AICP Student Project Awards

The AICP Student Project Awards recognize outstanding class projects or papers by a student or group of students in Planning Accreditation Board-accredited planning programs that contribute to advances in the field of planning. This awards program is intended to recognize exceptional work by the student(s). While it is appropriate to submit a project or paper on which a faculty member(s) has given guidance, the submission should be primarily the work of the students.

Deadline: December 8, 2009

Recognition

Winning entries will be announced in APA's Interact and recognized at the 2010 APA National Planning Conference during the APA/AICP Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony in New Orleans, April 10-14, 2010.

See the 2009 Student Project Award winners

Selection and Notification

Award winners will be notified as soon as they have been determined. A list of award winners will be sent to the contact at each school.

Submission Checklist

Please follow the checklist below. It will assist you in preparing your entry:

Document 1 — Entry Information (call this file: EntryInformation.doc)

Entry Name/Title — Complete Title of the Entry

School and academic level

Category — (a) contribution of planning to contemporary issues, (b) application of the planning process, or (c) applied research

Nominator (Required) — NOTE: Only the head of a PAB-accredited university planning program or the school's elected/appointed APA-PSO SRC Student Representative may nominate an entry.

Nominator's Contact Information — Name, title, mailing and e-mail addresses, and daytime phone number. Indicate whether the Nominator of this entry is the head of the planning program or the official APA-PSO Student Representative.

The month and year this project was completed.

Contacts

Coordinator (Required) — Name, title, mailing and e-mail addresses, and daytime phone number of the person responsible for communicating with APA staff about the materials submitted and directly with project team members (details concerning the presentation and other recognition, if entry is selected). Unclaimed certificates, etc., will be shipped to the coordinator at the address entered here.

Project Contact (Required) — Staff may contact a student participant or project advisor with questions specific to the project or submitted materials.

Summary of Project (200-400 words) — Describe how this project meets the award criteria above.

Full names of all project team members, clearly indicating which are students, advisers, faculty, etc. This file will be used for award program, certificates, etc.

Document 2 — Project Description (call this file: NAR[short project name].doc)

Please describe the project more fully, including its outcomes. Make sure to include: (1) The source and amount of any financial support this project received; (2) filename references to specific supporting materials (see below), and active links to online resources (if any).

Document 3 — Photograph/Image List (call this file: IMGlist.doc)

List each image that is being submitted on the CD by filename and provide for each a caption that provides context and shows the entry's positive results or intended results. All images submitted must be digital, copyright-free images. Please include photo credit details. Photos and graphics should supplement, not restate, what exists in the project summary.

Document 4 — Letter(s) of Support (call these files: LTR[lastname].pdf)

All letters should be on the letterhead of the supporter's school, agency, or company and submitted in PDF format.

(Required) A letter of support from the school's Planning Program Head.

(Optional) Additional letters from agencies, organizations, or companies connected with the project.

Folder 1 — Image files (call this folder Images)

Create a folder on the CD for all image files that are listed in Document 3 — Photograph/Image List. Provide graphics in these file formats: .jpg, .gif, .ppt, or .pdf. Include any charts and graphs supporting the results of the project.

Final Project Report (if applicable)

Hard copy reports will not be accepted.

Web-based report — If the final report was created in a web format, include the URL for viewing by the AICP Awards Jury. The URL must be active between the submission date and March 2009. If an entry is selected for an award, a permanent link should be established for linking from the AICP Student Project Award recognition webpage.

Report on CD-ROM — If the final report is not web-based and will fit on a CD-ROM, please include it on the submission CD. If it does not fit on a CD, web pages containing the project must be created and the URL included. Include text and graphics files in these formats: .jpg, .gif, .ppt, .doc, .pdf, or .rtf.

Other Optional Files

Reviews of the implementation effort, analysis of the results, newspaper clippings, editorials, etc. (call this file: MIS[number].[filetype])

Promotional materials (call this file: MIS[number].[filetype])

Questions?

Please send your inquiries to Susan Turner at sturner@planning.org