Student Paper Awards Nomination Form

Regulations for Student Paper Awards

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By action of the Executive Committee in 1956 and as amended by Council in 1971, the following regulations pertain to the Student Paper Awards:
a) Student Paper Honor Prizes and Student Paper Awards are awarded for the preparation and presentation of papers of outstanding merit and originality at the student level contributed to a meeting of SNAME or one of the sections.
b) The Awards are designated as Graduate Paper Honor Prize, Graduate Paper Award, Undergraduate Paper Honor Prize, and Undergraduate Paper Award
c) The Paper Honor Prizes shall consist of a suitable citation and a cash prize for $500.00 for the paper. The Paper Award shall consist of a suitable citation and a cash award of $300.00 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 program approved by his/her institution, except as provided in item (g). His/her rate of academic progress must be considered by his/her 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/her first B.S. degree or equivalent, except as provided in item (g). His/her rate of academic progress must be considered by his/her 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 student's thesis, provided the final manuscript has been accepted by the Papers Committee of the Society or by one of the Section not more than six months after the thesis report has been accepted by the student's institution, and provided there has been no prior publication or presentation except as may be required by his/her 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 Sections. Nominations shall be accompanied by biographical data establishing the author's 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.

Deadline: 15 June

Nominator Info

For the Graduate Paper Honor Prize ($500.00 with citation)

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA (INCLUDE CURRENT STATUS)
Bio data to include individual level of effort to each author and source of paper, i.e. thesis, funded research, etc.

For the Graduate Paper Award ($300.00 with citation)

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA (INCLUDE CURRENT STATUS)
Bio data to include individual level of effort to each author and source of paper, i.e. thesis, funded research, etc.

For the Undergraduate Paper Honor Prize ($500.00 with citation)

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA (INCLUDE CURRENT STATUS)
Bio data to include individual level of effort to each author and source of paper, i.e. thesis, funded research, etc.

For the Undergraduate Paper Award ($300.00 with citation)

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA (INCLUDE CURRENT STATUS)
Bio data to include individual level of effort to each author and source of paper, i.e. thesis, funded research, etc.