Student Award Submission Guidelines
Deadline for Submission: March 1, 2010. Electronic submissions ONLY!
The ASFS invites undergraduate and graduate to submit a paper for the William Whit (undergraduate) and Alex McIntosh (graduate) prizes. These awards recognize students' contributions to the field of food studies. There will be one award each for an undergraduate student paper and a graduate student paper. The author of each award-winning paper will receive.
- $500
- payment of annual membership and conference fees
- a free banquet ticket for the coming year's annual meeting
ASFS welcomes submissions on a wide range of issues relating to food, society and culture, and from the diverse disciplinary and transdisciplinary fields that ASFS encompasses. The student prize committee will evaluate each paper according to five criteria (see below).
Submission Guidelines and Conditions of Award
Eligible entries must
- have been written for a course or research project directed by a faculty member at an academic institution or research institute;
- have been completed within two years prior to submission date (no earlier than February 2008);
- be authored by a single student; and
- be submitted via email with the following attachments:
- a completed submission cover sheet (see below for requirements);
- the properly formatted paper; and
- a signed letter on letterhead from the primary supervising professor, testifying to single-handed authorship and veracity of information and data (please scan the signed letter or use an electronic signature and attach).
Format
- Do NOT: put the author’s name on the body of the paper
- Do: put the title of the paper on each page
- Style & format: APA or MLA
- Word count: up to 5,000 words, excluding references and notes. Provide a word count on the cover sheet.
- Text: double-space and include references and bibliographic information.
- Margins: 1 inch top, bottom, left, right
- Numbering: bottom center of each page Justification: left
- Font style: use a serif font (such as Palatino, Times, Times New Roman, or Century Schoolbook), NOT a sans serif font (such as Arial, Geneva, or Verdana).
- Font size: 12 point
Cover Sheet MUST include:
Submission for (check one):
___ Graduate Prize
___ Undergraduate Prize
Date of submission:
Title of paper:
Word count (excluding notes and references):
Author’s name:
Address:
Email address:
School attended when paper was written:
Degree Program (BA, MA, PhD):
Department and course title for which paper was written:
Year Written:
Professor/Advisor for whom paper was written:
Professor/Advisor’s email address and phone number:
Evaluation Criteria (up to 10 points for each):
- Originality and Contribution to the field of food studies: to what extent does this paper expand our knowledge of food, culture, and social life? How original is its approach to analyzing its topic?
- Application of appropriate methods: Has the author used the best methods for this particular issue? Does the paper illustrate a command of a particular form of analysis? (We encourage interdisciplinary work, so this is a good place to evaluate the innovativeness of the author’s approach).
- Clarity and organization of the data: does the paper present its evidence in a coherent fashion?
- Quality of writing: How well does the paper convey a story and speak to a broad audience. In particular, we want to honor papers that are readable and speak across disciplines.
- Theoretical sense: To what extent does the paper use a recognizable framework? Does the paper use theory synthetically without heavy reliance on quotes and excessive jargon?
Please note
- Authors are highly encouraged to simultaneously submit an abstract to the ASFS/AFHVS conference by the conference deadline.
- Prizewinning papers may be presented at an ASFS/AFHVS conference within two years of award. Prizewinners may also postpone their registration and banquet ticket use for one year following the award.
Not eligible
- Videos and other non-print formats
- Late submissions
- Submissions without faculty letter of verification and submission sheet
- Papers submitted to AFHVS (and vice versa). (ASFS reserves the right to refer papers to AFHVS.)
- Papers that do not fit the criteria specified
- The committee also reserves the right to select an outside reader in particular areas of expertise
Submission Instructions
Submit an electronic version of the paper, which does not include personally identifying information, along with the submission cover sheet and electronic letter from the primary supervising professor to: Riki Saltzman. Dr. Saltzman will ensure that anonymous copies of the paper are sent to the Adjudication Committee. Please contact Riki Saltzman, Adjudication Committee Chair, for more information.
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