Student
Paper Awards
ASFS Student Paper Awards
Deadline for Submission: March 13th, 2009.
The ASFS invites undergraduate and graduate to submit a paper for the
William Whit (undergraduate) and Alex McIntosh (graduate) prizes. These
awards are intended to recognize students' contributions to the field
of food studies. One award will be given for an undergraduate student
paper and one award for a graduate student paper. The author of each award-winning
paper will receive $500, payment of membership and conference fees and
a free banquet ticket for the coming year's annual meeting.__ We welcome
submissions on a wide range of issues relating to food, society and culture,
and from the diverse disciplinary and transdisciplinary fields that ASFS
encompasses.
Format Guidelines
All papers must be double-spaced and include references and bibliographic
information.
Paper should follow APA or MLA guidelines for style and format.
Papers can be no longer than 5000 words, excluding references and notes.
Provide a word count at the end of the paper.
Use a serif font (such as Palatino, Times, Times New Roman, or Century
Schoolbook). Do not use a sans serif font (such as Arial, Geneva, or
Verdana). Use a 12 point font size.
Use only the left justification.
Submission Guidelines and Conditions of Award
Videos and other non-print formats are not eligible for consideration
at this time.
Papers submitted to ASFS cannot be submitted to AFHVS (and vice versa).
ASFS reserves the right to refer papers to AFHVS.
The paper should have been completed within two years prior to submission
date.
The paper should have been written during a course or research project
directed by a faculty member at an academic institution or research
institute.
Papers will not be considered without a letter or email from the primary
supervising professor, testifying to single-handed authorship and veracity
of information and data.
All entries must include a completed submission cover sheet (a PDF file).
A copy of the cover sheet (in Microsoft Word) can be requested by sending
an e-mail to Elaine Power.
Papers must be submitted electronically (along with letter of verification
and submission sheet) to the address listed below. Papers with incomplete
or late paperwork will not be considered.
The committee reserves the right to reject a paper on the grounds that
it does not fit the criteria specified.
The committee also reserves the right to select an outside reader in
particular areas of expertise.
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.
Process
Please 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: Ms.
Angie Maltby. Identifying information will be handled by Angie, who
will ensure that anonymous copies of the paper are sent to the Adjudication
Committee.
Deadline for Submission: March 13th, 2009.
For more information, please contact:
Elaine Power, Adjudication Committee
Chair
Agriculture Food and Human
Values Society Student Essay Competition
Deadline. Submissions must be e-mailed or postmarked by February 2nd,
2009.
See website
for details.
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