The Department of Economics awards the Brashear Prize in Economics to promote undergraduate economics research. This paper contest is open to all undergraduate students at Appalachian State University. The Brashear Prize program is made possible by an ASU Foundation fund honoring the late Professor John Brashear, who served in the Department of Economics at ASU from 1967 to 1980.
Awards
$100 Prize - Awarded for papers deemed to be excellent.
$50 Prize - Awarded for papers deemed to be good.
Guidelines
The deadline for submission is Friday, April 27, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Submit essays by email to Dr. Ji Yan at yanj@appstate.edu with the subject line “Brashear Prize Essay Submission”
Participants must submit one electronic copy of a type written, double-spaced paper. The paper must have 1-inch margins and use 12-point Times New Roman font. The suggested length of the paper is 9 to12 pages, excluding the reference page(s). Papers longer than the 12 page limit (excluding reference pages) will not be accepted. Papers submitted to satisfy the requirements of an Economics course taken in either the Summer, Fall, or Spring semesters during the 2011-2012 academic year are eligible, as are original papers prepared specifically for the contest. However, all papers must satisfy the same margin, font, and page limit requirements of the Brashear prize contest. Each participant may submit only one paper.
Papers will be evaluated on the basis of content, usage, and literary merit. Participants should submit carefully proofread papers and are encouraged to seek assistance at the University Writing Center. The faculty readers will weigh usage and literary merit equally with content when selecting the prize-winning essays.
The winners will be announced during the award ceremony on Friday, May 4 (last day of class). A complimentary lunch with the economics faculty will be served at the award ceremony.
For additional information, contact Dr. Ji Yan in Raley Hall 3091, call him at 262-6123, or send email to yanj@appstate.edu.
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