DC-AAPOR

  The Washington-Baltimore Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research

The Washington-Baltimore Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (DC-AAPOR) invites entries to its 4th Annual Student Paper Competition, sponsored by SRBI. The competition is intended to recognize excellence in scholarly research by area students, and to promote an active student membership in DC-AAPOR.

DC-AAPOR welcomes papers in any field related to the study of public opinion, broadly defined, including research on:

• theoretical issues in the formation and change of public opinion,
• the theory and methods of survey or market research, and
• the use of statistical techniques in the design, adjustment, or analysis of survey data.

The competition is open to all current graduate and undergraduate students, and to those who have received their degree within the last calendar year. Faculty co-authors are acceptable, with the stipulation that an eligible student must be first author. Eligibility is limited to students attending or graduated from an accredited college or university in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or Washington, DC, OR to students whose primary residence is in one of those areas. Previous membership in DC-AAPOR is not required; student authors will receive a complimentary one-year DC-AAPOR membership in recognition of their work. Submitted papers may not have been published or presented elsewhere.

The author(s) of the winning paper will be awarded a cash prize of $1,000. For multiple student authors on a winning paper, the award will be divided among the eligible authors (excluding faculty co-authors).

Additionally, the author(s) of the winning paper will be awarded a guaranteed spot on the Conference Program to present their paper at the 63rd Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, May 16-18, 2008 in New Orleans.

The winning paper and honorable mentions will be selected by a review committee composed of survey and public opinion researchers drawn from the government, nonprofit, and commercial sectors.

To be considered for the award, please send an electronic copy of your paper to Danna Basson by December 3, 2007. Include your name, academic affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address. You will receive confirmation that your paper has been received. The winning paper will be announced on or before January 12, 2008.