2012 Wesley Burr Graduate Student Scholarship Award
Jaimee Hartenstein, Kansas State University
Soomi Lee, Yonsei University
Yolanda Mitchell, Kansas State University

Purpose:

The award is intended to encourage and recognize the scholarly activity of students who are members of NCFR and the Family Science Section. The competition is open to students who serve as first authors of a poster or paper accepted for presentation at the annual conference by the Family Science Section.

Award (Plaque, Money, Recognition, where presented, etc.):

There will be a $200 cash award and a plaque given to the top scoring undergraduate poster or paper and a $200 cash award and a plaque given to the top scoring graduate poster or paper. The awards will be presented annually at the Family Science Section Annual Meeting at the NCFR Annual Conference

Criteria:

• Students who served as first authors of a proposal that was submitted to and accepted by the Family Science Section for presentation (poster or paper format) at the annual conference with the highest submission scores.
• Student at the time of applying (undergraduate or graduate)
• Current member of NCFR and the Family Science Section
• Papers and poster submissions are judged on the following criteria:
• Students' level of contribution to the project
• Strength of the literature review
• Appropriateness and soundness of the research approach
• Relevance and significance of findings
• Clarity of linkages between research and application to further research, practice, theory, or policy
• Quality of writing

Nomination/Application Process:

• The student must submit the following to the Chair-Elect of the Family Science Section by October 1st
• A completed electronic copy of the paper that will be presented at the conference (10 to 15 page paper double-spaced). Poster session presenters are also required to complete the paper.
• A one-page statement summarizing his/her career goals.
• A statement by the paper's co-authors or student's advisor which outlines the student's contribution/role in the reseasrch project and paper.

Deadline for Application:

Application deadline is October 1^st.