ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE CUBAN ECONOMY (ASCE) – GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER AWARD COMPETITION [DEADLINE: MAY 20, 2014]
The Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE) is a nonpolitical, professional international association dedicated to the study of the Cuban economy in its broader political, social, and cultural context.
The Jorge Pérez-López Student Award Competition ASCE Student Award Committee is accepting nominations for the 2014 Jorge Pérez-López Student Award Competition. A panel of scholars will judge all submissions on the basis of relevance, originality, quality, contribution, and clarity of presentation. Papers should not be co-authored with an instructor or teaching assistant.
Self-nominations are welcomed. A condition of submission is that the paper will be considered for publication in Cuba in Transition at the discretion of the committee if it wins any prizes and whether or not the author is able to present it at ASCE’s meetings. However, authors are free to submit revised copies of their papers elsewhere.
Topic: The Cuban economy
Requirements: At a minimum, all papers must outline a thesis statement, present evidence or data supporting it, not exceed 5,000 words double-spaced length, and follow one of the standard academic writing and citations styles (the 5,000-word limit for the essay will be STRICTLY ENFORCED)
*All submissions are expected to conform to ethical and publication guidelines published by the professional association of the author/s field of study.
Submission component details: All correspondence must be accompanied by a letter stating the name, school affiliation, mailing address, phone number, and email of the nominee as well as a brief statement describing the merits of the nomination
Submission deadline details:
ELECTRONIC entries: Send a MS Word attachment or PDF
Send to: Dr. Enrique S. Pumar, Chair Student Award Committee, Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy @ pumar@cua.edu AND asce@ascecuba.org
Awards:
- First prize $150, up to $600 travel
- Second prize Honorary Mention
All participants receive a 1 year complimentary ASCE membership and may attend the annual meeting in Miami, including the luncheon for free.
Complete details: Available @ ascecuba.org/award
Contact: Professor Gabilondo has offered to serve as a resource if you have any questions or want to discuss ideas for possible papers @ gabilond@fiu.edu