Two undergraduate research paper competitions will be conducted in 2010. One invites papers analyzing any dataset(s) in the ICPSR archive or its Thematic Collections. The other, sponsored by the Research Center for Minority Data (RCMD), solicits papers addressing issues relevant to minorities in the United States, including immigrants. These papers must draw on data in the RCMD archive.

The purpose of the competition is to highlight exemplary undergraduate student research papers that are based on quantitative analysis.

> First place winner receives $1,000! Second place receives $750 and third place $500!
> Each winner receives a plaque and certificate in recognition of the award
> On request, ICPSR will provide letters of achievement for use in development of your student portfolio
> The first place paper will be published in ICPSR’s Bulletin, and all three winning papers will be published on the ICPSR Web site
> Deadline for submission — January 31, 2010

For detail rules and more information visit ICPSR Undergraduate Research Paper Competitions.

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