Please submit a brief letter of nomination (self-nominations are encouraged), electronic copy of the paper and a letter from faculty advisor or department to certify graduate status to the award committee members by March 1, 2015.

Papers should be 20-30 pages, 12 pt font, double-spaced, inclusive of all notes and references. At the time of submission, the author must be a graduate student. The following submissions will not be considered: co-authored papers with faculty members and dissertation proposals or excerpts. If the paper is published, the copyright date must be 2013, 2014 or 2015. Author/s must be member of the Sociology of Development section (if co-authored with other graduate students, only the primary author needs to be member of the Section).