fyi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Linda Detterman <lindamd at umich.edu> Date: Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 8:47 AM Subject: [OR-Announce] [ICPSR] ICPSR: Call for Student Research Papers To: icpsr-announce at icpsr.umich.edu *ICPSR Research Paper Competition* *Deadline: Monday, January 31, 2011!* ICPSR is offering two research paper competitions for undergraduates and one for master's students in 2011. ICPSR invites undergraduate and master's papers analyzing any dataset(s) in the ICPSR archive or its Thematic Collections. The other competition, sponsored by the Research Center for Minority Data (RCMD), solicits papers addressing issues relevant to minorities in the United States, including immigrants. These papers must draw on data in the RCMD archive. The awards are: - ICPSR Competition for Undergraduates - First prize - $1,000 and Second prize - $750 - ICPSR Competition for Master's students - First prize - $1,000 and Second prize - $750 - RCMD Competition for Undergraduates - First prize - $1,000 and Second prize - $750 For eligibility and submission requirements, please see the paper competition Web site: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/prize/index.jsp Please share this information with interested faculty and students. A printable flyer is available on the Web site for posting at your institution. Linda Detterman Assistant Director, Collection Delivery Director, Marketing & Membership ICPSR University of Michigan 734.615.5494 lindamd at umich.edu -- Merc? Crosas, PhD Director of Product Development IQSS, Harvard University 1737 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, 02138 Room K329 617-496-1274 mcrosas at hmdc.harvard.edu www.iq.harvard.edu