Student Awards

• Student Initiative Conference Scholarships
• Student Paper Awards

Student Initiative Conference Scholarships – Deadline January 14, 2011

Seeking Applications for Student Initiative Conference Scholarships (SIC)
The Student Initiative Committee announces a call for applications for Student Initiative Conference Scholarships for the 2011 Annual Conference in Miami, Florida, USA. The award consists of payment for conference registration (contingent upon conference attendance) and one-year student membership in ADEC (for new members only).  Students will be asked to complete four hours of volunteer services while at the conference.

Applications will be reviewed by a committee of non-student members.

To apply, submit the following materials:

Applications must include:

1. Cover letter
1. Name, address, telephone number, and email address. 
2. Institution attending, program of study. 
3. Student status (part-time or full-time, level of study: undergraduate or graduate, and year in the program). If you are a part-time student, briefly describe your need for financial assistance with conference registration costs. 
4. Anticipated graduation date. 
5. Whether you have submitted a paper for any student paper competitions. 
2. Letter of recommendation
1. 1.   Letter of recommendation from a professor familiar with your interest/work in the area of thanatology.

1. List of honors and activities
1. One page list of honors, awards, extracurricular / volunteer activities.
2. An essay
1. FIRST TIME APPLICANTS: 
1. The essay should be one to three pages describing:
1. Your interests and experiences within the field of thanatology. 
2. Any ADEC involvement (if applicable).
3. How ADEC involvement will facilitate your goals.
2. APPLICANTS PREVIOUSLY AWARDED A CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP:
1. The essay should be one to three pages describing:
1. Year(s) during which you have received a SIC conference scholarship.
2. Your interests and experiences within the field of thanatology.
3. Length of ADEC membership / types of involvement in SIC activities or other roles within ADEC (active involvement required for receipt of multiple conference scholarships).
4. Description of how continued involvement in ADEC will facilitate your goals and your future plans for active involvement within ADEC and in what capacity do you plan to be involved.

Restrictions:  Only one ADEC award will be given to offset conference expenses. Should a candidate receive a student paper award, the SIC scholarship will be given to an alternate. PRIOR SIC SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ARE ELIGIBLE; however, priority for repeat awards will be given to those who are actively involved in the activities of the SIC.

Please submit the application materials to:
Sheri L. Goldstrohm, PhD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
WPIC: 3rd Floor
3811 O'Hara Street
Pittsburgh, PA  15213

E-mail questions to: goldstrohmsl@upmc.edu

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Student Paper Awards – Deadline February 15, 2011

The Association for Death Education and Counseling invites the submission of student papers to be considered for one of three awards:

1. The Undergraduate Student Paper Award established in memory of Mary E. Brown, a former Canadian member of the Association and educator
2. The Graduate Paper Award, established in memory of Richard Kalish.
3. The Cross Cultural Award, an award that encourages graduate and undergraduate students to submit papers dealing with cross-cultural and individual differences in dying and death.

In order to submit a paper for consideration, the writer must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student. Each award consists of $100 and a certificate of recognition, which will be awarded at the 2011 Annual Conference in Miami, Florida, USA. Winners will be reimbursed for their travel expenses up to $200 and their conference registration fee will be waived. Winners are also invited to submit abstracts of their papers to The Forum Newsletter and to present winning papers as poster presentations during the conference.

Student papers that reflect diversity of culture as well as philosophical, clinical and educational approaches to dying, death, and bereavement are especially welcomed.

A multi-disciplinary committee will judge papers through a blind review process.  Reviews will be based on the following criteria: the topic is related to death, dying, or bereavement; topic importance; clarity of writing; originality of content; depth and breadth of content; documentation of resources; writing style; and adherence to format.

To submit a paper, please follow the guidelines below:

1. The format of the paper should follow American Psychological Association style.
2. The paper should be no more than 20 pages, double-spaced, including references and an abstract.
3. The title of the paper, graduate or undergraduate designation, name of student, name of school, and the name of the course and faculty will appear on the title page only. The writer’s name should not appear on any page other than this title page and the biographical information page.
4. On a separate page, please provide the following: a) name, b) address, c) telephone number, d) e-mail address, e) school attending, program of study, f) the specific paper award for which you are applying (e.g., graduate, undergraduate OR cross-cultural), and g) a brief paragraph with biographical information (e.g., field, major interest, awards or honors, whether you are a current ADEC member, and other pertinent biographical information).
5. Include a self-addressed, stamped postcard so that you can be informed when your application materials have arrived.
6. Submit four copies.

Please submit materials to: 
Sheri Goldstrohm, PhD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
3811 O’Hara Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

E-mail questions to: goldstrohmsl@upmc.edu

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Updated: June 24, 2010