APASSC Early Researcher Award Application File Requirements
DEADLINE:
Complete applications must be RECEIVED ELECTRONICALLY by August 22, 2008. Please send your completed PDF and/or Word files to science [at] apa [dot] org.
Application Form
The application form must be signed by both the applicant and the department chair/head.
After filling out, printing, and signing the application form you must scan it in and create a PDF. To do this you may use the 'create PDF, from scanner' feature in Adobe Acrobat if you have access to a scanner. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat or a scanner, often times Xerox machines will have an option to scan to PDF and email the file to you which you can then forward to us. If neither of these work as an option for you, contact your school's IT department and ask for assistance.
It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you do not submit any file(s) over 10MB in size. Often email systems block files over 10MB which means we will never get your completed application. If the sum of your files is larger than 10MB, we suggest sending each attachment in a separate email.
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Cover Letter
Your cover letter should be 1 page maximum. Be sure to include:
- Research interests, experience, and career goals
- A short description of the evolution of your project (i.e. describe how the project came to fruition and how much you participated in the project).
This file may be submitted as either a Word document or a PDF. It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you do not submit any file(s) over 10MB in size. Often email systems block files over 10MB which means we will never get your completed application. If the sum of your files is larger than 10MB, we suggest sending each attachment in a separate email.
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Summary of Research
Your summary of research should be 2 pages maximum. Please note: a maximum of three (3) figures and/or tables may be included in addition to the two (2) page research summary. The research summary must not exceed the two (2) page limit, excluding any figures or tables. Please do not submit a list of references with your summary (although citations may be included in the text. This summary should be double spaced. Do not submit reprints.
This file may be submitted as either a Word document or a PDF. It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you do not submit any file(s) over 10MB in size. Often email systems block files over 10MB which means we will never get your completed application. If the sum of your files is larger than 10MB, we suggest sending each attachment in a separate email.
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Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae
Your abbreviated curriculum vitae should be 2 pages maximum.
This file may be submitted as either a Word document or a PDF. It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you do not submit any file(s) over 10MB in size. Often email systems block files over 10MB which means we will never get your completed application. If the sum of your files is larger than 10MB, we suggest sending each attachment in a separate email.
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Letter of Recommendation
Your letter of recommendation should come from an advisor or professor and should be 1 page maximum. Please communicate to the faculty member who will write your recommendation letter the importance of adhering to this page limit. Please do not submit more than one letter of recommendation. Only one will be forwarded for review.
Please ask your recommender to include in their letter a description of how the project came to fruition, and how much you participated in the project. This recommender must also complete the academic advisor survey.
This file may be submitted as either a Word document or a PDF. It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you do not submit any file(s) over 10MB in size. Often email systems block files over 10MB which means we will never get your completed application. If the sum of your files is larger than 10MB, we suggest sending each attachment in a separate email.
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Academic Advisor Survey
The Academic Advisor Survey must be completed by the same advisor or professor who completed the letter of recommendation.
After filling out, printing, and signing the academic advisor survey you must scan it in and create a PDF. To do this you may use the 'create PDF, from scanner' feature in Adobe Acrobat if you have access to a scanner. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat or a scanner, often times Xerox machines will have an option to scan to PDF and email the file to you which you can then forward to us. If neither of these work as an option for you, contact your school's IT department and ask for assistance.
It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you do not submit any file(s) over 10MB in size. Often email systems block files over 10MB which means we will never get your completed application. If the sum of your files is larger than 10MB, we suggest sending each attachment in a separate email.
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Research Paper
Your research paper should be a Maximum of 30 pages, double spaced, including tables/figures and references.
Please note: Papers exceeding the 30 page limit will not be considered. Students who have existing papers they would like to submit that exceed the 30 page limit must edit their papers to fit the above application requirements. Do not submit reprints.
This file may be submitted as either a Word document or a PDF. It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you do not submit any file(s) over 10MB in size. Often email systems block files over 10MB which means we will never get your completed application. If the sum of your files is larger than 10MB, we suggest sending each attachment in a separate email.
We understand that a 30 page research paper may tend to get very large in file size especially if you use images and graphics. We have found, however, that files over 10MB in size are a lot less likely to get through various email systems. We urge you to keep the file size of your research paper under this limit. One way to dramatically reduce file size is to lower the resolution of the images you are using. Before inserting them into your document, reduce the resolution of all images to 72 dpi. In addition, if you send your research paper as a Word document or convert it from Word to PDF directly and then send — as opposed to printing your paper and then scanning to PDF — this will help keep the file size as low as possible. If you are having trouble meeting this requirement, please contact Kirk Waldroff at the APA Science Directorate for assistance.
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