To be considered for CSGE awards, the author(s) must be a graduate student at the time of submission.
The top-ranked submission by a master's degree student will receive the annual Guido Stempel Award and a cash prize, award plaque, and conference registration reimbursement for the lead author. Authors of the top four papers will be able to present at the CSGE-sponsored top paper research panel highlighting graduate student research.
The top submission by a master’s degree student will have their conference registration comped. The paper's lead author must be a current master’s student at the time of submission. If an author qualifies and wants to be considered for this award, please mark the submission's title page with MASTERS AWARD SUBMISSION.