IAEE Best Student Paper Award

IAEE is pleased to announce its 2010 Best Student Paper Award. A top prize of $1000 will be given for the best paper in energy economics. Three runner up prizes of $500 each will also be given. All four winners will receive a waiver of registration fees to the Rio 2010 International Conference on June 6-9, 2010. To be considered for the IAEE Best Student Paper Award please follow the guidelines below.

Application Guidelines

To be eligible for consideration, the applicant must

• be a full-time student as of the application deadline (or have completed degree within the past 12 months and not be employed full-time);
• be a member of IAEE in good standing. Membership information may be found at https://www.iaee.org/en/membership/application.aspx

The paper must

• be original work completed by the student;
• not be co-authored by a faculty member or other non-student (papers co-authored by students are ok).

Application materials consist of

• Paper abstract; (may be same as abstract submitted to conference, in case one has been submitted);
• Paper – double-spaced; 8.5 by 11 inch page setup; 30 pages maximum (any paper that exceeds the page limitation will be subject to disqualification);
• Letter from applicant stating that applicant meets qualifications listed above (include photocopy of student ID);
• Letter from applicant’s advisor or another faculty member familiar with applicant’s research confirming that paper meets qualifications listed above and recommending it for consideration.

Additional Information

Please note:  in order to receive the award, students must attend the conference and present their papers.  All travel and accommodation costs associated with attending the conference are the responsibility of the award recipients.

The application deadline is March 6, 2010. Please submit all materials electronically in pdf format to iaee@iaee.org, with “Submission for Best Student Paper Award” in the subject line.

For further questions regarding the IAEE Student Paper Award,  please contact David Williams at iaee@iaee.org