Submission Reminder!

The Selection Committee for the Outstanding Doctoral Research Award invites all current NARST members who completed a dissertation within the 15 months prior to September 15, 2010 to submit an expanded ten-page abstract (in PDF format) for consideration for the 2011 Outstanding Doctoral Research Award.  Submissions are sought from as wide a field of candidates as possible, inclusive of gender, age, and/or ethnicity and the committee welcomes doctoral dissertations from all research perspectives.

Nominations for the award must include the following:

(1)  One file containing the ten-page, double-spaced abstract (margins limited to one inch all around using 12 cpi font)

(2)  One file containing a five-page abbreviated bibliography;

(3)  One file containing a cover sheet with the author's name, contact information through December 2010, title of the study, name and address of the institution where the dissertation was completed, a list of dissertation committee members, and the date the dissertation was accepted. The cover sheet should be signed by the major advisor / professor / supervisor or chair of the dissertation committee. An electronic signature is acceptable. (Note: The title of the study should appear on the first page of the abstract, but the author's name and other identifying information should appear ONLY on the cover sheet.)

Nomination materials should be received by the Committee Chair, Lynn Dierking dierkinl@science.oregonstate.edu no later than September 15, 2010.  Questions regarding the award should be e-mailed to the Committee Chair. For additional information including a description of the 10-page abstract and the criteria for selection refer to: http://www.narst.org/news/awards.cfm