The Potato Association of America

Frank L. Haynes Graduate Student Research Competition

  1. Purpose of Frank L. Haynes Graduate Student Research Competition Committee:

    2. To promote graduate student participation in The Potato Association of America through presentation of research papers at the Annual Meeting. Participants are also encouraged to submit manuscripts for publication in The American Journal of Potato Research.

  2. General Information:

    1. General Information: The author must be a current (or recent) graduate student at the time the abstracts are due.
    2. First place winners from previous PAA meetings are not eligible to participate.
    3. Research reported must have been done while a graduate student.
    4. The paper must be orally presented. Poster papers and symposium presentations do not qualify for the FLHGSRCA.
    5. Students are required to submit abstracts for papers they wish to present in the Competition.
    6. No new students may register after the deadline or at the meeting.
    7. Winners will be announced and honored at the Annual Banquet. Free banquet tickets will be provided by PAA for all graduate students participating in the Graduate Student Awards Competition.
    8. NO applications for presentation in the competition will be accepted after the due date.

  3. General Criteria for Judging: Papers and presentations will be judged on the following basis:

    1. Quality of research and content - 60%
    2. Effectiveness of presentation - 40%

  4. Awards:

    5. Five awards will be presented in the amounts of $350 for first place, $250 for second place, $150 for third place, $100 for fourth place, and $100 for fifth place.

    For additional information, contact:
    Kathy Haynes
    USDA/ARS: Vegetable Laboratory
    Bldg. 010A, Room 312
    10300 Baltimore Avenue
    Beltsville, MD 20705
    Phone: (301) 504-7405
    Fax: (301) 504-5555
    E-mail: haynesk@ba.ars.usda.gov

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