Graduate Student Paper Competition

Deadline: 3/15/08

The Drinking and Drugs Division is holding its 2008 Student Paper Competition. First place winner will receive a $100 stipend and be recognized at the 2008 meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. The division reserves the right to identify additional prizes or to not award a first place winner at its discretion. Papers must present original research (empirical and/or theoretical) related to drinking and/or drugs from a social problems perspective. To be eligible, participants must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program and have not yet received a Ph.D., J.D., or M.D. degree at the time of submission. Participants must have had primary responsibility for preparation of the paper and should be no longer than 30 pages in length. All entries must be endorsed by a sponsor who is a current (2008) member of the division. Send three copies of the paper and a short letter of submission identifying your graduate program and signed by your sponsor to: Andrew L. Golub, 47 Prospect Pkwy, Burlington, VT 05401, W: 802-862-6717.