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Subject:        HGSG Student Paper Awards 2006
Date:   Mon, 12 Dec 2005
From:   Sam Otterstrom <[log in to unmask]>







From: Taylor E. Mack [[log in to unmask]]
Date sent: 9 Dec 2005


HGSG Student Paper Awards, 2006 - Call for Submissions

As in past years, three awards will be available for students presenting
papers at professional meetings:

The Ralph Brown Award for a paper written by a Master's-level  student

The Andrew Hill Clark Award for a paper written by a Doctoral-level
student

The Applied Historical Geography Award for a paper of an applied nature

Eligibility for the first two awards is open to any graduate student who
has presented, or will present, a paper at any professional meeting
beginning the day after the 2005 Denver AAG Annual Meeting, and ending
on the last day of the 2006 Chicago AAG Annual Meeting.  Students
wishing to participate in these two awards should send electronic copies
of a paper of no more than 11 double-spaced pages, plus notes, figures,
etc., to the chair of the Committee identified below.  The chair of the
committee will forward the electronic submissions to the rest of the
committee.

Students wishing to enter the Applied competition should also send
copies of a project description of no more than 11 double-spaced pages
plus supporting materials (photos, site plans, etc.) to the chair.
Again electronic copies are required.  The chair of the committee will
forward the electronic submissions to the rest of the committee.

Each award carries with it a $250 first prize. Second prizes of lesser
amounts may be awarded at the discretion of the judges. Please note: if
the paper you wish to enter for the Ralph Brown award is based on
research conducted while you were a master's student, you are eligible
to enter this competition, even if you are now a Ph. D. student.  In
evaluating the papers, preference will be given to those based on
primary sources of information, rather than literature reviews. Please
indicate in a cover letter which award you are applying for, and make
sure you include your full mailing address, as well as your e-mail
address.

Taylor E. Mack (Chair),  Mississippi State University [log in to unmask]

 Deadline for all awards: February 20, 2006

Please note:   Prizes are limited to Historical Geography Specialty
Group members. Students can become members by paying their dues to the
specialty group ($1/year) when they join the AAG. The papers must be on
a topic in historical geography.

Prizes will be announced at the 2006 HGSG business meeting at the
Chicago AAG Meeting.


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