SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION
Graduate Student Research Paper Award
Deadline: July 31st of each calendar year
The Society for Public Health Education is accepting nominations for its annual award for graduate research in health education and health promotion. The purpose of this award is to foster quality graduate student research and provide a mechanism by which to recognize outstanding graduate students for creative and innovative research. The recipient of this award is encouraged to submit the paper for review to SOPHE two journals, Health Education and Behavior and Health Promotion Practice. The winning paper will be recognized as follows:
- $200 cash award;
- Award certificate;
- Complimentary registration at the SOPHE Annual Meeting on November 6-7, 2004 in Washington, DC;
- Presentation at the SOPHE Annual Meeting of the research upon which the award is based; and
- Recognition of the award in SOPHE’s newsletter, News & Views and website.
Eligibility and Requirements
- Students enrolled in a graduate degree program in health education within two years of the submission deadline are eligible to compete. Students are not required to be SOPHE members.
- The research must be submitted in the form of a manuscript for publication to Health Education and Behavior and Health Promotion Practice (publication guidelines are included in each journal issue) that does not exceed 35 pages, including references, tables, and figures. The paper must include empirical findings (submission of the conceptual framework and study design alone is not sufficient).
- A letter from the student’s major faculty advisor, who must be a SOPHE member in good standing, must be included to certify that the student is following a course of study in health education and that the submitted paper represents the student’s original work.
- Applicants must indicate their willingness to present the paper at the SOPHE Annual Meeting or the SOPHE Midyear Meeting.
SOPHE Annual Meeting or the SOPHE Midyear Meeting.
Review Criteria
Papers will be reviewed by the SOPHE Awards Committee for their scientific rigor and contribution to health education research and practice. Specific criteria include:
- Problem: Importance of the research question Ideas: Theoretical base and conceptual contribution
- Approach: Adequacy and sensitivity of research design and methods
- Findings: Contribution to existing knowledge
- Presentation of data: Clear presentation of quantitative or qualitative data linked to the research objectives and research problem
- Organization: Logical organization of the manuscript
- Contribution to health education research
- Contribution to health education practice
Send the original and three copies of the nomination materials without author identification, plus a letter of certification from the faculty advisor.
**Materials for nomination are due in the SOPHE National Office by July 31st of each calendar year**
Society for Public Health Education
Awards Committee
750 First Street NE, Ste. 910
Washington, DC 20002
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