Middle East and North Africa Specialty Group of the AAG Student
Paper Competition, Annual Conference in Seattle
Application Deadline (Extended): March 14, 2011
Student Travel Grant to the AAG Annual Conference in Seattle
Application Deadline: February 28, 2011
2011 Competition Guidelines – PAPER
The Middle East and North Africa Specialty
Group of the Associations of American Geographers (AAG) invites submissions for
its Student Paper Competition. These
competitions are open to any student who presents a paper about the physical or
human geography of the Middle East or North Africa at the AAG Annual Conference
meeting in Seattle April 12-16, 2011. Awards in the amount of $300 will be
presented for the winning paper in each of the three categories: Ph.D.,
Master's, and Undergraduate. The committee reserves the right to not award a prize
if a paper of excellent, prize-winning quality was not submitted. The winners
will be announced at the Middle East Specialty Group
Seattle meeting of the AAG. Entries will judged by the awards committee members
of the Middle East and North Africa Specialty Group. Please see the guidelines
below:
1.
The papers must be
received by March 14, 2011 and the winners will be announced at the Middle East
Specialty Group at the annual AAG meeting in Seattle.
2.
LEVEL
OF COMPETITION. Awards will be
given at three levels assuming that submissions are of acceptably high quality:
Undergraduate, Masters and Ph.D. The student
must be a current member of the Middle East Specialty Group. There will be a
maximum of three awards of $300 each, one per category.
3.
PRESENTATION
REQUIREMENTS. Applicants
for the Undergraduate or Graduate level awards must present their papers at the
Annual AAG Meeting. A copy of the approved abstract from the conference
must be provided.
4.
THEME. The paper must focus on a physical or human geography of
the Middle East and North Africa theme that is clearly related to the
discipline of Geography. The paper must describe work completed
by the student and in the case of multiple student authors, only the principal
author is eligible for an award.
5.
FORMAT. The text of the paper is limited
to twelve double-spaced (not including figures and tables), typed pages. Do not
use a font size smaller than 12 point and there should be no margin less than
one inch on the page. All information must be properly referenced, with
references listed alphabetically as “References Cited” at the end of the
paper. An Abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 250
words and should be placed at the beginning of the paper, immediately following
the title and author’s name and just before the main text. The abstract
may be single-spaced.
6.
COVER
LETTER. A
cover letter from the student must accompany the submitted paper. The
letter must clearly state that the paper is being submitted for the Student
Paper Competition of the Middle East Specialty Group. The cover letter
must include the author’s full name, address, day and evening phone numbers,
e-mail address, college or university where the student is enrolled, the
department of the “major” and whether the paper is being submitted at the
Undergraduate, Masters, or Ph.D. level.
7.
LETTER
OF ENDORSEMENT. A letter of
endorsement must accompany the approved abstract, submitted paper, and cover
letter. A faculty member who is a current, paid-up AAG member, who is advising
the students, has read the paper and supports its submission for competition,
must write this letter.
8.
SUBMISSION
PROCESS. One complete
electronic copy of the paper, cover letter, accepted AAG abstract, and
endorsement letter must be submitted in Pdf or MS
Word format. Applications should be submitted via email (the quality of the
text and figures must be maintained). Clear black and white copies of any
color figures are acceptable. QUESTIONS. For questions regarding the
Student Paper Competition please contact Dr. William Rowe, Awards Committee Chair, Louisiana State
University, rowe@lsu.edu and his
phone number is (225) 578-6077.
2011 Competition Guidelines – Student Travel Awards
Listed below are the
guidelines for 2011. Applicants must follow these submission guidelines.
1.
The application must be
received by February 28, 2011 and the winners will be announced at the Middle
East Specialty Group at the annual AAG meeting in Seattle.
2.
LEVEL
OF COMPETITION. 3 awards
will be given at $200 per student for their participation at the meeting.
3.
COVERED
EXPENSES. Awards are intended to help cover
the student travel costs for attending AAG meeting in Seattle, April 12-16,
2011.
4.
ELIGIBILITY. Applicants must be a current member
of the Middle East Specialty Group. Students must attend AAG meeting and present
their papers (including illustrated papers) at the Annual AAG Meeting to be
eligible for this award. The student who won other Middle East Specialty Group
Paper Awards is also eligible for this grant.
1.
FORMAT. A copy of the approved abstract to the
AAG must be provided and it should clearly show the name of the student. The
presentation must focus on a physical or human geography of the Middle East and
North Africa theme that is clearly related to the discipline of
Geography.
2.
COVER
LETTER. A cover letter from the
student must accompany the submitted application. The letter must clearly
state that the application is being submitted for the Student Travel Grant
Competition of the Middle East Specialty Group. The cover letter must
include the author’s full name, address, day and evening phone numbers, e-mail
address, college or university where the student is enrolled, the department of
the “major”.
3.
LETTER
OF ENDORSEMENT. One
endorsement letter must accompany the submitted application. The letter
must clearly state that the individual submitting the application is indeed a
student, and must confirm that the applicant will attend the coming Annual AAG
meeting.
8. SUBMISSION
PROCESS. One complete electronic copy of the cover letter,
AAG accepted abstract, and endorsement letter must be submitted in Pdf or MS Word format. QUESTIONS. . For
questions regarding the Student Paper Competition please contact Dr. William Rowe, Awards Committee Chair, Louisiana State
University, rowe@lsu.edu and his
phone number is (225) 578-6077.