Graduate students in the Washington, DC metro area are invited to submit papers for consideration for the Irene B. Taeuber Graduate Student Paper Awards. This competition for best paper is open to all graduate students enrolled in Virginia, Maryland, and District of Columbia colleges and universities. The winning authors each receive a $200 cash award and will be recognized at the annual DCSS award event.

Submissions must be solely authored papers on a sociological topic, and they must be the individual work of the author. Previously published papers (or those accepted for publication) are not eligible for consideration. Both M.A. and Ph.D. students are encouraged to apply. Please note your degree program with the submission since separate awards will be made to one M.A. student and one Ph.D. student. Papers should be under 50 pages in length (total number of pages including figures and references, double-spaced) and should not be full theses or dissertations. Papers should be submitted as Word documents.

Submissions should be sent to Dr. Michelle Newton-Francis (mnewtonf@american.edu) by March 1, 2024.