2008 Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research in the Field of Latino Politics

Website: http://perg.tamu.edu/2007latinopoliticsaward.htm
Application deadline: the deadline of February 15, 2007 has passed. Please consult the Website for updated information on the next cycle.

The Project for Equity, Representation, and Governance and the Department of Political Science at Texas A&M University invite submissions for the 2008 Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research in the field of Latino Politics.

The award is given to the best research paper authored by an undergraduate student in the field of Latino Politics. The award carries a prize of $500 and is meant to encourage undergraduates to continue their study of Latino Politics at the graduate level. 

Papers for the 2008 award should be a maximum of 25 pages (double spaced, 12-point font) and should be submitted electronically (either as a PDF, MS Word or Word Perfect document) to Kenneth J. Meier (kmeier@politics.tamu.edu) by February 15, 2008. Please include "2008 Latino Politics Award" in the subject heading. Papers are not required to contain any form of data analysis. Self-nominations are encouraged.

Within in body of the e-mail please include the following information:

Name
Major and Minor
University Affiliation
Expected Date of Graduation
Contact Information (E-mail address and Phone Number)

The award winner, as well as honorable mentions, will be announced on or before March 15th, 2008. The winning paper will also be posted online, at http://perg.tamu.edu/latinopoliticsaward.htm.

Contact information:
Kenneth J. Meier,  kmeier@politics.tamu.edu