Eligibility To be eligible to participate in the Student Honors competition, the graduate student must have been enrolled in an academic program and in residence at the sponsoring department at the time his or her research was done. The graduate student must still be enrolled as a student at the time his or her paper is submitted. Papers should represent original research. Maps, illustrations and other audio-visual materials should be designed or constructed by the author. No multiple authored papers will be accepted.
Departmental Responsibilities Sponsoring departments should verify the eligibility of graduate students submitting papers for the Honors competition and conduct a preliminary screening of such papers to ensure that those submitted are quality products. To the extent possible, departments should ensure that the authors of papers accepted in the Honors competition will be able to attend the annual meeting and be present at the awards ceremony. Awards Normally one award is presented each year, but decisions regarding the number of Honors awards are left entirely to the discretion of the Honors Committee. Each Honors award will consist of a $200 cash award, an additional $300 dollars towards travel expenses to the annual meeting, and the Barry M. Moriarty Graduate Student Award Plaque. Presentation of the award or awards will be made at the Honors Luncheon. Topics Papers on any regional science topic may be entered into the Honors competition. Every paper and oral presentation will receive a critical impartial evaluation. Randall Jackson [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
