Students
Presidential Awards for Outstanding Undergraduate and Graduate Student Papers
Presidential Awards for Outstanding Undergraduate and Graduate Student Papers are given at the Annual Meeting. Eligible are undergraduate and graduate students whose papers are accepted on the program and who will not have received their Ph.D. by the time the paper is read.
This year · 2026–27
- FEB 15 Submission deadline Due in 130 days
Award $100 or $200, with a membership
Two awards in this program
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Presidential Awards for Outstanding Undergraduate and Graduate Student Papers
Presidential Awards for Outstanding Undergraduate and Graduate Student Papers are given at the Annual Meeting.
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Presidential Awards for Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation
$100 plus a one-year membership in CAMWS
The Presidential Award for the Outstanding Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation is given at the Annual Meeting.
Who can apply
- Eligible are undergraduate and graduate students whose papers are accepted on the program and who will not have received their Ph.D. by the time the paper is read.
- Any undergraduate or graduate student whose abstract has been accepted by the program committee may submit a complete text of the paper for consideration for this award.
How to apply
The full text of the oral talk is submitted in advance of the meeting and an ad hoc committee selects the winner.
There are two criteria for evaluation: (1) the quality of the scholarly argument, including the importance of the topic, the originality of the treatment, and demonstrated familiarity with scholarship; (2) indication of an effective oral presentation, based on the quality of the writing, overall organization, and interest to an audience.