Two annual awards for the best manuscript in Public Administration will be awarded: One for best Masters level paper and one for best Doctoral candidate paper.

Entries will be judged on the basis of relevance of the topic, appropriate use of methodology, quality of presentation, originality, innovativeness, clarity and academic quality.

Eligibility is open to anyone who was a public administration student during 2005-2006, including June graduates. Each entry must have a faculty sponsor and a letter of support attached to the manuscript and is not to exceed 20 typewritten pages, double-spaced. Fours copies should be mailed to the PAA office.

Each recipient will receive a check for $200 and a plaque at the NASPAA/PAA Annual Conference.

Entry Deadline: June 30.

For further information, contact:

Pi Alpha Alpha
1120 G Street, NW, Suite 730
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202.628.8965; Fax: 202.626.4978 
E-mail: paa@naspaa.org