Call for Undergraduate Student Research Papers for presentation at the 2008 Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (June 19-22, 2008) of the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES

Undergraduate student members of Kappa Omicron Nu and Phi Upsilon Omicron are eligible to submit research papers for presentation at the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  A committee of professionals reviews all submitted research papers, and one will be selected for presentation. Applicants should understand that an award carries the obligation of presenting the paper at the Coordinating Council of Honor Societies Luncheon at the 2008 American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Annual Meeting, June 19-22, 2008 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

The following six criteria will be used in selecting the paper to be presented:

           Relevance to human sciences                                        Scholarly presentation
           Justification for the study                                               Logical organization
           Mastery of the subject                                                   Appropriate documentation

PAPER SPECIFICATIONS

Papers submitted for consideration may describe student projects or research from seminars, independent studies, or class projects in the student's major, and must be completed between January 1, 2007 and April 1, 2008.

Papers must be submitted electronically as a Word attachment and should be five to ten pages in length. The document you are submitting should be double-spaced, using an easy to read font such as Times New Roman or Arial and no less than a 10-point font.

When submitting your research paper, identify your email message subject as "CCHS Undergraduate Research Award Submission."

Only papers from completed research projects will be considered for the award. Papers may be submitted only one time.

Students who completed their degrees in August 2007 or December 2007 and have graduated are still eligible to be considered for this award.

APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES

The copy of your research paper must be submitted electronically to:

Dorothy Mitstifer
dmitstifer@kon.org

Papers must be postmarked no later than May 1, 2008.

A cover page identifying the author's name, address (permanent and school), phone number (permanent and school), e-mail address, name of college/university, name of honor society in which membership is held, name of chapter advisor, name of the writing advisor, student status (i.e., junior or senior). No identification of the author or chapter should appear on the pages of the paper.

If a research paper carries multiple authors' names, all must be students.

Papers will be reviewed by a committee of leaders from the two national honor societies. Selection of the paper for presentation will be completed and participant notified no later than May 15, 2008.

PRESENTATION AT ANNUAL AAFCS MEETING IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (June 19-22, 2008)

The student whose paper is selected will present the paper at the joint function of Phi Upsilon Omicron and Kappa Omicron Nu during the AAFCS Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Presentation will be 10-15 minutes in length.

Presenter is responsible for expenses incurred in attending the AAFCS annual meeting. An honorarium check for $750.00 will be awarded at AAFCS to the presenter.