P.K. New Student Award Call for Papers

PK New AwardThe Peter K. New Student Award, an annual student research competition in the applied social and behavioral sciences. Honoring the late Peter Kong-ming New, a distinguished medical sociologist-anthroplogist and former president of the SfAA, this award offers an incredible opportunity for students to showcase their research and publish their work. 

There are three prizes available for first, second, and third place winners. They will be able to present their papers at the Annual Meeting of the Society in Salt Lake City, UT, March 22-26, 2022. The 1st place winner is also expected to submit the paper to the SfAA journal Human Organization for review and possible publication.

This competition is open to anyone registered as a student at the graduate or undergraduate level during the calendar year 2021. The research and the paper should use the social/behavioral sciences to address in an applied fashion an issue or question in the domain (broadly construed) of health care or human services. The first place winner of the competition will receive a cash prize of $3,000. In addition, the winner will also receive a Baccarat crystal trophy. Second place will receive $1,500, and third place receives $750. All winners will receive a sum of $350 to partially offset the cost of transportation and 2 nights lodging at the annual meeting of the Society.

Award Submission deadline: November 302021.

See here for submission guidelines, eligibility requirements, information on criteria/judging, and the work of previous winners who have now been published: P.K. New.

Please submit your paper through the Online submission form by November 30, 2021.

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