Student Paper Award

These awards, first created in 1944 as the Junior Paper Award, were changed to the Student Paper Awards in 1950. The prizes may be awarded annually but not more often for outstanding papers contributed to a meeting of the Society or one of its Sections.

By action of the Executive Committee in 1956 and as amended by Council in 1971, the following regulations govern:

a. Student Paper Honor Prizes and Student Paper Awards are awarded for the preparation and presentation of papers of out- standing merit and originality at the student level contributed to a meeting of the Society or one of the Sections.
b. The awards are designated as: 1. Graduate Paper Honor Prize 2. Graduate Paper Award 3. Undergraduate Paper Honor Prize 4. Undergraduate Paper Award
c. The Paper Honor Prizes shall consist of a suitable citation and a cash prize of $300 for the paper. The Paper Awards shall consist of a suitable citation and a cash award of $150 for the paper.
d. In judging papers, the two categories, Graduate and Undergraduate, will be separately recognized and evaluated.
e. To be eligible for the Graduate Honor Prize or Award, a paper must have been prepared and presented by a student or students while registered in a recognized engineering school following a program leading to an advanced degree, or other programs approved by his institution, except as provided in item (g). His rate of academic progress must be considered by his institution as at least one-third that of a full-time student.
f. To be eligible for the Undergraduate Honor Prize or Award, a paper must have been prepared and presented by a student or students while registered in a recognized engineering school following a program leading to his first B.S. degree or equivalent, except as provided in item (g). His rate of academic progress must be considered by his institution as at least one-third that of a full-time student.
g. The prizes and awards may be made for a paper based on a studentÕs thesis, provided the final manuscript has been accepted by the Papers Committee of the Society or by one of the Sections not more than six months after the thesis report has been accepted by the studentÕs institution, and provided there has been no prior publication or presentation except as may be required by his institution.
h. The Honor Prizes and Awards shall be made by the Council upon recommendation of the Awards Committee based only on nominations by the Papers Committee of the Society, Marine Technology Committee or by one of the Section Nominations shall be accompanied by biographical data establishing the authorÕs eligibility.
i. The maximum funds available in each year shall be established in advance by the Executive Committee or Council. The number of Honor Prizes or Awards each year shall be at the discretion of the Awards Committee up to the amount of funds available.