New for 2012: Two student research categories! Awards will be given for both undergraduate and graduate student research. Both undergraduate and graduate students will submit papers using the same application form but will be judged separately this year.

This award recognizes outstanding undergraduate and graduate student research that advances the field of campus sustainability.  Students are invited to submit research papers on campus sustainability of any length.  The winners will receive a complimentary conference pass to AASHE 2012 where the award will be presented. In addition, the winners of this year's award will be featured in Sustainability: The Journal of Record.

Examples of research topics that could merit an award include:

• Best practices for a specific type of campus sustainability initiatives.
• Costs and benefits of campus sustainability efforts.
• Relationships between campus sustainability and other indicators such as number and/or quality of applicants for admission, alumni donations, number and/or quality of job applicants, campus employee satisfaction, etc.
• Case studies of campus sustainability programs.
• A comparative evaluation of different approaches to campus sustainability.
• An assessment of the effectiveness of strategies used to foster sustainability on campus.

Applicants may submit as many papers as they wish. AASHE will post eligible submissions on its website to help build the field of campus sustainability.

Eligibility: Any undergraduate or graduate student currently enrolled at a US or Canadian institution of higher education who has written a paper on campus sustainability is eligible for this award.  Groups of students who have written papers on campus sustainability are also eligible for this award.  Papers that have been previously published, are in a language other than English, or were not completed within the 12-months prior to the application deadline are not eligible for this award.

Application Process

Applications for the 2012 award will open after February 2012. Please email awards@aashe.org with any questions.

Previous Student Research on Campus Sustainability Award Winners

• Annie Bezbatchenko, New York University (2011)
• Dallase Alisa Scott, Tufts University (2010)
• Bethany Corcoran, D. Paul Golden, Kevin Larson, & Stephen Schneider, Stanford University (2009)
• Ryan Graunke, University of Florida (2008)