
MSWS Graduate and Undergraduate Student Paper Awards
Renewing an old tradition, the MSWS will run their nnual paper awards competition in 2017. These awards are to be given to the best current student papers written in the field of sociology of gender; up to three cash prizes each for 1st thru 3rd place in graduate and undergraduate categories.
Eligibility Requirements
1. The focus of the paper must be on issues pertaining to gender and/or women.
2. Papers may be co-authored by students, but not by students and faculty.
3. Maximum text length is 25 double-spaced (12-point font), not counting abstract, references, tables or figures.
4. Research-based papers involving research on human subjects must secure Institutional Review Board approval or undergo an equivalent review procedure. Briefly describe this process in no more than 2-3 sentences.
Submission Procedures and Deadline
5. The paper must be submitted as two to three documents, as follows: (1) A cover sheet including title of the paper; the name, institutional affiliation, email address, telephone number, mailing address and the graduate or undergraduate status of the author(s); and the name email address, telephone number, and mailing address of the student’s advisor. (2) The paper itself must include NONE of the identifying information from the cover page, but must include, at the top of its first page, the full title of the paper, followed by the abstract. (3) IRB certification or appropriate documentation must be submitted as a third document, for research-based papers involving human subjects.
6. All submissions must be received by February 24, 2017. Send submissions electronically in pdf or Microsoft Word format to the MSWS Paper Awards Committee Chair: Sadie Pendaz at [email protected]
Notification of Competition Results
7. All competitors will be notified of results by March 10, 2017.
8. The award winners will be recognized at the MSWS business meeting Milwaukee, WI, March 30-April 2, with a check, certificate, and a one-year membership to MSWS.
Questions/ Other
9. Questions? Please contact Sadie Pendaz at [email protected]. Additional committee member: Sarah Morrison [email protected]
10. NO reviews will be provided to competitors, either verbally or in writing.
MSWS Graduate and Undergraduate Student Paper Awards
Renewing an old tradition, the MSWS will run their nnual paper awards competition in 2017. These awards are to be given to the best current student papers written in the field of sociology of gender; up to three cash prizes each for 1st thru 3rd place in graduate and undergraduate categories.
Eligibility Requirements
1. The focus of the paper must be on issues pertaining to gender and/or women.
2. Papers may be co-authored by students, but not by students and faculty.
3. Maximum text length is 25 double-spaced (12-point font), not counting abstract, references, tables or figures.
4. Research-based papers involving research on human subjects must secure Institutional Review Board approval or undergo an equivalent review procedure. Briefly describe this process in no more than 2-3 sentences.
Submission Procedures and Deadline
5. The paper must be submitted as two to three documents, as follows: (1) A cover sheet including title of the paper; the name, institutional affiliation, email address, telephone number, mailing address and the graduate or undergraduate status of the author(s); and the name email address, telephone number, and mailing address of the student’s advisor. (2) The paper itself must include NONE of the identifying information from the cover page, but must include, at the top of its first page, the full title of the paper, followed by the abstract. (3) IRB certification or appropriate documentation must be submitted as a third document, for research-based papers involving human subjects.
6. All submissions must be received by February 24, 2017. Send submissions electronically in pdf or Microsoft Word format to the MSWS Paper Awards Committee Chair: Sadie Pendaz at [email protected]
Notification of Competition Results
7. All competitors will be notified of results by March 10, 2017.
8. The award winners will be recognized at the MSWS business meeting Milwaukee, WI, March 30-April 2, with a check, certificate, and a one-year membership to MSWS.
Questions/ Other
9. Questions? Please contact Sadie Pendaz at [email protected]. Additional committee member: Sarah Morrison [email protected]
10. NO reviews will be provided to competitors, either verbally or in writing.