The Department of Economics awards the Brashear Prize in Economics to promote undergraduate economics research. This paper contest is open to all undergraduate students at Appalachian State University. The Brashear Prize program is made possible by an ASU Foundation fund honoring the late Professor John Brashear, who served in the Department of Economics at ASU from 1967 to 1980.

Awards

• $100 Prize - Awarded for papers deemed to be excellent.
• $50 Prize - Awarded for papers deemd to be good.

Guidelines

The deadline for submission is Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. Submit essays by email to:

Dr. David Bruner at brunerdm@appstate.edu with the subject line “Brashear Prize Essay Submission”

Participants must submit one electronic copy of a type written, double-spaced paper. The paper must have 1-inch margins and use 12-point Times New Roman font. The suggested length of the paper is 9 to12 pages, excluding the reference page(s). Papers longer than the 12 page limit (excluding reference pages) will not be accepted. Papers submitted to satisfy the requirements of an Economics course taken in either the Summer, Fall, or Spring semesters during the 2010-2011 academic year are eligible, as are original papers prepared specifically for the contest. However, all papers must satisfy the same margin, font, and page limit requirements of the Brashear prize contest. Each participant may submit only one paper.

Papers will be evaluated on the basis of content, usage, and literary merit. Participants should submit carefully proofread papers and are encouraged to seek assistance at the University Writing Center. The faculty readers will weigh usage and literary merit equally with content when selecting the prize-winning essays.

The winners will be announced during the award ceramony on Thursday April 28, 2011 (Reading Day). A complimentary lunch with the economics faculty will be served at the award ceramony.

For additional information, contact Dr. David Bruner in Raley Hall 3106, call him at 262-6122, or send email to brunerdm@appstate.edu.