1.  Entrance:  Candidates must submit two (2) copies of a manuscript based on their research.  Manuscripts should be written in format style and length appropriate for submission to a research journal such as Research in the Teaching of English, College Composition and Communication, Curriculum Inquiry, Teaching and Teacher Education or Anthropology and Education.  Normal manuscripts range between 25-50 double –spaced, typewritten pages.  (table, figures, references, and appendices are considered  part of the “manuscript”)  All pages must be on standard  8 1/2 x 11 paper, must have at least 1" margins at the top, bottom, and both sides, and must be in standard pica or elite type.  Manuscripts in any other form  (abstracts, dissertation reports, reprints or published articles, etc.)  cannot be considered in this competition.  Although manuscripts should conform to the publication standard of the above-mentioned jounals,  selection as a Promising Researcher does not guarantee eventual publication in those journals.

Manuscripts should be sent to: NCTE, Promising Researcher Award Competition,
1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL. 61801, Attention: Felisa Mann.  Manuscripts must be received on or before MARCH 1.

Accompanying all manuscripts must be a written statement verifying that the research was completed within the specified completion dates.  This letter must come from someone other than the candidate (e.g., the major professor or a researcher knowledgeable in the field) who areas to sponsor the candidate.

2. The name, current address, position, and telephone number of the entrant  should be transmitted along with the manuscript to facilitate communication between the selection committee and the entrant.  This information should be on the cover page only. 

3. Judging:  Manuscripts received on or before March 1, will be transmitted to members of the selection committee for the evaluation.  Results of the judging will be available after May 15 and entrants will be notified of the results shortly thereafter.  Manuscripts will not be returned to the authors.

4. Summary of Dates and Deadlines:

December 1, 2006-January 31, 2009    Completion dates for research Entered

March 1                                              Deadline for receipt of Manuscripts (two
                                                          copies)

May 15                                               Results of final judging will be available