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Student Paper Competition

Awards: The Conference Committee will award one prize of $150. Additional Director’s Prizes of $25 each may be awarded at the committee’s discretion.

Competition guidelines:

• The paper must be presented by the author at the April 2009, Art of Gender in Everyday Life VI conference at Idaho State University in Pocatello, ID.
• The paper may be from any discipline.
• The paper must be given in English.
• Only the version of the paper that is actually read at the conference is eligible. The paper should be approximately 8-12 pages, double-spaced, exclusive of bibliography. The abstract and bibliography should be included with the paper.
• Five hard copies and a CD/disk containing the conference version of the paper must be presented at the registration desk by 9am on Friday, April 3. They should be addressed to: Heidi Harold - Student Paper Competition. NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
• A cover page must be attached with the following information: the author's name, institutional affiliation (including department), divisional status (graduate or undergraduate) and email address; the name, address, and telephone number of the student's advisor; and the name of the session where the paper was or is to be presented.
• Shared authorship papers are eligible provided that the category in which they are entered (i.e. undergraduate or graduate) is that appropriate for the most senior author. Papers co-authored with professionals are not eligible for the student paper competition.
• All papers submitted by undergraduates must be accompanied by a note from the student's advisor indicating that the work is original and that the professor believes it to be appropriate for presentation at the conference.

Judging: A panel of judges from a variety of disciplines will blind review submissions. The panel will employ standard scholarly criteria in making its awards.
For information about the conference, consult our website, www.isu.edu/andersoncenter. Questions about the competition or the conference can be directed to gndrctr@isu.edu.