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CHANGE OF DEADLINE- The deadline for intent to submit for the 7th Annual
ARCUS Award for Arctic Research Excellence has been extended.

DEADLINE for intent to submit a paper is now Friday, November 1, 2002.
Intents can be emailed or submitted online. The Intent to Submit Form is
at: http://www.arcus.org/award/forms.html

Emailed intents must include the entry title, category (social science,
life science, physical science, or interdisciplinary research), and 3-5
sentences describing the paper topic.

DEADLINE for papers to be received at ARCUS is: 5:00 p.m. (Alaska
Standard Time) on Monday, 25 November 2002.

For more information about this student paper competition see:
http://www.arcus.org/award/
or contact:
Janet Warburton (janet [at] arcus.org) (907-474-1600)

Dear Colleague:

In keeping with the ARCUS mission to promote arctic research and
education, the ARCUS Board of Directors announces the Seventh Annual
ARCUS Award for Arctic Research Excellence competition. This year's
student competition will be judged in four broad categories: Social
Sciences, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Interdisciplinary
Sciences, with up to four awards given. Papers may address any research
topic related to the Arctic.

Contestants must be registered as an undergraduate or graduate student
within one year of 9 December 2002 and must be the primary or sole
author of the paper and a major contributor to the research. Students
should notify ARCUS by Friday, November 1, 2002 via an on-line form or by
e-mail of their intent to submit a paper. Papers need to be submitted
directly to ARCUS by Monday, 25 November 2002. In an effort to
streamline the entry process, students will have the option to submit
their papers electronically. Instructions for electronic paper
submission as well as competition information are available at:

http://www.arcus.org/award/forms.html

The review panel will include prominent arctic researchers from around
the world and from various fields. The winners of the "award for
excellence" will have the added experience of presenting their work to a
broad-based audience during the Arctic Forum at the ARCUS 15th Annual
Meeting in Washington, D.C. in May 2003. Abstracts of the winning papers
will be published on the ARCUS web site as well. Previous winners have
found this exposure to be stimulating and career enhancing.

We encourage you to spread the word about the Seventh Annual ARCUS Award
competition to students in all disciplines who may be interested in this
opportunity to gain international recognition, present their research at
a significant assembly on arctic research, and receive a $500 cash
award. More information about the competition, including past winners,
and a copy of the competition announcement and forms can be found on the
ARCUS web site at: http://www.arcus.org/award/index.html

Wendy K. Warnick
Executive Director, ARCUS

Competition Details:

The Award

  • Up to 4 awards will be given to papers in the following categories:
    social science, physical science, life science, and interdisciplinary
    research.
  • Each winner will receive:
  • $500 honorarium and
  • Travel paid to the Arctic Forum in Washington, D.C. to present paper.

The Contestants

  • Must be registered undergraduate or graduate student within one year
    of 9 December 2002.
  • Must be the primary or sole author of the paper and a major
    contributor to the research.
  • May submit no more than one paper per category, with a maximum of two
    submissions per contestant.
  • Winners from previous years are not eligible.

The Papers

  • May address any aspect of Arctic research.
  • May be published or unpublished. ARCUS does not publish the papers.
  • Must be no longer than 30 pages single-spaced including bibliography
    and figures, in no smaller than 12-point Times font with one inch (2.5
    cm) margins. Double-sided entries are permissible. Students are strongly
    encouraged to submit papers that meet the length requirements of
    journals in their discipline, so that they gain experience in writing to
    these professional standards and to facilitate publication in refereed
    journals.
  • Must accompany an entry form which can be submitted on-line,
    downloaded as a PDF, or obtained by contacting ARCUS.
  • May be mailed or submitted electronically. Mailed papers need to be
    submitted in triplicate. Instructions for sending electronic submissions
    are available on the forms page.

The Deadline

  • Contestants must indicate the intent to submit a paper. Intents to
    submit can be sent on-line or emailed to janet [at] arcus.org by Friday,
    November 1, 2002. Intents to submit must include the entry title,
    category, and 3-5 sentences describing the paper topic.
  • Papers must be submitted and received at the ARCUS office: 3535
    College Road, Suite 101, Fairbanks, AK 99709 U.S.A. by 5:00 pm on
    Monday, 25 November 2002.
  • The awards will be announced by March 2003. The Arctic Forum will be
    held in spring 2003.