CALL FOR STUDENT PAPERS FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
DEADLINE: August 1, 2012
IARP invites interested rehabilitation counseling graduate students to submit papers for presentation at the 2012 IARP International Conference to be held at the Caribe-Hilton, San Juan Puerto Rico
All entries must be free-standing papers, written between September 1, 2011, and August 1, 2012. The paper must be done by the student on an independent basis. If two students co-author a paper, both names must be on the submittal application.
The submission requirements include an electronic copy of the paper in APA 6th edition style (approximately 15 - 20 pages); a cover page giving the student's full name, address, telephone number, tile of the paper; an abstract (150 words maximum); and a written statement from the student's faculty advisor verifying current student status and that the paper is the sole work of the student. PAPERS MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN August 1, 2012, to be accepted for the competition NO EXCEPTIONS.
A panel of rehabilitation counseling educators/practitioners will review the papers. Reviewers will evaluate each manuscript using 10 point Likert-type scales (10=high) to assign points in three categories (Content, Organization, Overall Evaluation). Category points will be summed for a "total score".
Scholarships will be awarded with the first place winner receiving a cash award of $500; the second place winner will receive a cash award of $400, and the third place winner receiving a $300 cash award.
Three students will be selected to present their papers at the conference. The oral presentation will determine the first, second and the third place winner. Students selected to present their papers will be responsible for all costs (travel, lodging and per diem) associated with the presentation of the paper. A complimentary registration for the conference will be provided for finalists. In recent IARP Student Paper Competitions, additional travel support might be leveraged from the student's respective IARP Chapter and/or educational institution.
Send an electronic copy of your paper in word doc by August 1, 2012, to:
J. Patrick Decoteau, Ph.D, CRC/LRC
Professor of Rehabilitation & Disability Studies
SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE
263 Alden Street
Springfield, MA 01109-3797
jdecoteau@spfldcol.edu
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Carl Wangman, CAE
Executive Director
carlw@tcag.com Glenview, IL United States
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