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GRADUATE STUDENT ACADEMIC PROJECT COMPETITION
Deadline: Monday, March 25, 2024 at 6:00 pm
The Western Centre for Research on Social Inequality (CRSI) is proud to support a student academic competition for projects focusing on social inequality.
A. Eligibility
a. A graduate student in the Faculty of Social Science at Western University and
b. A graduate student affiliate of the Western Centre for Research on Social Inequality.
i. If you are not a graduate student affiliate of CRSI, you can e- mail crsissc@uwo.ca and Leha Huffman (lhuffma@uwo.ca) to sign up.
B. Fund
a.Prize: $1500 gift. Should there be cowinners, the awardees will split the prize money. There may be a maximum of 3 awardees.
C. Application details
a. Proposal: Please submit a 1-page proposal (12 font; Times New Roman; 1.5 space; 1-inch margins) with the following information:
i. Title of project
ii. Author(s) of the project
iii. Description of the project
iv. Data and methods being used
v. How your findings will contribute insights to the broad literature on social inequality
b. The application should be submitted to crsissc@uwo.ca
c. The project can be co-authored by other students and faculty at Western, but co-authorship with faculty must be indicated.
D. Adjudication
a. A committee comprised of a select group of faculty associates of CRSI.
GRADUATE STUDENT ACADEMIC PROJECT COMPETITION
Deadline: Friday, February 4, 2022, at 5pm
The Western Centre for Research on Social Inequality (CRSI) is supporting a student academic competition for projects focused on social inequality.
A. Eligibility
a. A graduate student in the Faculty of Social Science at Western University and
b. A graduate student affiliate of the Centre for Research on Social Inequality. If you are not yet an affiliate of CRSI, you can e-mail crsissc@uwo.ca and Leha Huffman (lhuffma@uwo.ca) to sign up.
B. Prize
a. $1000 gift (subject to applicable taxes)
b. The opportunity to present your work in a CRSI-sponsored seminar
C. Application details
a. Proposal: Please submit a 1-page proposal (12-point font; Times New Roman; 1.5 spacing; 1-inch margins) with the following information:
i. Title of project
ii. Author(s) of the project
iii. Description of the project
iv. Data and methods being used
v. How your findings will contribute insights to the broad literature on social inequality
b. The project can be co-authored by other students and faculty at Western.
c. Submit your application to crsissc@uwo.ca
D. Adjudication
a. A committee comprised of a select group of faculty associates of CRSI.
E. Questions?
a. Email crsissc@uwo.ca or Prof. Patrick Denice (pdenice@uwo.ca)
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